Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide practitioners and policy makers with the knowledge, tools, and information they need to understand and address the educational issues facing our society today and tomorrow. As a forum for the variety of thought in the field, we drive the conversation about education.
Our Authors
Our authors are the heart of our press. They are among the brightest minds, both nationally and internationally, in the field of education. We admire their breadth of knowledge and the unique perspectives they bring to our books.
They can be found across all 50 states: from Kentucky’s rural schools to inside the Carnegie Foundation; from the American Enterprise Institute to the University of Texas; from Stanford University to UC Boulder, Vanderbilt, Wayne State University and beyond. They are superintendents, heads of think tanks, reporters, teachers turned professors turned principals, and even former television producers. Without fail, our authors take on and confront the most challenging topics, whether that’s teacher attrition, school safety, climate change, vocational education, college admissions, the future of K-12 schools, community college transfer, or supporting teachers in urban public schools and so much more.
History of the Press
Over the past two decades, Harvard Education Press has published innovative and authoritative books covering critical issues in education. These titles influence and inform education practice and administration, explore ongoing policy debates, and report on important research in the field.
In the fall of 2002, Harvard Education Press published its first book. Titled Racial Inequity in Special Education and edited by Gary Orfield and Daniel Losen of Harvard’s Civil Rights Project, it set the stage for a national discussion about special education and racial justice.
Since then, the Press has grown dramatically in size, in the range of topics it covers, and in its influence. It now has extensive lists on education reform, school leadership, climate science, special education, youth development, innovation and entrepreneurship, STEM education, learning and teaching, race and equity, higher education, trauma/learning loss, education management and finance, and numerous other crucially important fields. The Press has published groundbreaking books for school leaders and teachers and highly influential books on education policy.
Our books span the globe and have been translated into more than 21 languages including Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese.
Harvard Education Press has fashioned for itself a singular and indispensable mission: to publish books by leading experts and scholars on behalf of education practice and policy. It is ideally situated to make unique and extensive contributions to the education world at a time of unprecedented change, challenge, and opportunity. The Press is committed to contributing to the knowledge and greater understanding of educational issues that are of central importance to our society today.