Graduate Admissions Blog

Category: Progressive Education

Ray DiAquoi and and G Capone
Progressive Education

Our Work for Social Justice and Equity Starts Here

As a Bank Street graduate student, you’re joining a community that is striving to increase equity in education. As part of that effort, the Office of Social Justice, Equity, and […]

Molly Waterman and Abigail Kerlin in 2023
Admissions

Full Circle from Kindergarten to Bank Street Graduate School

When aspiring graduate student Molly Waterman sat down for her Bank Street admissions interview, she found herself face to face with her beloved kindergarten and first-grade teacher, Abigail Kerlin, who […]

Kevin B. Taylor
Admissions

Seven Months In: A Reflection

For over two decades, I have overseen programming and admissions at many different institutions of higher education—large and small, private and public, rural, suburban, and urban —with programming that spanned […]

Peggy McNamara, Bank Street Graduate School of Education
Admissions

Supportive Graduate School Experience

At Bank Street Graduate School of Education, we understand that the decision to pursue your educational career is a monumental one. You are committing many of your resources—time, money, and, […]

Anthony Conelli
Admissions

How Do We Contextualize the Work of School Leadership?

We have many expectations for a school principal. We hold them accountable to a wide range of roles—from educational leader and staff manager to professional developer and even caregiver. It […]

Audrey Fleischner and Nitika Nadgar
Progressive Education

Building a Community of Public Educators at Bank Street

Without a doubt, Bank Street prepares you for the ins and outs of teaching, but the school’s greatest lasting impact on your career is how it connects you to a […]

Progressive Education

Progressive Education: Learning to Understand

In education, it’s always a point of both interest and tension: progressive education versus traditional and all the assumptions that come with each. Growing up having been taught via traditional […]

Current Events & Educational Policy

Reducing or Eliminating Standardized Testing

Javier C. Hernandez’s article in The Times, “New York State Seeks to Scale Back Student Testing” details some steps being taken to reduce the amount and type of testing for […]