A History of Innovation
When the world changed, we were ready. Because at HGSE, innovation is part of our DNA. When COVID turned the world upside down, our Teaching and Learning Lab had 10 years of experience in building online education tools, allowing us to pivot seamlessly to virtual learning.
And that’s not all. We’ve also created–
- The first core curriculum for educators in the world
- A fully redesigned master’s program
- A new, part-time online degree
- A best-in-class teacher education program
- A one-of-a-kind doctorate in education leadership
Accessible, Inclusive, Affordable
Through dedication, aspiration, and leadership, we’ve made our School more accessible and more inclusive than ever before.
- 43% low-income students
- 26% first-generation college students
- 42% of students self-identify as people of color
Next, let’s make it affordable.
Nearly 40% of recently admitted students who declined to enroll in the master’s program cited financial constraints as the reason they chose not to attend
Investing in financial aid is the most direct way to help today’s brightest minds improve education.
Who Will Benefit?
Your gift will enable the access and success of individuals focused on improving education. You will not only be supporting aspiring educators—you are also directly impacting the lives of the thousands of learners and families our graduates support each year.
At HGSE, we’re training lifelong educators, and they’re making a difference…
- 27,000 Ed.M. graduates transforming the field
- 7.5 million preK-12 students—that’s 1 in 7 U.S. public school students—impacted by Ed.L.D. alumni
- 15 million K-12 students influenced collectively by HGSE alumni each year in American Schools
Click on the image above to watch a video about the ripple effect of our alumni in the field.
Brian’s Story
As a student at HGSE, Brian was a Zaentz Fellow.* His dream was “to lead a path-changing early elementary school that empowers all students and families to experience educational excellence in the early grades and to expect and demand educational excellence for the rest of their academic careers.”
Today, Brian is the Principal of Winship Elementary School in Brighton (BPS), where he has touched the lives of over 250 K-5 students in the past 18 months, along with all of the teachers and families in the school community.
Under his leadership, the School received the sought-after Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize for 2020 and was recently named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
* The Saul Zaentz Fellows Program was created to attract and support students invested in early childhood education. Fellows receive a half-tuition grant.
To learn more, click on the image above to watch a video featuring Brian and students, teachers, and families from Winship Elementary.
“Our schools are meant to be incubators for our democracy. If you respect and honor the agency that young people have, you can engage them as partners to co-create a better world.”
Andrew Brennen, expected Ed.M.’22, is featured in the 2021 Forbes “30 Under 30” list. He is an education fellow at the National Geographic Society and recently testified before Congress in an affirmative action case involving UNC Chapel Hill about the role that race has played in his education journey.
“I became an educator because I had a desire to serve my students, their families, and communities.”
Tyrell Jourdan Adeyemi, Ed.M.’21, is an English Language Arts teacher in Roxbury, MA, and an aspiring school leader
Gift Opportunities
$1.5 million
Endow a full tuition and fees fellowship for a master’s student, in perpetuity
I’ve been impressed by the commitment and energy of my faculty colleagues as they lead the work with our online-learning designers and other experts to build thoughtfully designed courses for the year. We’ve been working hard at HGSE for years on meaningful, engaging, socially connected experiences for online learning. We’re building on this legacy but pushing ourselves in creative ways.
Matt Miller
Senior Lecturer on Education, Senior Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching