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Steinhardt Spotlights
- Steinhardt Researchers Make Case for Keeping Children at Forefront of Immigration Debate
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We recently sat down with Carola and Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, co-authors of the recent book Learning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American Society (Harvard University Press), as well as Cristina Rodriguez, an associate professor at NYU's School of Law and an expert on immigration law and policy, to discuss the book and the current immigration debate. Read more... - Jeremijenko Profiled in NYU Alumni Magazine
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NYU Alumni Magazine offers a profile of Natalie Jeremijenko, assistant professor of visual art at NYU Steinhardt. Jeremijenko is the founder of NYU's Environmental Health Clinic, which combines conceptual art with social activism. Read more ... - American Ballet Theatre and NYU Steinhardt To Offer Master’s Degree in Ballet Pedagogy
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American Ballet Theatre and New York University have entered into a partnership to offer the first ever Master of Arts in Dance Education with a concentration in Ballet Pedagogy. - More…
Research News
- Burde Begins Major Research on Schooling in Afghanistan
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In a two-year study in Afghanistan which began last year, Dana Burde, visiting assistant professor of international education at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, is researching the role of education in promoting child welfare in times of crisis or transition. Read more ... - Study on School Funding in New York City
- Recently, the New York City Department of Education announced an ambitious new school funding initiative. Known as Fair Student Funding (FSF), the policy seeks to redress past inequities in the distribution of local and state funds among schools. Read more...
- Stereotype Threat Affects Women in High-Level Math Classes, Study Finds
- In a field study in the latest issue of the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, women at the high end of math ability outperform their male counterparts on tests when the test is described as free of gender differences. Read more...
- Steinhardt Center Receives $2.5 Million NSF Grant for Study of Child Development
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The Center for Research on Culture, Development, and Education was recently awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation for research on how cultural beliefs and practices in homes and schools shape different aspects of child development. Read more... - Steinhardt, FAS Announce Scholarship Program to Train More Teachers of High School Science and Math
- NYU's Faculty of Arts and Science and the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development announce a new scholarship program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read more...
- Karen King Wins NSF Grant to Study Teachers’ Use of Mathematics Textbooks
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The choice of which mathematics textbook works best for middle school instruction has long been a point of argument among educators. School districts want to know which textbook works best and why, reinforcing the assumption that textbook selection is the overriding factor in improving student outcomes in mathematics. Read more...
Steinhardt Commentaries
- Charlton McIlwain: Clinton Veering Close to Racial Stereotypes
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Many suspected that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent substance-over-mere-words attacks against Sen. Barack Obama smacked of desperation. Some expected these attacks to come to an end once Wisconsin had come and gone, giving the Clinton campaign its expected defeat there. But the fact that Clinton continues to repeat the substance-over-mere-words theme indicates that it may be the last card she has to play. Read the full op-ed... - Mitchell Stevens: An Admissions Race That's Already Won
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Last month thousands of our best and brightest high-school students spent weeks poring over application forms, polishing essays, and agonizing over where to submit an application. The applicants' anxiety was unwarranted - and it was also deceptive. Even before the applications were mailed, most of the decisions had been more or less preordained by social class. Read the full op-ed...