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A Pledge to Transform Education

A gift by Ben ’84 and Marcia Baldanza ’86 inspires a joint initiative aimed at closing the achievement gap by diversifying teachers. 

November 8, 2021

See related: Giving, U.S. Education

Yingyi Ma Discusses Experiences of Chinese Students in US

Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology and director of Asian/Asian American Studies, took part in a virtual program, "People-to-People Exchange: Chinese Students in the U.S.," hosted by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR).
October 6, 2021

See related: China, Education, United States

Thompson quoted in Spectrum piece on Kathy Hochul, Biden attending SU

Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science, was quoted in the Spectrum News article, "Sitting U.S. president, NY governor both earned degrees at Syracuse University."
September 2, 2021

See related: New York State, State & Local, U.S. Education

Yingyi Ma speaks to The Diplomat about educational inequality in China

August 9, 2021

See related: China, Education

Shi, Zhu paper on racial bias in school discipline published in EdWorkingPapers

Ying Shi & Maria Zhu
August 4, 2021

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Education in Adlabad

Tina Nabatchi (Syracuse University)
July 29, 2021

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Learning about Individual Collaborative Strengths: A LEGO Scrum Simulation

Heather Getha-Taylor & Alexey Krivitsky (University of Kansas)
July 29, 2021

See related: Education, Government, State & Local

The Toxic Node

Katherine R. Cooper (DePaul University), H. Brinton Milward (University of Arizona) & Michelle Shumate (Northwestern University)
July 29, 2021

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Schwartz quoted in EdSurge article on challenges of student mobility

"It’s not like kids are moving from Boston to Chicago to LA and then back again,” says Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. "Kids for whom housing instability is a problem, many of them are moving around in the same urban area."
June 23, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, U.S. Education, United States

Yingyi Ma Weighs in on Lack of AAPI History Taught in Schools in South China Morning Post

Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology and director of Asian and Asian-American Studies, says it’s "actually very common" for students to complete their primary and secondary education with little, if any, attention paid to AAPI-related topics. 
May 17, 2021

See related: Race & Ethnicity, U.S. Education, United States

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