2001 HGSE in the Media Archives

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Education Put to the Test, an article on the mixed results of school reform, with comments from Paul Reville, lecturer on education and executive director of the Pew Forum on Standards-Based Reform, Christian Science Monitor,12/26/2001

Mexican Migration, an article about the influx of Mexican immigrants from El Refugio to East Boston, Massachusetts, with comments from Thomas Professor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Boston Globe,12/23/2001

Expulsions, Suspensions Rose in Mass. After Tragedy at Columbine, an article on the rise in school disciplinary actions in Massachusetts, with comments from Milli Pierce, director of the Principal's Center, Boston Herald,12/21/2001

Schools Now Integrate by Income, an article on the recent trend to integrate schools based on family income instead of race, with comments from Professor Gary Orfield, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, Christian Science Monitor,12/20/2001

Project Zero, Reggio Emilia, Combine for Study on Documenting Learning, an article about the recent Askwith Education Forum with Carlina Rinaldi, Hobbs Professor Howard Gardner, and Project Zero director Steve Seidel, co-authors of 'Making Learning Visible: Children as Individual and Group Learners,' Harvard University Gazette,12/14/2001

An Economic Recovery Will Tell in the Classroom, an article about a recent study linking children's improved social skills and school readiness to small increases in economic resources, with comments by study co-authors Professor Kathleen McCartney and postdoctoral fellow Eric Dearing, New York Times,12/12/2001

Educating Immigrant Children, an article about how schools are adapting to rising immigrant populations, with comments from Thomas Professor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Christian Science Monitor,12/12/2001

Names and Faces: Head of the Class, an article about the screening of the documentary, "The First Year," a film about five public school teachers during their inaugural year as teachers, at the Askwith Education Forum, Boston Globe,12/10/2001

Ethical Work in a Bottom-Line Time, an interview with Hobbs Professor Howard Gardner about his research into doing professionally excellent and ethically responsible work, Christian Science Monitor,12/10/2001

Arlington Day-Care Program Features Bilingual Accent, Trilingual School May Soon Follow, an article on bilingual schools in the Boston-metro area, with comments from Shattuck Professor Catherine Snow, Boston Globe,12/9/2001

Film Follows Rookie Teachers in L.A.: Askwith Forum Screens Moving Documentary, an article about the screening of the documentary, "The First Year," a film about five public school teachers during their inaugural year as teachers, at the Askwith Education Forum, Harvard University Gazette,12/6/2001

California's English-Fluency Numbers Help Fuel Debate, an article about English fluency in California since bilingual education was banned in 1998, with comments from Shattuck Professor Catherine Snow, Education Week,12/5/2001

MCAS, a broadcast about why anti-MCAS sentiment is shrinking, especially in suburban areas of Boston, with comments from Paul Reville, lecturer on education and executive director of the Pew Forum on Standards-Based Reform, All Things Considered,12/3/2001

Public School v. Private School, a broadcast about a trend towards more Seattle children enrolling in private school, featuring Paul Reville, lecturer on education and executive director of the Pew Forum on Standards-Based Reform, The Conversation,12/3/2001

Plainfield Needs Help to Scout School Sites, an article about community volunteers helping the Plainfield, N.J. school district to find space for new schools, with comments from USP student Brian Osborne, Star-Ledger,11/29/2001

Study Links Income Boosts, Academic Success, an article about a recent study linking children's improved social skills and school readiness to small increases in economic resources, with comments by study co-author postdoctoral fellow Eric Dearing, Education Week,11/28/2001

Understanding the Myth of Grade Inflation, an article on grade inflation and the possibility that courses are more difficult now than they used to be, with comments from Professor Daniel Koretz, Washington Post,11/27/2001

Follow the Money, an article about a recent study linking children's improved social skills and school readiness to small increases in economic resources, with comments by study co-authors Professor Kathleen McCartney and postdoctoral fellow Eric Dearing, Christian Science Monitor,11/27/2001

The Peril of Calling It 'Our' War, a commentary by Meehan Professor Robert Kegan on why we should stop calling the war on terrorism "our" war, Boston Globe,11/25/2001

Imagination, a radio program exploring the nature of imagination, including an interview with Professor Paul L. Harris, author of The Work of the Imagination,The Infinite Mind,11/21/2001

Bay State's Exam Has Left Its Mark, an article about the impact of MCAS in Massachusetts, with comments from Professor Gary Orfield, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, and Boston Superintendent of Schools Thomas W. Payzant, Ed.D.'68, Education Week,11/20/2001

Hispanic Students' Dropout Rate Falls to '98 Level, an article about the latest school dropout statistics for Massachusetts, with comments on their relevance from Thompson Professor Richard Murnane, Boston Globe,11/20/2001

