Penn GSE News Archive
Chronic truancy on the rise in Philadelphia schools
Michael Gottfried says that Philadelphia’s rise in unexcused absences is a sign of student disengagement triggered by a return from remote learning to an in-person classroom.
Regional Roundup
Sigal Ben-Porath discusses how hate speech intersects with First Amendment rights on college campuses.
Guest Commentary: Extracurriculars keep our students safe
James H. Lytle, argues that stuents in inner city high schools have significantly less time and engagement in school related activities compared to their counterparts in suburban or private schools. Lytle theorizes, what we call, the “achievement gap” between students is actually a “time gap.”
School leaders learning from one another
Zachary Herrmann reflects on the challenges and opportunities senior-level district leaders face, and how they can work, collaborative, and problem-solve together.
Projects for Progress, two years in
Colleagues from Penn GSE and the Netter Center were honored for being selected in the first cohort of the new Projects for Progress award.
The Pros and Cons of Non-Conference ‘Pay Games’
Karen Weaver, sports finance expert, shares that Group of 5 schools use money games to supplement income instead of raising student athletic fees — which can be highly controversial, told Front Office Sports.
One way of addressing book bans? Allow for compromise
Jonathan Zimmerman discusses the opt-out option included in the guidelines for teaching sex education in schools and suggest similar compromises be applied to alleviate the polarized views on book bans.
Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers?
Pam Grossman and Richard Ingersoll speak on the potential drawbacks of waiving basic skills tests for teacher preparation programs.