Early childhood is the time when infants, toddlers, and preschoolers develop the cognitive and social-emotional skills essential to lifelong success. While many New York City early childhood teachers have considerable teaching experience, hundreds do not yet have state certification or specialized training to help them better support early development and school readiness of children from […]
Bank Street College and Pratt Institute received a planning grant from the New York City Department of Education and XQ to conceptualize and co-design a new public secondary school. As part of New York City’s Imagine NYC Schools initiative, the new public school model will offer a progressive curriculum with hands-on learning experiences connected to design thinking, the […]
As the nation continues to emerge from the trauma of the pandemic, students, educators, and learning communities need support now more than ever. This June, Educator Preparation Laboratory (EdPrepLab), an initiative led by Bank Street Graduate School of Education and Learning Policy Institute to harness the collective strengths of exemplary preparation programs from across the […]
The early childhood field received significant attention throughout the pandemic, generating an important opportunity for long-overdue systemic change. As leaders grapple with workforce shortages, funding disparities, system-wide inequity, COVID-19 recovery efforts, and more, their need for support is greater than ever. Earlier this year, Bank Street’s Learning Starts At Birth initiative received funding to launch […]
Events throughout the 2020-21 school year brought increased awareness around systemic racism and a deeper understanding among educators of the need to build inclusive, anti-racist environments where children, families, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds can thrive. To help support equitable systems change across the education landscape, the Center on Culture, Race & Equity (CCRE) […]
On June 8, Learning Starts At Birth at Bank Street College, in collaboration with The Hunt Institute, hosted a webinar titled “Career Pathways: Strengthening the Expertise of the Early Childhood Workforce” to explore the role of professional learning programs in advancing the early education field. The webinar was the first session in a three-part series […]
On Thursday, June 9, the Bank Street Education Center’s Prepared To Teach initiative welcomed U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for a discussion on recruiting, supporting, and retaining high-quality teachers across the country. During the event, Secretary Cardona shared his vision for how the Department of Education, as well as states, districts, and higher education institutions, […]
Bank Street College of Education hosted its first annual Alumni Weekend on June 3-4, 2022, drawing many alumni from the Bank Street Graduate School of Education, School for Children, and Liberty LEADS back to campus. During the two-day event, alumni reconnected with old friends, expanded their professional networks, honored outstanding alumni with awards, and learned […]
On Friday, June 3, the Bank Street College Alumni Association (BSCAA) hosted a ceremony for its annual Alumni Awards, a tradition that recognizes outstanding alumni for their contributions and dedication to the field of education. Five awardees were honored at the ceremony, which brought together the winners, their families and friends, Bank Street alumni, faculty, […]
On May 10, educators from the Bank Street Graduate School of Education and School for Children presented a discussion titled “Sustained Civic Learning and Engagement: Building Bridges Through Perspective Taking and Geographic Inquiry” to share knowledge on how teachers can draw on students’ diverse life experiences to catalyze deep and sustained civic education and engagement. […]
On April 6, Bank Street College of Education hosted a virtual conversation with David C. Banks, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, to discuss his vision for New York City public schools following his appointment to the role in early 2022. Moderated by Bank Street President Shael Polakow-Suransky, GSE ’00, the discussion […]
On May 3, sixth grade (11/12s) students at Bank Street School for Children explored the local community’s diversity of religious and spiritual beliefs at the third annual Diversity of Beliefs Panel Discussion. Part of the school’s humanities curricula, the panel is included in a grade-wide study of belief systems and featured a mix of Bank […]
On Tuesday, April 26, 120 guests gathered for the Bank Street Celebration: The World As Our Classroom event, which recognized the College’s many contributions to the field of education and raised funds to support its vital work. Formerly the Annual Dinner, the Bank Street Celebration welcomed friends from the Bank Street community and beyond to […]
On May 5, the Bank Street Graduate School of Education celebrated its annual commencement ceremony in honor of our 2022 graduates. The ceremony also recognized the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa to Carol Hillman, GSE ’67 and ’87, who is a former early childhood educator and leader, consultant, adjunct professor, and Bank […]
In April, the Center for Children’s Literature at Bank Street College announced the winners and honorees of the annual Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature (Irma Black Award) and Cook Prize. This year, It Fell From the Sky by The Fan Brothers was awarded the gold medal for […]