Income Boost Linked to Learning, an article about a recent study linking children's improved social skills and school readiness to small increases in economic resources, with comments by study co-authors Professor Kathleen McCartney and postdoctoral fellow Eric Dearing, Boston Globe,11/19/2001

NAACP Issues a Call to End Inequality in USA's Schools, an article about the NAACP's new campaign campaign to end racial disparities in the nation's public schools, colleges, and universities, with comments from Professor Gary Orfield, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, USA Today,11/16/2001

One-Third of Teens in State Don't Graduate, an article about the school dropout rate in Oregon, with comments from Tony Wagner, co-director of the Change Leadership Group, Oregonian,11/13/2001

In Plain English, Ron Unz Opposes Bilingual Teaching, an article about anti-bilingual activist Ron Unz, with comments from Shattuck Professor Catherine Snow, Rocky Mountain News,11/12/2001

GSE Finds Holiday Hosts for Hungry Students, an article about an Office of Student Affairs program to match students with local hosts for the Thanksgiving holiday, Harvard University Gazette,11/8/2001

Summers Goes to GSE for Student Advice, an article about President Summers' visit to HGSE to meet with students on the subject of the search for the School's new dean, Harvard University Gazette,11/8/2001

Bach's Skills Win Praise, an article about Andover, MA school superintendent Claudia L. Bach, Ed.D.'94, Lawrence Eagle-Tribune,11/7/2001

A Charter School Plan is Not Enough, an article about a proposed charter school for the arts in New York, featuring comments from HGSE alumna Xanthe Jory, Ed.M. '00, New York Times,11/7/2001

Young Scholar Gets National Recognition, an article about a talented young Hispanic high school student and the obstacles to the achievement of minority students, with Professor Gary Orfield, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, News-Times(Danbury, CT), 11/5/2001

A Better Mousetrap, an article about teaching engineering concepts to high school students, with comments by Professor Judah L. Schwartz, Commonwealth Magazine,11/1/2001

Carroll Embodies Diversity at GSE, an article about Claudia Carroll, a student in the Arts in Education program, Harvard University Gazette,11/1/2001

The Man in the Mirror, an article about Hobbs Professor Howard Gardner's research into doing professionally excellent and ethically responsible work, Harvard University Gazette,11/1/2001

Mid-Career Learning, an article about the ways in which superintendents pursue professional development, with reference to the Harvard Seminar for Superintendents offered by HGSE's Programs in Professional Education, School Administrator Magazine,11/1/2001

Schools More Separate: Consequences of a Decade of Resegregation, a commentary by Professor Gary Orfield, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, on the intensification of resegregation through the 1990s, Rethinking Schools,11/1/2001

Educator of the Year, an interview with HGSE alumnus Patrick Phillips, Ed.M.'01, headmaster of the Upper School at Westchester Academy in Greensboro, NC, Greensboro News & Record,10/28/2001

McGreevey and Schundler Say Failing Teachers Should Go, an article about the role of teachers in students' performance on standardized tests, with comments from Pforzheimer Professor Susan Moore Johnson, New York Times,10/27/2001

Minority Scores Improve; Blacks, Hispanics Still Seen at Risk, an article about the improvement gap in MCAS exams, with comments by Professor Gary Orfield, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, Worcester Telegram & Gazette,10/25/2001

Can You Steer Clear of the SAT?, an article about the SAT, with comments from Assistant Professor Bridget Terry Long on why colleges should look beyond SAT scores when admitting students, Chicago Sun-Times,10/25/2001

Minorities Make MCAS Gains, But 'Gap' Remains, an article about the "achievement gap" persisting between blacks and Hispanics and their white and Asian schoolmates in the recent MCAS results in Massachusetts, with comments by Professor Gary Orfield, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, Boston Herald,10/25/2001

Mass. School Policies Praised as Test Scores Rise, an article about the rise in high stakes exam scores in Massachusetts, with comments by Professor Daniel Koretz and lecturer Robert Schwartz, Education Week,10/24/2001

Colleges Still Hiking Tuition Costs, an article about why tuition at U.S. colleges is rising faster than inflation, with comments by Assistant Professor Bridget Terry Long, Boston Herald,10/24/2001

Bias Has Always Existed But Now Is More Overt, an essay about being Muslim post-September 11 by HGSE student and Civil Rights Project at Harvard staff member Christina Tobias-Nahi, Boston Globe,10/21/2001

What Those Rising MCAS Scores Do--and Don't--Show, an article about interpretations of the recent MCAS results, with comments by Acting Dean and Eliot Professor John Willett, Boston Globe,10/21/2001

