Bank Street College of Education

Bank Street is now accepting submissions for Issue 56 of the Occasional Paper Series! This new issue will explore the powerful legacy of Black educators and the critical role their work plays in shaping educational equity. Learn more and submit your work by December 1: https://bankstedu.info/4irQCAn

(Photo Caption: Part of classroom with teacher, Prairie Farms, Alabama. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, March 1939.)

The American Educational Research Association 2025 Annual Meeting begins today! Looking forward to sharing educational research from Bank Street faculty and staff on important topics, including educational leadership, early childhood education, equity in education, teacher preparation, and more. Explore our session schedule: https://bankstedu.info/3RIZZkg

Two weeks until our Bank Street Celebration! Join us on Tuesday, May 6 for our annual benefit celebrating progressive education and this year’s honoree, William Dodge Rueckert, President of the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, for his leadership and commitment to supporting education. Purchase tickets or donate today: https://bankstedu.info/3FMCzry

Happy Earth Day from Bank Street! Today, we celebrate the importance of protecting our planet to create a greener, more sustainable future for all.

This Earth Day, check out Bank Street Occasional Paper Series 50—“Learning With Treescapes in Environmentally Endangered Times”—to explore how integrating trees and nature into education can inspire a more sustainable future: https://bankstedu.info/4jg6FTf

Tomorrow at the American Educational Research Association 2025 Annual Meeting: Check out a list of presentations by members of Educator Preparation Laboratory (EdPrepLab)—an initiative of Bank Street and Learning Policy Institute to strengthen teacher preparation and the education field. https://bankstedu.info/3Ypdauo

EdPrepLab at AERA 2025 The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting was held on April 23-27, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.

The American Educational Research Association 2025 Annual Meeting starts tomorrow! Explore our full schedule of sessions on important topics in educational research, practice, and policy led by Bank Street faculty and staff at https://bankstedu.info/42seEFF

Join us on April 28 for our online Bank Street Library Salon featuring a book talk on "Sustaining Cultural and Disability Identities in the Literacy Classroom, K-6" with authors Laurie Rabinowitz and Amy Tondreau, along with Bank Street alums Charlotte Maltby, GSE ’24, and Todd Lavine, GSE ’22. Amy Stuart Wells, our Chief Research Officer, will moderate the discussion. Learn more and register: https://bankstedu.info/4jn4bT9

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Registration is open for Bank Street’s annual early childhood conference, the Infancy Institute! Join us on June 23–25 as we explore “Shared Power, Shared Healing: Attunement as Activism.” Learn more and check out highlights from last year: https://bankstedu.info/4j6bs9L

Early bird registration is open through June 2. Register today: https://bankstedu.info/3Ef7psq

Bank Street Infancy Institute Explores Liberation in Care for Infants and Toddlers - Bank Street College of Education In late June, Bank Street Graduate School hosted the 37th annual Infancy Institute, a conference that offers training and intensive workshops for those who work with infants and toddlers. This year’s conference, which was held both online and on site over two consecutive weeks, welcomed over 195 t...

Thrilled to welcome our alumni from the Bank Street Graduate School of Education and School for Children back to campus for Alumni Weekend 2025 on May 15–17! Join us to reconnect with old friends, expand your professional network, and discover inspiring work happening at Bank Street. Events include celebratory receptions, reunions, and more. View the full schedule for the weekend and register today: https://bankstedu.info/3RQZWmy

Just launched: Issue 53 of the Bank Street Occasional Paper Series, “Speculative Youth Action: Imagining Educational Futures Through Participatory Social Dreaming,” explores Speculative Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)—an approach where young people lead research projects that center their own experiences, questions, and visions for the future.

By blending research with imagination, Speculative YPAR invites youth to question existing systems and envision new possibilities for their lives, communities, and education. Read the full issue: https://bankstedu.info/42x8pjQ

American Educational Research Association 2025 Annual Meeting attendees: Check out informative sessions led by members of Educator Preparation Laboratory (EdPrepLab)—an initiative of Bank Street and Learning Policy Institute to strengthen teacher preparation and the education field. https://bankstedu.info/428VCoT

EdPrepLab at AERA 2025 The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting was held on April 23-27, 2025 in Denver, Colorado.

Next week, join us at the American Educational Research Association 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver to explore new educational research featuring sessions presented by Bank Street faculty and staff on topics such as educational leadership, early childhood education, equity in education, teacher preparation, and more. View our full schedule of sessions: https://bankstedu.info/4j0YrOx

Today is Bank Street Giving Day, a meaningful opportunity to support Bank Street’s mission to advance high-quality education for all.

Give today and your donation can make twice the impact as all gifts will be matched up to $50,000.

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Explore highlights from Bank Street's 2025 Teaching Kindergarten Conference on “The Power of Language" and its role in supporting young children's cognitive and social-emotional growth. Read the full article: https://bankstedu.info/4llvuhW

Join Bank Street on June 23–25 for our 2025 Infancy Institute, an annual child development conference for professionals working with infants and toddlers. This year, we’ll explore the theme “Shared Power, Shared Healing: Attunement as Activism,” featuring a keynote presentation by Nat Nadha Vikitsreth and workshops on various early childhood topics.

Early bird registration is open now through June 2. Register today: https://bankstedu.info/4lfHYHQ

Congratulations to Bank Street alum Allyx Schiavone, GSE '94, Executive Director of the Friends Center for Children, on being named Connecticut’s 2025 Remarkable Woman of the Year for her inspiring leadership in early care and education. Learn more: https://bankstedu.info/4lf1ep1

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Meet Connecticut’s 2025 Remarkable Woman of the Year News 8 honored some of Connecticut’s remarkable women during the month of March. Laura Hutchinson introduces our final remarkable woman, who has turned her dark and difficult past into a brig…

Bank Street Giving Day is April 11! Your gift to Bank Street helps build a brighter future for children, families, and communities through education. This year, gifts can double in impact, with all donations matched up to $50,000. Donate: https://bankstedu.info/4i8HAs9

Join us for our annual benefit—the 2025 Bank Street Celebration—on Tuesday, May 6 at Gotham Hall. This year, we’re proud to honor William Dodge Rueckert, President, Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, for his exceptional leadership and dedication to supporting education and communities. Purchase tickets or donate today to help Bank Street advance high-quality education and make a difference in the lives of children, teachers, and families: https://bankstedu.info/3FMHcSz