In its second year, the Office of School and Community Engagement's six-week summer program helps students with both academic difficulties and socio-emotional struggles.
The Penn GSE program shows West Philadelphia middle schoolers how to steer drones through spacious classrooms at Hamilton Elementary and the Penn Alexander School.
In an interview with Forbes, Zachary Herrmann encourages job seekers to consider their passions, the impact they hope to make, and the type of organization they hope to work for.
The collaboration between Penn GSE and Temple University focuses on the facilitation skills needed to talk to students about history, civics, politics, and policy.
The Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education joined leading experts and practitioners to provide guidance on comprehensive student support to schools, districts, and policy makers.
Sydney Freeman Jr., a visiting scholar, and Laura W. Perna write that faculty of color and women faculty are known to shoulder more of the invisible labor associated with the college teaching profession.
The Spring 2022 issue of The Penn GSE Magazine spotlights leadership from preK–12 through the workforce, master’s students expanding opportunities for learners, Penn GSE’s building expansion, and more.
Studies and anecdotal evidence point to a correlation between DACA and professional, educational, and financial success. The program, designed as a stopgap solution, may not extend beyond its first generation of applicants.
Running the impactful Penn Literacy Network is truly a family affair. Lara Paparo, the program’s associate director, was recently awarded her doctorate of education from Penn GSE, making her the third generation in the family to achieve an Ed.D. here.
#PennGSEExperts Pam Grossman and Richard M. Ingersoll were interviewed for a recent Philadelphia Inquirer article about the looming crisis. Between 30 and 50 percent of new teachers now leave the profession after their first five years.
While many former athletes, business majors and even some sports fans aspire to work in college sports, it doesn’t take long to realize that it cannot be defined as a typical 40 hour a week job, says Karen Weaver.
A new mural at a Philadelphia-area high school is more than a colorful work of art. It’s the product of a hands-on learning experience that helped unite a local school community while promoting mental health. Penn GSE’s Consortium for Mental Health and Optimal Development was instrumental in designing the project and bringing partners together.
New faculty member and former superintendent Dr. Andrea Kane shares her expertise in instructional leadership, access and equity, and more, as she brings her perspective from twenty-five years in public schools to Penn GSE.
Responding to the emerging needs of educators and leaders, Penn GSE’s Center for Professional Learning cultivates learning and connections that endure.
At a time of incredible flux, Penn GSE’s innovative leadership programs are helping create better school environments, amplifying the impact of K-12 leaders, shaping the future of higher education, and producing scholar-practitioners for the workplace.
A pivotal moment in Penn GSE’s history, the groundbreaking ceremony for the School’s dramatic building expansion marked the start of a project that will fulfill a vision of 'One Penn GSE.'
A desire to build bridges, create educational access, and learn about different facets of education led these two students to pursue the Education, Culture, and Society program at Penn GSE.
Already reeling from the ongoing disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, local classrooms have been beset by gun violence and its troubling effects on mental health.
Eighty-seven Penn GSE faculty, staff and students are presenting at AERA 22, the world’s largest gathering of education researchers. The conference runs through April 26 in San Diego, CA.
Penn GSE’s much-awaited, major building expansion project officially began on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by about 100 Penn GSE community members and guests.
A panel of experts, school leaders, and students will discuss Philadelphia’s historic levels of gun violence and how the rise in violence is affecting students and schools still reeling from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students, staff, and faculty from across Henry C. Lea Elementary School, the Penn Graduate School of Education, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and the University of Pennsylvania gathered to celebrate a new era in the Penn-Lea partnership.
GSE Dean Pam Grossman and Lea Principal Aaron Gerwer answer questions about the partnership, its history, and their shared vision for prioritizing the needs and desires of the Lea community.
“Teaching Independence: Bridging the Communications Gap” brought educators from around the area together to discuss the complicated task of teaching race and its relation to America’s founding in a harshly divided political climate.
In partnership with co-authors from Brown University, Penn GSE’s Michael Gottfried has compiled an evidence brief providing strategies for combatting growing absenteeism numbers.
A powerful, lively, and heartfelt panel took over the second floor of Houston Hall this past week as part of the seventh annual Women of Color in Higher Education Summit
Should there be more than two podiums, two gendered sets of record books? More could be done to recognize transgender athletes’ accomplishments, Ross Aikins writes.
Janine Remillard speaks about a local program that prepares Black girls for careers in STEM fields. “Black girls need to be in an environment where they can thrive by being supported as learners, and by being able to look around and see others like themselves,” she says.
What can institutions do to help students make informed choices about higher education? How can we make sense of skepticism surrounding cost, value, and return on investment? Four members of the Penn GSE community at the forefront of these changes spoke at a recent Penn Alumni panel event.