For Young Adults, Ties to Home Have Become a Priority, a column about the psychological effects of Sept. 11 and the war on young adults, with comments by Bigelow Professor Kurt Fischer, Boston Globe,10/18/2001

MCAS Critics Not Swayed, an article about the recent MCAS results in Massachusetts, with comments by Professor Gary Orfield, co-director of the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, Worcester Telegram & Gazette,10/17/2001

States Urged to Keep Eyes on Education, an article about the role of governors in education reform, with comments from Warren Professor Patricia Albjerg Graham and lecturer Robert B. Schwartz, Education Week,10/17/2001

Paradise Lost, an article about alumna Sarah Warren, Ed.M.'99, and her tenure as an aid worker in Afghanistan, Washington Post,10/15/2001

Lawmakers, Paige Debate Reform, Funding as IDEA Overhaul Looms, an article about the funding for special education programs, with testimony from lecturer Thomas Hehir, Education Week,10/10/2001

Schools Hit the Hardest by Losses on Sept. 11 Monitor Emotional Toll, an article about ways to help children who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 attacks, with comments from associate professor Gil Noam, Education Week,10/10/2001

Reports of Grade Inflation May Be Inflated, Study Says, an article about new research by Professor Daniel Koretz that suggests little evidence of grade inflation in relation to standardized test scores, Education Week,10/10/2001

Fresh Set of Principals, an article about an influx of younger school principals, featuring comments by Ed.D. candidate Carrie Maille Hickey and Principals' Center director Milli Pierce, Boston Globe,10/7/2001

The Aging of America's Teachers, an article about Pforzheimer Professor Susan Moore Johnson's research into the changing face of teaching, Harvard University Gazette,10/4/2001

Invisible Immigrants, an article about immigrant children and school achievement, featuring comments by Carola Suárez-Orozco, co-director of the Harvard Immigration Project, Curriculum Administrator,10/1/2001

School Board Complains of Poor Management, an article about the firing of Miami-Dade superintendent Roger C. Cuevas, featuring comments from Keppel Senior Lecturer Robert Peterkin, director of HGSE's Urban Superintendents Program, Miami Herald,9/27/2001

Striving to Keep Teachers Happy--and for the Long Term, an article about teaching mentoring and retention, featuring comments by Pforzheimer Professor Susan Moore Johnson, Boston Globe,9/23/2001

Dean Team, an article about Conant Professor Judy Singer and Eliot Professor John Willett, the temporary acting HGSE dean, Harvard University Gazette,9/20/2001

Tragedia Mundial, an article in Spanish about the tragedy of September 11, with comments from Thomas Professor and Harvard Immigration Project director Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, El Norte,9/13/2001

Not Your Father's Shop Class, an article about high technology-based vocational education classes, with comments from Wirth Professor Chris Dede and Thompson Professor Richard Murnane, Washington Post,9/16/2001

Elementary School Students Need More Male Teachers, an article about the lack of male elementary school teachers, featuring a comment by Bigelow Professor Kurt Fisher, USA Today,9/11/2001

High School Condensed, an article about New York City's new combined high school and college, Bard High School Early College, with comments by Associate Professor Leslie Santee Siskin, Christian Science Monitor,9/11/2001

The Arts Come Back to Class, an article about the challenges facing Los Angeles schools are they struggle to bring theater, music, and drawing back into the classroom, citing a study from Harvard Project Zero, Los Angeles Times,9/9/2001

Off Target?, an article about the use of Title I money, with comments by Professor Gary Orfield, Education Week,9/5/2001

Professors at the Color Line, an opinion piece by Professor Richard Chait and researcher Cathy Trower from the Harvard Project on Faculty Appointments about the lack of progress in diversifying the professoriate, New York Times,9/11/2001

Taking More Time for Teacher Training, an article about innovations in teaching internships, with comments by Katherine K. Merseth, director of the Teacher Education Program, Washington Post,9/3/2001

Pupils' Poverty Drives Achievement Gap, an article about poverty and the achievement gap, with comments by Professor Gary Orfield, Washington Post,9/2/2001

How Parents Can Support Learning, an article about parental involvement programs in schools, with comments by Heather Weiss, director of the Harvard Family Research Project, American School Board Journal,9/1/2001

The Failure of Zero Tolerance, an article by Johanna Wald of the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University on the disproportionate punishments and racial profiling that has resulted from a nationwide crackdown on students, Salon.com,8/29/2001

Study Suggests That New Jersey Must Do More to Retain Teachers, an article about new research on the newest pool of teachers from Pforzheimer Professor Susan Moore Johnson and the Project on the Next Generation of Teachers, New York Times,8/28/2001

