Book bans continue to raise important questions about access, representation, and intellectual freedom in education.

As we wrap up #BannedBooksWeek, revisit advice shared by HGSE faculty on understanding and responding to book bans: https://bit.ly/4jONt1S

Senior Lecturer Jennifer Cheatham, founder of the Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader (ISCL), moderated a conversation with ISCL fellows that explored the skills, civic leadership, and community partnerships needed to lead public schools through change.

Watch here: https://bit.ly/4yfmkcb

HGSE’s Nadine Gaab studies how brain development in early childhood can reveal a child’s risk for learning disabilities — sometimes as early as 18 months. Her research aims to identify children early so they can receive support and grow into happy, healthy, joyful learners.

@gaablab.bsky.social

Tomorrow (10/6) at 4:30 PM ET, be sure to join @harvardeducation.bsky.social and HEP author Jennifer Perry Cheatham for an Askwith Education Forum titled, "The Modern Superintendent: School and Civic Leader." This free event can be attended in-person or virtually! Register: https://bit.ly/4AQoNML

We spoke with Christina Grant about what she gained from public service and what she would tell others considering a similar path. We also talked about HGSE’s new Public Service Priority Pathway.

Read more: bit.ly/4dk2wwC

Photo courtesy of Christina Grant

For online master’s students and faculty alike, one word captured their weekend on campus: “amazing.”

Students from HGSE’s online master’s IEPM pathway — which represents over 30 countries — showed how community can grow across screens, time zones, and distance.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4z4YpNp

What does it mean to lead a school system as a democratic institution?

Join the Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader (ISCL) to explore how superintendents can build trust, navigate conflict, and advance equity through educational leadership.

Learn more: https://hgse.me/askwith100626A

A new 4+1 Collaboration between HGSE and Hamilton College creates a pathway for Hamilton students to pursue a master’s degree at HGSE following their undergraduate studies.

Learn more: bit.ly/4rnRo7H

Read essays from the EdRedesign By All Means Senior Fellows: edredesign.org/about/bam-se...

Grateful to continue expanding #AILiteracy in schools thanks to generous support from Bukhman Philanthropies. New questions, same heartbeat: listening to educators and young people 💜 www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/2...

#youthvoice #techandteens #youthresearch

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, HGSE is working with schools, students, and communities to advance civic education, expand meaningful participation, and foster informed dialogue that can strengthen democracy into the future.

Learn more: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/civics-250

HGSE is excited to announce the 2026 Education Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows.

Congratulations to Livia Fares, Ed.M.’26, Daril Ndodjang, Ed.M.’26, and Purva Pawani, Ed.M.’26., and Ph.D. student Krista Galleberg.

Read more about the fellows and their impact in the field: https://bit.ly/4xvhWFE

The Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader (ISCL) at HGSE is an effort to support superintendents as civic leaders as they steward the future of public education with imagination, democratic purpose, and political skill.

Learn more: https://hgse.me/iscl

As Boston Teachers Union’s inaugural director of professional learning, Paul Tritter, Ed.M.’12, sought educators’ input firsthand. Their desire to connect and share practices with peers across schools inspired the Telescope Network, a peer-led community for educators.

https://bit.ly/46AS1B4