Relay Graduate School of Education

{{Short description|Private school in New York City, New York, US}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Relay Graduate School of Education

| type = Private graduate school for teachers

| established = {{start date|2011}}

| president = Mayme Hostetter{{cite web |title=Relay Leadership |url=https://relay.edu/about-us/relay-leadership |website=Relay Graduate School of Education |language=en}}

| students = |enrollment= 5000{{cite web |title=Institution |url=https://relay.edu/about-us/institution |website=Relay Graduate School of Education |language=en}}

| city = New York City

| state = New York

| country = United States

| campus = Urban

| language = English

| website = {{URL|relay.edu}}

}}

Relay Graduate School of Education is a private graduate school for teachers in New York City[http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/charters_get_own_education_graduate_UNJzHg5mxilU5l8WKYQTkJ Charters get own education graduate school] By YOAV GONEN, Education Reporter February 15, 2011 New York Post and other locations in the United States including Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Chicago, Connecticut, Delaware, Denver, Houston, Indiana, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Newark, Philadelphia, Camden, and San Antonio.{{cite web |title=Campuses |url=http://www.relay.edu/campuses |accessdate=12 June 2017 |website=Relay Graduate School of Education}}

It was established in 2011 by three charter school networks: KIPP, Achievement First, and Uncommon Schools. It was spun off from Hunter College's Teacher U program. Teacher U CEO Norman Atkins was chosen as the graduate school's president, a role which he served in until 2018.Elizabeth Green [http://gothamschools.org/2011/02/14/a-new-graduate-school-of-education-relay-to-open-next-fall/ A new graduate school of education, Relay, to open next fall] February 14, 2011 Gotham Schools

Along with the Bank Street College of Education, it is one of only two stand alone graduate schools of education in New York State.

Primarily, the school serves charter school and district teachers. There was opposition to the school's establishment from some of New York's existing universities that offer teacher education programs.

On September 7, 2013, Relay GSE held the commencement ceremony for its first graduating class of students on Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers in New York City.