Welcome to the Journal of Education
Within 20 minutes of my office…there is an elementary school classroom where a teacher has a sound system that allows her to send quiet messages to different corners of her room through her wireless microphone. Most of the children in her class come to school well-fed, clean, and prepared to learn, many from the moment they were born. There is also a classroom within 20 minutes of my office where many of the children may not know where they will be sleeping that night. The culture of their school is very different from the culture of their homes, and their mental and physical health needs may interfere with their preparedness to learn.
Despite the differences in these classrooms, the emerging consensus in the research is that a quality teacher can make a significant difference in the lives of all these children.
Boston University School of Education is dedicated to research and scholarship that advance knowledge and refine the practice of education. Consistent with this mission, the Journal of Education is committed to publishing articles that inform best practice in the education of students and their teachers. We invite scholars, researchers, and practitioners to submit manuscripts to the Journal of Education, and we hope that students of education, practitioners, researchers, and scholars will use our publication as a resource for engaging in conversations about the ways we can meet the needs of all students in every classroom.
Hardin L. K. Coleman, PhD
Dean, Boston University School of Education