Alabama Public Schools Found to Have Resegregated, an article about the new study from Professor Gary Orfield and The Civil Rights Project at Harvard that shows that segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, Boston Globe,8/28/2001

Lawmakers Struggle to Define Failing Schools, an article about how test scores fail to illuminate student progress, with comments from Professor Daniel Koretz, Washington Post,8/27/2001

Carrying Out Good Work in Turbulent Times, an opinion piece by Hobbs Professor Howard Gardner about his study of good work in various professions, Boston Globe,8/27/2001

Diploma Statistics Indicate U.S. Education Is Passing and Failing, an article about inaccuracies in the U.S. Census count of high school dropouts, with comments from Professor Gary Orfield, Los Angeles Times,8/26/2001

A Misguided History Lesson, an opinion piece by lecturer Lori Kenschaft about Massachusetts board of education history guidelines, the MCAS, and the perils of teaching to the test, Boston Globe,8/25/2001

Harvard Professor Becomes a Guru on Helping Students, an article about Gale Professor Richard J. Light's research on how students can get the most from their college experience, Chronicle of Higher Education,8/17/2001

Summer of Study: GSE Interns Teach at Cambridge-Harvard Summer Academy, an article about the Cambridge-Harvard Summer Academy, with comments from Katherine K. Merseth, director of the Teacher Education Program, Harvard University Gazette,8/16/2001

Technology for Educators: Five-Day Institute Helps Make for Tech-Savvy Educators, an article about PPE's institute Leadership and New Technologies: Shaping the Learning Community of the Future, featuring comments by instructor Glenn Kleiman and associate director of Programs in Professional Education Linda Greyser, Harvard University Gazette,8/16/2001

Major Changes for High School Grads Proposed, an article about proposed radical changes in graduation requirements for the Seattle public schools, with comments from Tony Wagner, co-director of the Change Leadership Group, Seattle Post-Intelligencer,8/10/2001

Congress May Ease Plans For School Accountability, an article about the latest Congressional education bills, with comments by Professor of Education Daniel Koretz, New York Times,8/10/2001

Joining the Children in Summer Class, an article about efforts to encourage greater immigrant parent involvement in early childhood education, with comments by Shattuck Professor Catherine Snow, New York Times,8/9/2001

Learning (and Living) Apart: A Harvard Study Finds School Re-Segregation, an opinion piece about the new study from Professor Gary Orfield and The Civil Rights Project at Harvard that shows that segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,7/26/2001

Progress in Integration Eludes St. Louis City, County Schools, an article about the new study from Professor Gary Orfield and The Civil Rights Project at Harvard that shows that segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, St. Louis Post-Dispatch,7/22/2001

U.S. Schools Turn More Segregated, a Study Finds, an article about the new study from Professor Gary Orfield and The Civil Rights Project at Harvard that shows that segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, New York Times,7/20/2001

Cultivating Leadership, Supporting Change, an article about the Leadership Development Initiative (LDI), a program of the Office of School Partnerships funded by a grant from the FleetBoston Financial Foundation, Harvard University Gazette,7/19/2001

School Segregation on the Rise, an article about a new study from The Civil Rights Project and Professor Gary Orfield that shows that school segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, Harvard University Gazette,7/19/2001

Wisconsin Schools 11th Most Segregated in Country, an article about a new study from The Civil Rights Project and Professor Gary Orfield that shows that school segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,7/18/2001

N.J. School Segregation Grows Worse, an article about a new study from The Civil Rights Project and Professor Gary Orfield that shows that school segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, Star-Ledger, 7/18/2001

America's Schools Are Now More Segregated, an article about a new study from The Civil Rights Project and Professor Gary Orfield that shows that school segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, Cleveland Plain Dealer,7/18/2001

Michigan Near Top in Segregated Schools, an article about a new study from The Civil Rights Project and Professor Gary Orfield that shows that school segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, Detroit News,7/18/2001

Harvard Study Finds Large Divide in Northeast, an article about a new study from The Civil Rights Project and Professor Gary Orfield that shows that school segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,7/18/2001

Schools' Racial Isolation Growing, an article about a new study from The Civil Rights Project and Professor Gary Orfield that shows that school segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, Washington Post,7/18/2001

U.S. Schools Slip Back Toward Segregation, an article about a new study from The Civil Rights Project and Professor Gary Orfield that shows that school segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, Christian Science Monitor,7/18/2001

Study: Schools Becoming More Segregated, an article about a new study from The Civil Rights Project and Professor Gary Orfield that shows that school segregation continued to intensify throughout the 1990s, Boston Herald,7/17/2001

Bad Boys, a broadcast about the use of "tough love" and boot camps with at-risk boys, featuring Associate Professor Gil G. Noam, The Connection,7/17/2001

