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An Online Primer on Peace Education
Monisha Bajaj has developed the Encyclopedia of Peace Education on the College's Web site that charts the history and new directions of a still-evolving field Published: 12/23/2008
In videotaped interviews, four TC department chairs weigh in online on the work of their faculty, adding to knowledge in their field and their own research Published: 12/23/2008
Translating for Peace in the Middle East
Morton Deutsch, TC's legendary Professor Emeritus, co-edited a classic in the field, The Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice. Now, thanks to a TC doctoral student and her mentor, negotiators in the Middle East will have the handbook in Arabic to guide them in their efforts. Published: 12/8/2008 1:50:00 PM
TC, Dominican Republic Set to Develop Partnership
President Susan Fuhrman has signed a letter of intent to work with the Caribbean country in its efforts to revamp its educational system. Published: 12/8/2008
TC in the News
What the press is reporting on Teachers College.
Op-Eds
Opinion pieces by TC Faculty
Slashing NYC Schools Budget is Wrong -- and Illegal
Michael Rebell, Executive Director of the Campaign for Educational Equity, based at Teachers College, argues in the New York Daily News that the "plain facts are that reducing appropriations to New York City's schools below the actual amount spent this year would be unconstitutional." Published: 12/19/2008
Fuhrman and Streim Call for University Public School Partnerships
In a commentary piece in Education Week, TC President Susan Fuhrman and Associate Vice President Nancy Streim argue that "the moment is ripe for a new era of university-public school partnerships." Fuhrman and Streim believe that "the potential benefits for both sets of partners are huge," and that failure to realize those benefits "could in turn spell failure for the broader enterprise of American education." Published: 11/13/2008
School Grading Deserves a Poor Grade
TC faculty member Aaron Pallas is co-author of an opinion piece in Our Town and The West Side Spirit arguing that, as they enter their second year, the New York City Department of Education's School Progress Reports are unreliable because they ignore real-world complexity. Published: 11/4/2008
Grading Schools in NYC: A Pop Quiz
In September, 2008, the New York Department of Education (DOE) issued its second year of letter grades for elementary and middle schools. Test your knowledge about these school progress report cards with the following quiz written by TC Professor Celia Oyler. Published: 9/24/2008
Researchers Target Poverty as Key Barrier to Closing U.S. Education Gap
To overcome its education achievement gap, America must institute a comprehensive program of educational and social services to address the broad effects of poverty on millions of the nation's schoolchildren. Such a program could be delivered to 1 million students from families whose incomes fall within 75 percent to 125 percent of the federal poverty line at an approximate cost of $15,000 per student. These and other findings will be presented at TC on November 17th and 18th at the College's fourth annual Symposium on Educational Equity. Released: 11/12/2008
Completing Your Qualitative Dissertation : A Roadmap from Beginning to End Released: 8/25/2008
Teachers College to Partner with 10 Public Schools in Harlem Released: 6/30/2008
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