On Tuesday, September 4, a new cohort of graduate students flooded into Bank Street’s halls for their first day of the 2018-19 school year. After a full day of orientation activities, the Graduate School held its annual Barbara Biber Convocation, the centerpiece of orientation and an annual opportunity for the College community to engage with […]
On July 16, Tracy Fray-Oliver, Senior Associate Vice President, Bank Street Education Center, presented a recap on the School System Partnerships and Programs (SSPP) team’s first year of work with Yonkers Public Schools at the Gates Foundation Networks for School Improvement convening. The center’s partnership with the city helps more Black, Latino, and low-income students […]
This spring, the Bank Street Bookstore launched its new Monthly Book Subscription program to help bring new children’s and young adult books straight to your doorstep. For an annual fee of $150, bookstore experts carefully select and mail a newly released book each month to a child’s home address. Titles are chosen based on each […]
Every year, public elementary and secondary schools welcome nearly 700,000 additional students—all with a range of learning styles and diverse needs. Meanwhile, schools and districts across the country are facing teacher shortages in many areas and need qualified educators who know how to effectively teach the children in their classrooms. As part of an overall […]
This June, the Bank Street School for Children (SFC) participated in a training on restorative practices, an approach that centers on building community through strengthening relationships between individuals and groups and repairing relationships after conflict and challenges have occurred. Led by the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP), 45 faculty and staff members from the […]
Bank Street College of Education is dedicated to advancing the human rights of every person, as defined under international law. Drawing on our collective knowledge of children and our 100-year history as their advocates, we condemn in the strongest possible terms the conditions in which children detained by the Departments of Homeland Security and Heath and Human […]
This Spring, Bank Street Graduate School of Education announced a partnership with Learning Policy Institute to launch Educator Preparation Laboratory (EdPrepLab), a new initiative to harness the collective strengths of exemplary preparation programs around the country. This initiative builds upon excellence in educator preparation in order to help ensure that new teachers and leaders can […]
On May 7, the Center on Culture, Race & Equity at Bank Street College and the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) launched a new report titled “New York City Pre-K Leadership Study” to examine how early childhood instructional leaders from both community and school settings work to support teachers’ practices, strengthen program quality, […]
This spring, the Bank Street Graduate School of Education received a grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation to support a five-year renewal of Kress Fellowships in Museum Leadership. Renewing in July, the Fellowship supports enrollment in Bank Street’s Leadership in Museum Education Program for one incoming student and one continuing student annually through June […]
The Graduate School of Education announced the addition of the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), a non-partisan public policy research organization dedicated to improving the lives of low-income children and their families. Under the auspices of Bank Street, NCCP will continue conducting original family-oriented research and translating it into actionable recommendations that advocates, […]
On May 20, Bank Street College Alumni Association (BSCAA) hosted its annual Alumni Awards Ceremony to celebrate exceptional individuals who have made a positive impact in the field of education. This year’s honorees included: Merna Hughes, GSE ’04, Director of Laurelton Academy Day Care Center; Saralinda Lichtblau, GSE ’03, Assistant Director of Education at the […]
On May 16, the Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature hosted its awards ceremony to celebrate the 47th Annual Irma Black Awards and 8th Annual Cook Prize. Presented each year since 1973, the Irma S. and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature recognizes outstanding books for young children in which the text […]
This spring, the Bank Street School for Children welcomed children’s book author Emma Otheguy as its 2019 Dorothy Carter Writer-in-Residence. Dorothy Carter was Bank Street College’s first African American faculty member and a noted children’s book author. The five year old Writer-in-Residence program is funded through an endowed chair created by the Center for Children’s […]
On May 9, the Bank Street Graduate School of Education celebrated its annual commencement ceremony at the Riverside Church in New York City. This year, Eleanor Duckworth, a dedicated scholar and teacher, was presented the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa for her contributions to math and science education. Dr. Duckworth was recognized […]
On April 29, nearly 400 guests gathered at the New York Public Library for Bank Street College’s 2019 Annual Dinner. The yearly benefit celebrates Bank Street’s contributions to the field of education and aims to sustain its commitment to building a better world by transforming the lives of all learners. This year’s event, titled “Paving […]