Gifted Children, a broadcast about gifted children, featuring Harvard Project Zero researcher Ellen Winner, The Connection,7/12/2001

Shedding Light on the Day-Care Doom and Gloom, an article about recent day care research, featuring comments from Professor Kathleen McCartney, Chicago Tribune,7/15/2001

President Rudenstine Appoints Willett and Singer, an article about the appointment of the acting deans, Education Week,7/11/2001

GED Rate Triples in Wisconsin, an article about a rise in GED certification in Wisconsin, with comments by Thompson Professor Richard Murnane, Wisconsin State Journal,7/9/2001

State Sees Steep Rise in GED Certificates, an article about a rise in GED certification in Wisconsin, with comments by Thompson Professor Richard Murnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,7/8/2001

Lonely Life for Immigrant Kids in America, an article about new findings of the Harvard Immigration Project that point to disruptions in the lives of children and families, San Francisco Chronicle, 6/29/2001

Migration's Disruption of Children Weighed, an article about new findings of the Harvard Immigration Project that point to disruptions in the lives of children and families, Boston Globe,6/29/2001

Charter School Worries Increase, an article about problem charter schools in Ohio, with comments from Senior Lecturer Katherine K. Merseth, the director-designate of the HGSE Teacher Education Program, Cleveland Plain Dealer,6/25/2001

Census Fuels Debate Over Integration, an article about conflicting interpretations of census data on integration, featuring research from the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, with comments from the Project's co-director, Professor Gary Orfield, Los Angeles Times,6/24/2001

Studies Examine States' Test-Score Gaps, an article about racial and other differences cropping up in scores for state achievement tests in Massachusetts and Michigan, with comments by instructor Robert T. Brennan, Education Week,6/20/2001

President Bush Appoints His First Class Of White House Fellows, an announcement about the White House Fellows Class of 2001-2002, among whom is HGSE alumna Tina Choi, Ed.M.'97, White House News Office, 6/19/2001

In Program, College Students Seek Civil Rights, an article about the Harvard Civil Rights Project's "Civil Rights Summer" project for college students, Boston Globe,6/17/2001

Schools' Difficult Search for 'Just Right' Standards, an article about the challenges of arriving at the right kind of standards for a diverse student body, with comments by Paul Reville, lecturer on education and executive director of the Pew Forum on Standards-Based Reform, and lecturer Robert Schwartz, New York Times,6/17/2001

Nun Uses Marketing Power to Sell Catholic Education, an article about the marketing of Catholic school education in Boston, with comments by Associate Professor Janine Bempechat, Boston Globe,6/17/2001

A Fool and His Gold, an opinion piece by Harvard Education Letter editor David T. Gordon about whether classrooms can cash in on computers, what some consider the modern "fool's gold," CIO,6/15/2001

What's Best for the Brightest?, an article about educating gifted children, making note of Hobbs Professor Howard Gardner's work on multiple intelligences, and with comments by Ellen Winner, Senior Research Associate at Harvard Project Zero, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,6/10/2001

Child's Individualism Should Be Nourished, an interview with Hobbs Professor Howard Gardner, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,6/7/2001

Honorary Degrees Awarded to Eleven, an article about the University's honorary degree recipients, including HGSE alumnus Geoffrey Canada, Ed.M.'75, Harvard University Gazette,6/7/2001

Area Teachers Receive Conant Fellowships, an article about this year's Conant Fellows, who are recipients of fellowships awarded to outstanding Cambridge and Boston public school teachers, Harvard University Gazette,6/7/2001

Long, Winding Road to GSE, an article about Kathleen Dawson, a new HGSE alumna from the School Leadership program, Harvard University Gazette,6/7/2001

Ribbonless Ribbon-Cutting, Fond Farewell at GSE, an article about the "virtual" ribbon-cutting for the Learning Technologies Lab and the roasting of outgoing Dean Jerome T. Murphy, Harvard University Gazette,6/7/2001

Mass. Conference Examines Schools in 'Vanguard', an article about a Massachusetts conference highlighting ten schools that are leading the way on standards-based reform, with comments by Paul Reville, lecturer on education and executive director of the Pew Forum on Standards-Based Reform, Education Week,6/6/2001

A Female Ghetto? Stuck at No. 2, an article about the underrepresentation of women in the school superintendent's role, with comments by Pforzheimer Professor Susan Moore Johnson, School Administrator,6/1/2001

Chief Academic Officers, an article about the emergence of a focused no. 2 post in the central office, with comments by Pforzheimer Professor Susan Moore Johnson, School Administrator,6/1/2001

