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Dec 3, 2020

In Providence Journal column, Professor Jo-Anne Hart extols the technological and instructional benefits of COVID-prompted online education

Young children paint and play at a sensory table in a classroom

Nov 23, 2020

Lesley partners with Cambridge Public Schools to diversify their workforce

New collaboration offers accessible, affordable teacher licensure to city schools’ paraprofessionals

Moriah Faith in front of two of her paintings

Nov 9, 2020

The woman in the mirror

Alumna Moriah Faith’s paintings garner international award

Nov 5, 2020

Examining power structure through an electoral lens

Faculty find few reasons for optimism regardless of how the 2020 presidential election turns out

Nov 2, 2020

Looking back over a career in teaching

Alumnus Dennis Donoghue’s memoir charts the changing times and insights of public-school education

Oct 27, 2020

Inspiring youth voting and civic participation

Professor Jo-Anne Hart’s GrowingVoters.org site updated for 2020 election, politics in the time of COVID

Artists for Humanity founder Susan Rodgerson said the life of the artist is a wonderful one.

Sep 18, 2019Wicked Local Needham

Nonprofit gives urban teen artists exposure

Alumna and Artists for Humanity Executive/Artistic Director Susan Rodgerson's work with teens has transformed lives and a community.

Sep 10, 2019WFPL

Picking The Right Thing

"Ghost," a play based on the novel of the same name by creative writing faculty Jason Reynolds will open the Stage One Family Theatre's season in Louisville, Kentucky.

Photos of Hilary Kreisberg standing on Mellen Walk on Doble Campus

Sep 10, 2019WBUR

Parents Can Be Part Of The Equation

Hilary Kreisberg talks about her book "Adding Parents to the Equation: Understanding Your Child's Elementary School Math."

Sep 10, 2019Billboard

Lauren Pratt Works Through Loss With New Album

Billboard premiers expressive therapies student and singer-songwriter Lauren Pratt's new album "Young American Sycamore."

Sep 9, 2019CBS Boston

Teachers Fight For Play-Based Learning

“When teachers dictate too much what children are doing .... after a while it deadens their school experience,” says Professor Lisa Fiore.

Sep 6, 2019The Boston Globe

15 shows to captivate theater audiences this fall

Faculty Ronan Noone's play "The Smuggler" is one of the top performances to see in Boston this autumn.