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Mourning the loss of a loved one is painful. But TC Professor of Clinical Psychology George Bonanno says that most people have an innate resilience that allows them to mourn and move on with their lives - and further, that they emerge better for the process. Published: 11/5/2009
Susan Fuhrman Assumes Presidency of National Academy of Education
TC President Susan Fuhrman has assumed the presidency of the National Academy of Education (NAEd), succeeding Lorrie Shepard, Dean of the School of Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Fuhrman will hold the post while continuing as Teachers College president. Published: 10/23/2009
The Secretary Calls for a Sea Change
Speaking to a Teachers College audience on October 22nd, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Thursday called for a "sea-change" in the nation's teacher preparation programs and said most teachers colleges are "doing a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the realities of the 21st-century classroom."
View the speech. Published: 10/23/2009
TC Hosts U.S. Secretary of Education for Major Policy Address
On Thursday morning, October 22nd, at 11:30 a.m., Teachers College hosted U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as he delivered a major policy address on teacher preparation. Secretary Duncan spoke at the Alfred J. Lerner Hall on the Columbia University Campus. His appearance inaugurated TC's Phyllis L. Kossoff Lecture.
TC President Susan Fuhrman will introduced Duncan, whose remarks were followed by audience Q and A.
Video of the event can be viewed at http://www.tc.edu/duncanwebcast. Published: 10/22/2009
TC in the News
What the press is reporting on Teachers College.
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Op-Eds
Opinion pieces by TC Faculty
"Standards Aren't Enough," President Fuhrman Writes in EdWeek
Commentary in Education Week co-authored by TC President Susan Fuhrman says draft national standards are only the first step in improving education. "Curricula, tests, textbooks, lesson plans, and teachers' on-the-job training will all have to be revised to reinforce the standards," the authors write. Published: 10/8/2009
OPINION: Standards can't make separate equal
Yesterday an advocate of high academic standards and school accountability was sworn in as New York State commissioner of education. David Steiner seems convinced the best way to close the yawning achievement gaps across different racial and ethnic groups is to raise the bar via mandated standards that dictate what concepts are taught and tested in schools, while creating negative consequences for educators when students fail. Published: 10/2/2009
Obama and the Integration Generation
In a commentary piece in Education Week, TC's Amy Stuart Wells argues that Barack Obama embodies the idealism of a generation not always known for it. Published: 3/2/2009
NYC's Gifted and Talented Programs Still Inequitable
In an op-ed piece in the New York Daily News on February 14, Professor James Borland, who is also coordinator of programs in gifted education at TC, writes that, despite New York City's revamp of its gifted and talented program, it's a safe bet that wealthier kids - mostly white and Asian - will again dominate in this year's contest for entry, with poorer children of color increasingly excluded. Published: 2/14/2009
Susan Fuhrman Assumes Presidency of National Academy of Education
TC President Susan Fuhrman has assumed the presidency of the National Academy of Education (NAEd), succeeding Lorrie Shepard, Dean of the School of Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Fuhrman will hold the post while continuing as Teachers College president. Released: 10/23/2009
Study Surprisingly Finds 47% of Israeli-Jews Believe that the 1948 Palestinian Refugees were Expelled by Israel Released: 4/6/2009
Researchers Target Poverty as Key Barrier to Closing U.S. Education Gap Released: 11/12/2008
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