NYIT Launched Program to Educate Elementary School Teachers in 1993

On Oct. 19, 1993, New York State Board of Regents approved NYIT's Master of Science in Elementary Education at the Manhattan and Old Westbury campuses.

Today, NYIT School of Education offers a variety of graduate degree and certificate programs taught in-person and online, thanks to the latest videoconferencing and distance learning technologies available to students. U.S. News & World Report ranked many of these programs among its Best Online Programs for 2015, including the M.S. in Childhood Education, which now encompasses the university's elementary education coursework.

In addition, the School of Education leads a number of research and community endeavors, such as managing a New York State grant to immerse underserved middle school students in science, technology, engineering, and math subjects. Various faculty members are also recipients of NYIT Teaching and Learning with Technology grants for developing research projects in the 2015-2016 academic year. For more information, visit nyit.edu/education.

This content is part of The Box's "60 Years in 60 Days" series in celebration of NYIT's 60th anniversary in 2015.