Educational equity - a moral imperative for the 21st century.
TC to Honor Paterson, Weingarten and Ladson-Billings at Convocation Ceremonies
At Convocation exercises in May, TC will honor three pioneers with the Teachers College Medal for Distinguished Service. This year's honorees are David Paterson, Governor of New York, Randi Weingarten, President of the United Teachers Federation and Gloria Ladson-Billings, Kellner Family Professor in Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.TC Trustee John Merrow, writing in The Wall Street Journal, argues that student performance data does, indeed, tell us a great deal about the quality of teaching.
In a commentary piece in the May 7th issue of Education Week, TC President Susan Fuhrman argues that it is time for the presidential candidates to make education a major issue in the campaign -- and to offer policy solutions to specific problems.
Contrary to expectations -- and the fears of many parents -- Muslim youth have generally felt comfortable, safe and fairly content in New York City public schools since the events of September 11th, 2001, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Teachers College. Yet these young people -- even those who are not religious -- have been made hyper-conscious of their religious identity See Preliminary Findings.
As part of the overarching study presented on April 30th about the post 9/11 experiences of Muslim public school students in New York City, TC doctoral student Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher talked about her own case study of the academic engagement and socialization of Muslim Pakistani immigrant youth.
Join Dr. Arlene Ackerman and Dr. Rudy Crew on July 16th - 18th for TC's first Scholars and Practitioners Symposium: The Education of Young African-American and Hispanic Males.
A Professional Education Program (available for 3 graduate credits) at Teachers College, Columbia University from July 14 - 18th. Discover what so many satisfied participants have experienced at this intensive and valuable program.
Join us for a 3-day Master Class featuring jazz giant Dr. Billy Taylor as he discusses and performs an array of his vast music collection. Visit 107 Zankel Hall for more info.
Building Productive Relationships with Social Intelligence (SQ) at Teachers College, Columbia University during the Summer 2008 semester. Stop by 107 Zankel Hall for more information.
Visit the Teachers College Bookstore at 1224 Amsterdam Avenue to sell back your used and 'like-new' textbooks. Visit http://teachers.bkstore.com for more information.







