Teachers College Press
Academic press of Teachers College, Columbia University
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Teachers College Press (also known as TC Press) is the university press of Teachers College, Columbia University. Founded in 1904,[3] Teachers College Press has published professional and classroom materials for over a century and currently publishes 70 titles per year.
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| Parent company | Teachers College, Columbia University |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Founder | Teachers College, Columbia University |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York, New York |
| Distribution | Books International (US)[1] UTP Guidance Centre (Canada) Mare Nostrum Group (rest of world)[2] |
| Nonfiction topics | Education |
| Official website | tcpress |
In addition to publishing materials for educators that "expand the dialogue between theory and practice," from infant/toddler to adult learning,[4] Teachers College Press publishes the Environment Rating Scale® Family of Products. According to their website, the ERS are "research-based tools to assess the comprehensive quality of early childhood programs . . . The ERS are widely used in the U.S. and abroad to guide continuous quality improvement initiatives and to optimize the quality of early learning opportunities for young children."[5] The first edition of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale® (ECERS), by Thelma Harms and Richard M. Clifford, was published in 1980.[6]
Notable Events
- 1889: The City of New York grants a provisional charter to found a college for the training of teachers.
- 1892: The New York College for the Training of Teachers changes its name to Teachers College and receives a permanent charter.
- 1898: Teachers College affiliates with Columbia University.
- 1904: The Bureau of Publications is established as the official professional publishing agency for Teachers College.
- 1965: The Bureau of Publications is renamed Teachers College Press.
- 1971: Teachers College Press is admitted into the American Association of University Presses.
Directors
| Director | Tenure | |
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| 1. | Hamden Forkner | 1959â1966 |
| 2. | John Calan | 1967â1970 |
| 3. | Robert P. Bletter | 1971â1976 |
| 4. | Frank Jennings | 1976â1977 |
| 5. | Thomas Rotell | 1978â1983 |
| 6. | Carole Saltz | 1983â2019 |
| 7. | Jennifer Feldman | 2020âpresent |
