October

October 2019 (19 Articles)

• Translating Comparative Education

  A TC conference on Latin American education policies translates success & challenges across cultural lines

• Extending its REACH in Neighborhood Schools

  TC receives a $2.5 million federal grant

• How to Empower and “Un-Other” Yourself

  Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, a survivor of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, will deliver TC’s inaugural Charo Uceda Women’s Empowerment Lecture

• Educating at the Core

  A conference at Teachers College will focus on spirituality in education

• Making “Assessment” Synonymous with “Learning”

  Edmund Gordon will chair a major conference at Teachers College

• “Academic” and “Vocational” are False Distinctions in Education

  Thomas Bailey and Clive Belfield will argue for a “Gen-Tech” educational framework in delivering the AAAS Mandel Lecture

• Glass Half Full

  Annie Feighery (Ed.D. ’12, Ed.M. ’08) is fighting the world’s looming water crisis with a digital app, bold market theory and hope

• Prepared to Serve

  TC alumna Kate MacKenzie is New York City’s new Director of the Mayor’s Office of Food Policy

• New Research on Mass Shootings: Banning Large-Capacity Magazines Substantially Lowers Fatalities

  A study led by TC’s Louis Klarevas provides powerful numbers

• Michelle Knight-Manuel is Named Executive Editor of the Teachers College Record

• Celebrating TC’s Innovative Residency Program

  A new federal grant funds TR@TC³

• On the Move

  An itinerant dance instructor finds a home at Teachers College

• A Family Celebration

  TC thanks its Annual Fund supporters for another record year

• On the Same Page

  Dolores Perin’s new book erases traditional distinctions between different adult literacy issues

• A Tool that Could Benefit Every School District

  Helping educators weigh costs, benefits and buy-in online

• “We Can’t Fix Education with Machines”

  AI can do wonderful things, but it can’t replace teachers and must promote equity

• “Tools Are Just Objects, Unless Used Purposefully”

  What matters are the relationships we develop with them

• A Topic that Pushes Buttons

  Sparks fly at TC’s conference on the future of artificial intelligence in education

• "The Future Will Be Nothing Short of Amazing"

  Hod Lipson says AI will change the world, but robots won't replace teachers any time soon