Graduate School of Education

On book bans and free speech

Sigal Ben-Porath of the Graduate School of Education says book bans and challenges affect free speech and expression, especially for young people, and that institutions of higher education are important for developing tools based on evidence for assessment.

Louisa Shepard

Supporting education in Ghana

The Graduate School of Education’s Sharon Wolf is leading a research project on reaching parents in remote and impoverished regions of Ghana with supportive text messages to share information on helping their children, especially girls, succeed in school.

Louisa Shepard



In the News


Chronicle of Higher Education

The line between two- and four-year colleges is blurring

Robert M. Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education says that higher education needs to do something to make the product better, more relevant, and less costly to students.

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Business Insider

Teacher shortages in America are holding Gen Z students like me back

Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education says that qualified teachers make a difference for students by both knowing the subject and knowing how to teach the subject.

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The New York Times

Colleges are putting their futures at risk

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education argues that universities don’t build social justice messages to account for multiple perspectives.

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Detroit Free Press

Michigan’s teacher shortage is about to get more financially complicated

Dean Katharine Strunk of the Graduate School of Education says that novice teachers in their first three years at Michigan schools are the ones who need to be replaced, since they’re the most likely to leave.

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Higher Ed Dive

How North Idaho College’s accreditation fell under threat

Peter Eckel of the Graduate School of Education says that it’s uncommon for poor university governance to reach the point where it threatens accreditation, though dysfunction can seriously limit an institution’s ability to thrive.

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