Interview with the Creators of "Dora the Explorer", an interview with the creators of the Nick Jr. television program, "Dora the Explorer," with reference to the show's curriculum being based on Hobbs Professor Howard Gardner's theories of multiple intelligences, NickJr.com, June 2001

Habit, a broadcast about the basis of behavioral habits, including an discussion with Bigelow Professor Kurt Fischer, director of the Mind, Brain, and Education program, The Infinite Mind,5/30/2001

Media's Eye on Moms, an article about the media coverage of the latest NICHD child care study, featuring comments from one of the researchers, Professor Kathleen McCartney, Christian Science Monitor, 5/30/2001

Lesson Plans Becoming Obsolete, an article about the challenges of teaching diverse school populations, with comments by Linda C. Wing, program coordinator of the Urban Superintendents Program, Washington Post,5/30/2001

Harvard Focuses New Teacher Education Program on Leadership, Urban Reform, an article about HGSE's new teacher education program, with comments by Senior Lecturer Katherine K. Merseth, the director-designate of the HGSE Teacher Education Program, AACTE Briefs,5/28/2001

Immigration Researchers See a World of Struggles, an article about the Harvard Immigration Project, Washington Post,5/26/2001

For Immigrant Kids, a World of Struggle, an article about the Harvard Immigration Project, Los Angeles Times,5/26/2001

Harvard to Give Cambridge Schools $1m, an article about the new Harvard-Cambridge summer school partnership, Boston Globe, 5/23/2001

Looking Behind Headlines on Preschools, an article about Professor Kathleen McCartney's child care research that highlights the ways it has been misrepresented in the press, Harvard University Gazette,5/23/2001

She's Reforming School, an article about Senior Lecturer Katherine K. Merseth, the director-designate of the HGSE Teacher Education Program, Harvard University Gazette,5/23/2001

Harvard and Cambridge Form a Summer School Partnership, an article about the formation by Harvard University and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School of the Cambridge-Harvard Summer Academy, Harvard University Gazette,5/23/2001

When Parents Drop Out, an article about the importance of parental involvement in their children's education, with comments from Heather Weiss, director of the Harvard Family Research Project, Time,5/21/2001

Diversity Benefits Whites, Project Finds, an article about new Harvard Civil Rights Project research on the benefits of diversity in education, with comments from Professor Gary Orfield, Boston Globe, 5/18/2001

Girls Can Look Up to 'A Hero for Daisy', an article about a film about the Title IX struggles at Yale in the 1970s, featured at the Askwith Education Forum, Harvard University Gazette,5/10/2001

Group Issues Standards on Speaking, Listening for Preschool to 3rd Grade, an article about a new guide to children's conversational and listening skills, with comments by Shattuck Professor Catherine Snow, Education Week,5/2/2001

The Breakup: Suburbs Try Smaller High Schools, an article about downsizing suburban high schools, with comments by Tony Wagner, co-director of the Change Leadership Group, Education Week,5/2/2001

Learning How to Learn, an article about the director of a independent school in Los Angeles, featuring comments by and about former HGSE dean Theodore R. Sizer, Los Angeles Times,5/2/2001

What Are You Complaining About?, an interview with Meehan Professor Robert Kegan about changing complaint into commitment in the workplace, Fast Company,5/1/2001

Child Care Worries Adding Up: New Study Finds Staffing Problems, an article about research findings about childcare staffing, with comments by Professor Kathleen McCartney, Washington Post,4/30/2001

Most Likely to Succeed, an article about successful leaders who are alumni of Teach for America, with comments by Professor Richard Elmore, Education Week,4/25/2001

Making a Silk Purse..., an opinion piece by Shattuck Professor Catherine E. Snow and Visiting Associate Professor Jacqueline Jones on the appropriate uses of a national system of annual educational testing, Education Week,4/25/2001

Study Says More Time in Child Care Connected to Bad Behavior, an article about a new NICHD child care study, with comments from Professor Kathleen McCartney, Education Week,4/25/2001

Child Care, a broadcast about the impact of child care on children's behavior, with Professor Kathleen McCartney, Talk of the Nation, 4/22/2001

The Real Child-Care Question: How Can It Be The Best There Is?, an opinion piece by Professor Kathleen McCartney, about the quality of child-care systems, Boston Globe,4/22/2001

Daycare and Behavior, a broadcast about results from a new NICHD child care study, with comments from Professor Kathleen McCartney, Morning Edition,4/20/2001

Pressure's On To Reexamine Teacher Evaluations, an article about teacher evaluation, with comments by HGSE lecturer Kitty Boles, Palm Beach Post,4/6/2001

Top Education Schools, an article about the top education schools in the U.S., U.S. News & World Report,4/1/2001

