Harvard Education Press

08/28/2026

"Back in my admissions director days, when people objected to the use of merit aid, I often responded with a simple truth: We need the money. It was unavoidable. Yet that didn’t make it right." —Angel B. Pérez in his op-ed for the New York Times

We can do better than this. We have to.

08/28/2026

Hurry! Monday (8/31) is the last day that you can take advantage of our back to school sale. Use code BTSFALL26 at checkout on our website to receive 26% off all books. Learn more and see our list of recommended reads here: https://bit.ly/450Al18

08/27/2026

In Daniel J. Thomas III, Aminah Crawford, and Virginia Redwine Johnson’s new Harvard Educational Review article, they center the life history of Peepsie, a Black woman who was a domestic worker in a Rosenwald School. Read this piece here: https://bit.ly/4xIpnJW

08/27/2026

TEACHING FROM AN ETHICAL CENTER by Cara Furman "is a practical book for teacher educators, teachers, and philosophers of education that...brings the reader into the lovely worlds that Furman, as a talented educator, has created." —Education Review

08/27/2026

In their new book, ENGAGING LEARNERS WITH CULTURALLY SUSTAINING DISCIPLINARY LITERACY, Jenelle E. Williams and Rachelle S. Savitz highlight actionable approaches that identify how to support student motivation, voice, and agency while meeting curricular goals. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4vl6WdI

08/27/2026

HEP author Peter Youngs sat down for an interview with Tech and Learning and spoke about AI in education. Watch a recording of this conversation here:

Peter Youngs of the University of Virginia and Edthena CEO Adam Gel...

08/26/2026

"Every single positive outcome that we want to help facilitate in colleges and universities can be tied to a sense of belonging. That's academic performance, but it's also how students are doing emotionally." —Alexis Redding during an interview with Elliot Felix

How do students transition to college, and how can higher education leaders improve student support? Harvard developmental psychologist Alexis Redding discusses managing student expectations, the impact of social media, and fostering campus belonging. Learn how to dismantle perfectionist myths, supp

08/26/2026

"With care and hope, Reinholz demonstrates how to scale up changes that make participation—a foundation of learning—truly available to all students." —Cassandra Volpe Horii on EQUITY LEARNING COMMUNITIES https://bit.ly/450Al18

08/25/2026

"We know that when kids feel socially connected, that prevents certain risk behavioral experiences like depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and loneliness." —Shafia Zaloom in conversation with the KQED Forum

We’ll talk about the Trump administration’s policies, defunding of programs, and best practices for educating teens about a loaded topic.

08/25/2026

"[This book] spotlights affirming literacy practices that link disciplinary content to social issues, reminding us that evidence-based teaching is more than technical, it's relational." —Shea Kerkhoff on ENGAGING LEARNERS WITH CULTURALLY SUSTAINING DISCIPLINARY LITERACY by Jenelle E. Williams and Rachelle S. Savitz https://bit.ly/4vl6WdI