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  Boston.com

  Academics Feel Shaken by a Nationwide ‘Attack On Higher Ed’

  January 25, 2024

  Claudine Gay’s resignation from Harvard is sparking public debate about the role of university presidents and the politicization of higher education. Mary Churchill is interviewed.
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  BU Today

  Reasons to Be Optimistic about 2024

  January 23, 2024

  BU faculty share reasons for optimism in 2024, including special education lecturer Lindsey Chapman.
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  NBC Boston

  Early Literacy Education is Among Healey’s Priorities in Her 2nd Year in Office

  January 18, 2024

  Dean David Chard was interviewed about Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's new initiative to improve early literacy education, called "Literacy Launch."
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  Boston Globe

  Karen Spilka Wants to Make Community College Free For All. That May Not Be a Great Idea.

  January 16, 2024

  An op-ed by the Globe's Editorial Board about Massachusetts' proposal to provide free community college for all cites a recent article by Joshua Goodman on the subject.
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  CommonWealth Beacon

  Free Community College Plan Should Target Those Who Need It Most

  January 13, 2024

  A new proposal in Massachusetts that calls for free community college for all risks hurting students who need it most, says Joshua Goodman.
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  The 74

  Emergency-Hired Teachers Do Just as Well as Those Who Go through Normal Training

  January 10, 2024

  According to research by Andrew Bacher-Hicks, Sidrah Baloch, Olivia Chi, and Ariel Tichnor-Wagner, teachers hired under COVID-era waivers perform just as well as their normally trained counterparts.
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  Boston Globe

  How Does Harvard Choose Its President, Anyway?

  January 4, 2024

  When Harvard and other presidents search for presidents, they look for “a leader, not a faculty member,” and consider values, public speaking skills, fundraising, and other qualities when hiring, according to BU Wheelock Dean David Chard.
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  Boston Globe

  Claudine Gay Was Harvard’s Shortest-Serving President, but Larry Summers and Others Had Brief Tenures, Too

  January 2, 2024

  Harvard president Claudine Gay’s recent departure is part of a wider trend of resignations due to personal pressure and controversies surrounding higher education, says Mary Churchill.
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  The 74

  The Best Way to Teach Reading Is Proven — What Mississippi, Colorado Get Right

  December 19, 2023

  Mississippi and Colorado have made great strides toward improving children’s literacy outcomes—and a particularly effective strategy is grade retention, according to a study cowritten by Marcus Winters of the Wheelock Educational Policy Center.
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  An Imperfect Leader

  Context, Content, and Conduct: A Candid Look at Leadership with Jeff Young

  December 12, 2023

  Master lecturer Jeffrey Young discusses the importance of context, content, and conduct in executive coaching for educational leaders like superintendents and principals.
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  Manila Bulletin

  British School Manila Students Promote Filipino Sign Language, Help the Deaf

  December 8, 2023

  At the British School Manila, students are supporting Deaf and hard-of-hearing people by promoting and teaching Filipino Sign Language. Anna Lim is mentioned.
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  Education Week

  Rising Tensions from Israel–Hamas War Are Seeping into Schools

  November 29, 2023

  Since the start of the Israel–Hamas war in October, principals, superintendents, and other school leaders have tried to respond to the conflict with sensitivity and care. Jeffrey M. Young is interviewed.