Scholarship Proposal Criticized, an article about Assistant Professor Bridget Long's critique of merit-based state financial aid programs, Charleston Sunday Gazette-Mail, 3/25/2001

After-school Programs Provide Guiding Hand, an article about the new Harvard After-School Initiative, with comments from Dean Jerry Murphy and Professor Gil Noam, Harvard University Gazette, 3/22/2001

Immigrant Children and the American Project, an opinion piece by Marcelo and Carola Suárez-Orozco about the importance of welcoming and supporting new generations of immigrants to the United States, Education Week, 3/21/2001

Harvard University To Ground Teacher Education in Urban Experience, an article about changes in the teacher preparation program at HGSE, featuring comments from Senior Lecturer Katherine K. Merseth, the director-designate of the HGSE Teacher Education Program, Education Week, 3/18/2001

Community Support Called Key to Reform, an article about the critical role of community involvement in reforming the troubled Buffalo school system, Buffalo News, 3/18/2001

Venezuela's Plan To Aid Schools Gives Role to Military, an article about plans for school reform in Venezuela, with comments by Associate Professor Fernando Reimers, director of HGSE's International Education Policy program, Education Week, 3/14/2001

Harvard To Back Afterschool Initiative Today, an article about Harvard's participation in a new private-public afterschool initiative in Boston, featuring the role of HGSE's Program in Afterschool Education and Research, Harvard Crimson, 3/14/2001

Brain Research Oversold, Experts Say, an article on the merits of "brain-based curricula," featuring comments by Bigelow Professor Kurt Fischer, director of the Mind, Brain, and Education program, Washington Post, 3/13/2001

Former Treasury Secretary Is Picked to Lead Harvard, an article about Lawrence Summers, the president-elect of Harvard University, with comments from lecturer Judith McLaughlin, New York Times, 3/12/2001

We Need a New System for Child Mental Health Care, an editorial by Professor William R. Beardslee about the need for systemic change in mental health care for children, Boston Globe, 3/10/2001

Starting Early In Schools to Bridge Achievement Gap, an article about programs to increase immigrant success in school, with comments by Professor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, co-director of the Harvard Immigration Project, Washington Post, 3/8/2001

Light Illuminates Better Teaching Strategies, an article about Professor Richard Light's new book and helping students get the most out of college, Harvard University Gazette, 3/8/2001

Fonda Donates $12.5M to GSE: New Center on Gender and Education Planned, an article about Jane Fonda's $12.5 million gift to launch the Harvard Center on Gender and Education, Harvard University Gazette, 3/8/2001

People in the News, an article about Senior Lecturer Katherine Merseth's appointment as Director of HGSE's Teacher Education Programs, Education Week, 3/7/2001

Progress on Dropout Rate Stalls, an article on stalled progress on the school dropout problem, with comments by Professor Gary Orfield and lecturer Robert Schwartz, Washington Post, 3/3/2001

Fonda Donates $12.5 Million to GSE, an article about Jane Fonda's $12.5 million gift to launch the Harvard Center on Gender and Education, Harvard University Gazette, 3/2/2001

The Power of Good Advice for Students, an opinion piece with Professor Richard Light about the power of good advice and good advisors for college students, Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/2/2001

The New Digital Divide, an interview with David T. Gordon, editor of the Harvard Ed Letter, about the effort needed to train teachers on how to use and teach with technology, NEA Today Online, 3/1/2001

From Cybercafes to Classrooms: Tangible Learning in a Virtual World, an article on how HGSE faculty members are finding new ways of harnessing technology for learning and teaching, with comments by Wirth Professor Christopher Dede and Dean Jerome T. Murphy, Harvard Magazine, March-April 2001

Alternative Course: Proposals to Open Charter Schools Rise in Boston, an article about starting Massachusetts charter schools, with comments by lecturer Meg Campbell, Boston Globe, 2/26/2001

Anti-Harassment v. Free Speech, a broadcast about free speech and anti-harassment policies, with comments by research associate Arthur Lipkin, The Connection, 2/19/2001

Amending the Texts, an article about advances in textbooks with comments about a study by assistant professor Philip Sadler that showed that students who had used physics textbooks in high school did worse in college physics than those who hadn't, Time, 2/19/2001

Voucher Backers Tout Fla. Scores, an article about about the effects of school vouchers on test scores, with comments by Professor Gary Orfield, Boston Globe, 2/16/2001

Course Change: A 20-Year Principal Finds Charter School Refreshing, an article about being the principal of a charter school, with comments by Milli Pierce, director of the Principals' Center, Boston Globe, 2/12/2001

Teaching Mark Twain, an interview of Assistant Professor Jocelyn Chadwick on the teaching the novels of Mark Twain and issues of race in the classroom, Merrow Report, 2/9/2001

