The Richard Perry University Professor and a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor served on a national commission that spent two years developing recommendations to create stronger pathways from high school to education, service, and work.
As school systems navigate difficult decisions about everything from curriculum and tutoring programs to AI-powered learning tools, a new national effort aims to help education leaders make more informed choices about what works, for whom, and under what conditions.
This article cites Sharon Ravitch's book, Applied Research for Sustainable Change, in explaining what practitioner-led qualitative inquiry is and why it's a better way for leaders to understand organizational culture and their people's perspectives.
Ariane Thomas discusses mental health issues in the city of Philadelphia and training school and mental health counselors on how to address mental health both on the local and global level.
Laura Perna says that one effect of Tennessee's free community college programs is their attraction to students instead of a traditional, private 4-year college education.
In honor of America’s 250th Birthday, Professor Jonathan Zimmerman takes a look back at the history of civics education, which is almost as old as the country itself.
Calling AI "kind of a Wild West," Jonathan Zimmerman says schools have been too quick to adopt AI into classrooms before knowing whether it promotes or inhibits learning and under what conditions, adding that the price tag attached incentivizes schools to answer that question affirmatively without digging too deep.
Karen Weaver says college athletics programs can no longer afford to redirect some donor money to academics in the current system, but are now incentivized to spend every dollar they bring in trying to get a competitive advantage.
Commenting on a recent report from the School District of Philadelphia showing some students in the Summer Achievers program experienced more learning loss in reading than district students overall, Jon Supovitz says the report does not actually include enough data to assess the program's impact on students one way or another.
Michael Gottfried says that one driving cause of absenteeism in schools is that the pandemic changed social attitudes and stigmas around physical and mental health and the classroom, adding that another cause is a growing rift between teachers' and students' attitudes toward schools.
Sarah Schneider Kavanagh says the structure of a modern school day is now “incredibly reliant” on educational technology platforms, and there's currently not enough evidence to support ed tech companies' argument that this will benefit student learning.
Penn GSE and the School District of Philadelphia are co-creating solutions—in areas from algebra to AI—by listening first, aligning priorities, and turning research into real-time change across an urban school system.
Robert Zemsky says that many students are dropping out or transferring before completing four years of traditional college, hence describing the failing college model as "product rejection."
Laura Perna says that along with financial resources, advising students on which courses to take and other ways to prepare for college are equally important factors in making students college-ready.
Kemi Oyewole discussed her thoughts on instructional coaches, the role of an instructional coach, how to bring morale and community in education, and how she got into her profession.
Karen Weaver says that schools with strong sports programs are opening ways for sports business students to work with their athletics teams as part of a larger shift in the college athletics industry.
A new report from Penn GSE researchers explores one of the most pressing tensions in education policy today: how to ensure rigorous preparation for teachers while expanding access to the profession.
Penn GSE alumni, faculty, and education leaders returned to campus for a timely conversation on how artificial intelligence is reshaping classrooms, teaching, and learning.
The soon-be-graduate of Penn GSE’s Professional Counseling program is headed to Washington, D.C., for a job as a Congressional Fellow with the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.
Sade Bonilla's recent research study on the relation between student background and academic performance is the center point of this Philadelphia Tribune article.
Michael Smerconish speaks with Jonathan Zimmerman about the book "Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn," co-authored with Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson.
This course, taught by the director of the International Educational Development Program, focuses on how migration impacts children, youth, families, and their communities.
Honors from AERA, Penn AI, Penn Alumni, and national organizations highlight faculty and staff contributions across education research, artificial intelligence, and public engagement.
Jonathan Zimmerman says that, although findings show that most service workers now have college degrees, students should not be discouraged from attending college.
