Online Teaching and Learning Programs

Bank Street’s online Master of Science in Education programs in teaching and learning offer evidence-based curricula, culturally responsive practice, and techniques you can apply immediately.

Bank Street’s online programs prepare teachers who build deep relationships as they support the development of children. Online courses provide flexibility and are grounded in Bank Street’s philosophy that recognizes that children and adults learn best when they are actively engaged with materials, ideas, and people. Our programs prepare educators who work to advance equity and who become change agents in their communities.

What Program Is Right for You?

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Early Childhood Special and General Education

This program is for you if:

  • You are seeking your first teaching certification.
  • You want to work with children birth through grade 2 in general, inclusion, and/or special education settings.
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Early Childhood Special Education

This program is for you if:

  • You hold initial certification and are seeking professional certification.
  • You want to work with children birth through grade 2 in general, inclusion, and/or special education settings.
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Childhood General and Special Education

This program is for you if:

  • You are seeking your first teaching certification.
  • You want to work with children grades 1 through 6 in general, inclusion, and/or special education settings.
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Childhood Special Education

This program is for you if:

  • You hold initial certification and are seeking professional certification.
  • You want to work with children with developmental variations in grades 1 through 6.

When to Apply

Bank Street’s application review process is conducted on a rolling basis, meaning we accept applications throughout the year for all academic terms and programs. We encourage you to submit your application well in advance of your intended semester start date.

Term: Early Submission Dates: Classes Begin: Classes End:
Summer Long 2025 February 1, 2025 May 12, 2025 July 24, 2025
Summer 1 2025 February 1, 2025 May 12, 2025 June 16, 2025
Summer 2 2025 February 1, 2025 June 30, 2025 July 31, 2025

Financial Aid

At Bank Street, we believe education is an investment that will change your life—and the lives of the students you’ll work with. We’ll help you make it possible.

Every year, Bank Street’s Office of Financial Aid administers over $8.5 million in financial aid to students.  More than 50 percent of our students receive financial aid. Your individual financial status from the prior year is a key factor in determining your award. We encourage you to go through the financial aid process to find out what we can offer.

  • Do I qualify for financial aid based on my income?

    Your individual financial status from the prior year is a key factor in determining your award. Incoming students who earn up to $80,000 a year (or significantly more for students with families) are likely to qualify for a need-based scholarship at Bank Street. Our scholarship program makes the cost of attending Bank Street Graduate School of Education competitive with most other private schools in the New York region.

  • When should I apply for financial aid?

    You can apply for financial aid at the same time you complete your admission application. Filling out the FAFSA as early as possible is an important step for financial aid. Federal student aid, including scholarships, can significantly reduce your financial obligation without adding to student debt.

  • What types of scholarship opportunities are available for me?

    Our financial aid advisors would be happy to tell you more about the process and our many scholarship opportunities for new and continuing students, including external scholarships and program-based, diversity-oriented, public school-focused, and career changer scholarships, among others.

Our Approach

  • We’re for educators who want to spend every day face to face with the future.

    Bank Street holds a unique and highly regarded place in the world of education. We were trailblazers when we were founded in 1916—and our ideas, which were once radical, are widely practiced and accepted today. If you want to shape the future of education, this is where you start.
    Join us at Continuing Professional Studies this summer

  • We’re for democracy and equity.

    Our commitment to democracy and social justice is at the heart of our innovative pedagogy and desire to help all learners, both children and adults, actively make sense of the world. Equity and equality are always in a Bank Street educator’s mind—we meet students “where they are” in their learning with strengths-based activities and socially, emotionally, and culturally appropriate support.
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  • We're for sharing good ideas.

    For a small institution, our reach is broad. Our mix of graduate and continuing education coursework, research programs, and professional partnerships with school districts across the country aims to expand and improve educational opportunities for all students.
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Why Bank Street?

Unique Progressive Pedagogy

Our courses and fieldwork are grounded in constructivist pedagogy, ensuring that experiential, humanizing, and liberatory leadership is not merely a concept, but is actively practiced.

Supervised Fieldwork

Through sustained experiences in the field, supervision from core faculty, and close collaboration with peers, our graduate students develop the ability to connect theory to practice and to reflect deeply on their own growth as educators.

100% Online Coursework

Enjoy rigorous yet flexible online learning that pairs self-paced learning experiences with face-to-face discussions, group work with peers, and on-site fieldwork.

Janai Gilkes
Meet Our Alumni
I think about my journey often. I’ve found that the Bank Street name carries a lot of weight, both in and out of the classroom—the merit of the programs, the investment in our children, the holistic style of engaging in a way that is open and accessible to all children.
Janai Gilkes
Childhood General and Special Education ʼ20

Contact Bank Street

610 West 112th Street
New York, NY 10025

212-652-8722
gseenrollment@bankstreet.edu