Politics and Paint Make a Great Mix, an article about artist-in-residence Brett Cook-Dizney's "(De)Segregation" installation at HGSE, Harvard University Gazette, 2/8/2001

The Dropout Dilemma, an article about the research presented at the recent dropouts conference at HGSE, as well as new GED research by Thompson Professor Richard J. Murnane, Education Week, 2/7/2001

Harlem Artist Examines Desegregation with Words, Images, an article about artist-in-residence Brett Cook-Dizney's "(De)Segregation" installation at HGSE, Boston Globe, 2/6/2001

Web Sitings: Visual Art, Real Learning, an article by HGSE lecturer Julie M. Wood about how teachers can use on-line museum collections to boost academic skills, Scholastic.com, 2/2001

Beyond "Good Enough," a review of Choosing Excellence: "Good Enough" Schools Are Not Good Enough, a new book by television and radio journalist John Merrow, Ed.D. '73, NEA Today Online, 2/2001

Ordinary Girls Leading Extraordinary Lives, an interview with HGSE Alumni Council member Alison Amoroso, Ed.M.'90, on teen girls and body image, The Connection, 1/25/2001

Harvard Witness Defends U-M (University of Michigan), an article about the testimony of Professor Gary Orfield in opposition to the dismantling of affirmative action at the University of Michigan, Detroit News, 1/24/2001

Dropout Studies Target 'Pockets of Problems', an article on the dropouts conference sponsored by Achieve, Inc. and the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, with comments by Professor Gary Orfield, Education Week, 1/24/2001

Dearth of Programs For Older Immigrant Students, an article about a new study on educational programs for immigrant students, with comments from Carola Suárez-Orozco, co-director of the Harvard Immigration Project, Education Week, 1/24/2001

Walking the Walk: Hamlin Park Aims High After Bottoming Out, an article about turning around a struggling urban school, with comments from Milli Pierce, director of the Principals' Center, Buffalo News, 1/22/2001

Harvard Study Says Big Schools Have Largest Dropout Problem, an article about school dropout research commissioned by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard and Achieve, Inc., with comments by Professor Gary Orfield, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1/21/2001

Hard Work Ahead, an editorial about the MassINC study, conducted by John Comings, director of NCSALL, about Massachusetts' ill-prepared workforce, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 1/17/2001

Estimate Revises U.S. School-Dropout Rate Upwards, an article on findings from new school dropout studies sponsored by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard and Achieve, Inc., with comments by Professor Gary Orfield and lecturer Robert Schwartz, Christian Science Monitor, 1/16/2001

Dropping Out Doesn't Always Mean Disaster, a Jay Mathews column about dropouts, with comments by Richard Murnane, Washington Post, 1/16/2001

Curriculum in a Box, an article about the growing popularity of packaged programs for improving instruction and school management, with comments from Professor Richard Elmore and Paul Reville, lecturer on education and executive director of the Pew Forum on Standards-Based Reform, Christian Science Monitor, 1/16/2001

Cultivating Family Role, Carefully, an article about parental involvement in education, with comments about the Harvard Family Research Project's FINE initiative, Washington Post, 1/15/2001

Groups Urge Small Schools, Better Data To Curb Dropouts, an article on findings from new school dropout studies sponsored by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard and Achieve, Inc., with comments by Professor Gary Orfield, Boston Globe, 1/14/2001

Study Finds Dropout Rates Rising: Large Cities, Minorities Hit Hardest, an article on findings from new school dropout studies sponsored by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard and Achieve, Inc., with comments by Professor Gary Orfield and lecturer Robert Schwartz, Boston Herald, 1/14/2001

Ashcroft Battle Likely to Focus on Race Issues, an article on Attorney General nominee Ashcroft's record on civil rights and race, with comments from Professor Gary Orfield, New York Times, 1/14/2001

The Courts Try to Get City Schools Their Fair Share, an article on a state court ruling that ordered New York to increase funding to New York City schools, with comments from Professor Gary Orfield, New York Times, 1/14/2001

Easy Approval Seen for Education Official, an article on the approval process for Secretary of Education nominee Paige, with comments from Professor Gary Orfield, New York Times, 1/11/2001

Education Nominee Sails Through His Senate Test, an article on the approval process for Secretary of Education nominee Paige, with comments from Professor Gary Orfield, Washington Post, 1/11/2001

Workers in State Lack New Job Skills, an article on new research by John Comings, director of NCSALL, and Ed.D. candidate Johan Uvin indicating a lack of basic skills among Massachusetts workers and a need to refocus and expand adult education programs in the state, Boston Globe, 1/7/2001