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New Black Studies Curriculum Expands Access to Culturally-Responsive Learning

The groundbreaking curriculum, developed by TC’s Black Education Research Center through the Education Equity Action Plan initiative, will be in NYC Schools PK-12 classrooms this fall

Education’s Future for English Learners Must Start Now

As the needs of migrant students underscore gaps in bilingual and English as a new language education, TC experts offer research-based recommendations on what can be done to adequately support students

Data Reveals New Insights on Transgender Workplace Experiences

Research by TC’s Melanie Brewster and Brandon Velez uncovers critical findings

Artificial Intelligence Is Not Immune to Sociopolitical Failures

TC’s Ezekiel Dixon-Román talks intent, deeply-ingrained bias, and liberation in artificial intelligence

Countering Hate-Fueled Violence, TC’s Amra Sabic-El-Rayess Embarks on New Initiative to Share Unifying Stories

With a new innovation grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the TC professor builds out her comprehensive vision for resilience to hate through education

Talking Racial Justice in Education, Solidarity and Radical Ideas with TC’s Bettina Love

Ahead of Love’s upcoming book on the horrors of school reform and how we can do better, we sat down with the William F. Russell Professor and racial justice scholar

How Gender and Racial Inequity Impact Food Security

Alumna Jennifer Cadenhead, Executive Director of the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy, imparts her expertise on food security and underserved communities

5 Ways Educators Can Help Support LGBTQ+ Students

Growing up is hard enough, but a revitalized culture war poses additional challenges for queer kids. Here’s how teachers can make a difference every day.

How Diversity & Inclusion Play a Role in Reproductive Rights

Planned Parenthood exec and TC alumna April Avilés discusses the intersection of race and sex in women’s health — and how she found herself at the center of a key battleground

5 Ways to Integrate the 2024 Election into the Classroom

TC experts weigh in on how to leverage the democratic process to teach your students about the U.S. government and civic engagement

The New Funding Fight for New York's Schools

In response to a broken budget formula, TC’s Center for Educational Equity embarks on a project to create a more accurate, effective school funding model

Exploring the Joyful, Accessible, and Practical World of Math

TC students joined alumni in the field to gain first-hand insight on applying pedagogy in a diverse array of learning environments

Can School Boards Survive the “Parents’ Rights” Movement?

With the 2024 U.S. election on the horizon, TC’s Jonathan Collins and Jeffrey Henig discuss America’s fiery landscape of politics and education

What You Need To Know About Education Policy Today

Exclusive insights from TC alumni and faculty at our recent DC event

Bring Indigenous History to Life with This Free Curriculum

New resources developed with the Lenape Center in collaboration with TC’s Rachel Talbert and students aim to help unsettle PK-12 social studies curriculum by combating erasure of the Lenape

Majority of U.S. Voters Support Inclusive Education and Teacher Agency, TC Poll Shows

Conducted on behalf of the Black Education Research Center, the poll suggests that attacks against education lack broad support.

What You Need to Know About the Book Bans Sweeping the U.S.

As school leaders pull more books off library shelves and curriculum lists amid a fraught culture war, we explore the impact, legal landscape and history of book censorship in schools.

Generative AI Is Here to Stay. We Have to Learn From It.

TC’s Lalitha Vasudevan shows how instructors can lean into AI to support their students

These TC Collaborations Are Supporting Patients with Parkinson's Disease

Exercise and speech are the focuses of contributions from TC’s Lori Quinn, Gemma Moya-Gale and Michelle Troche

School Counseling Needs People with Teaching Experience

Here’s why former teachers make great school counselors, according to experts and practitioners in the field

4 Things to Know About Play & Wellbeing

The Digital Futures Institute launches their new Play & Wellbeing initiative in a celebration featuring TC alum Michael Preston (Ph.D. ’10)

Research Collaborations Across Disciplines and Generations Can Help Reduce Gun Violence

Working alongside TC’s Sonali Rajan, a leading expert on research-driven solutions to reduce gun violence, students gain a hands-on experience on the ground floor of an emerging field

TC’s Zankel Fellows Team Up with Harlem School to Alleviate Nutrition Gaps

Telehealth Isn’t Perfect Yet. These TC Faculty Are Working On It.

Advancing online therapy and support for patients with swallowing disorders are among needed improvements in the ongoing battle for better telehealth

Teachers Empower the Next Generation to Address Climate Change

Middle school educators gained pedagogical tools critical to fostering the next generation of leaders, scientists and activists at this year’s Summer Climate Institute

Award-Winning Sustainability Research from TC Grads Charts Promising New Ground

Meet the inaugural winners of the Matilda Levy Paper Award

Environmental Justice Needs Inclusive Science Education

Recognizing the disproportionate impact of climate change on marginalized communities, experts at TC chart a path toward justice through education research and practice

Educators Build Capacity to Teach Climate Change with TC Institute

Empowering educators to teach climate change with confidence starts with a joint endeavor between TC, NYC Public Schools and Columbia

Explore Sustainability Throughout NYC with Hollingworth’s Summer Science Camp

City farming, community gardens, climate change and more

How Are Climate Change Organizations Doing? This TC Survey Aims to Find Out

Culturally-Responsive Teacher Preparation Supports Ukrainian Students Amid War

Through their evidence-based web course, TC alumni Josh DeVincenzo and Thomas Chandler rise to the challenge of preparing educators to support traumatized students

Inflation Threatens Equity. Here’s How.

We chatted with just some Teachers College experts on how inflation may affect education, food access and mental health.

Newcomer Immigrant and Refugee Students Are More Optimistic About the Future than Their U.S.-Born Peers

Familiarity may breed awareness of disadvantages and discrimination, finds a new study led by TC’s S. Garnett Russell

Where to Begin? A faculty panel discusses the challenges facing the Biden-Harris administration

Infrastructure and Industrial Policy, Left and Right: Political Implications

As President Biden fights for an ambitious infrastructure investment, political divisions — and common ground — offer insight for the debate ahead

Default Response: On NPR’s Consider This, TC’s Judith Scott-Clayton Explains the Real Dangers of the National Education Debt