Centers & Initiatives
Center for Collaborative Research and Practice in Teacher Education
Center for Collaborative Research and Practice in Teacher Education brings together colleagues from Penn GSE, across Penn, and the School District of Philadelphia whose research and practice address teacher education.
Center for Research and Evaluation in Social Policy
Center for Research and Evaluation in Social Policy examines the severity of social and educational problems and the effectiveness of ameliorative programs.
Center for School Study Councils
The Center for School Study Councils works to improve the quality of education in school districts across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Center serves as a catalyst for school district superintendents to take a pro-active leadership role and facilitates their professional development.
Center for Urban Ethnography / Annual Ethnography in Education Forum
Center for Urban Ethnography / Annual Ethnography in Education Forum convenes the Ethnography in Education Research Forum, the largest annual meeting of qualitative researchers in education.
Consortium for Policy Research in Education:
A joint effort of the graduate schools of education at Penn, Columbia-Teachers College, Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, Northwestern, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Focuses on school reform, governance, policy, and finance.
Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium
The Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium, a program within the Penn Center for Educational Leadership, provides high-quality professional learning experiences to address the unique learning and social-emotional challenges of students of color.
National Center on Fathers and Families
National Center on Fathers and Families aims to improve the lives of children and families by helping fathers become more effectively involved in family life.
National Center on Adult Literacy / International Literacy Institute
National Center on Adult Literacy / International Literacy Institute is devoted to applied R&D and policy on issues of literacy across the life span, on regional, national and international basis.
Penn Center for Educational Leadership
Penn Center for Educational Leadership provides programs and services targeted at improving leadership in schools and districts, helping them enhance students achievement and growth.
Penn Child Research Center
The Penn Child Research Center promotes the educational and psychological well-being of children through the application of informed social and scientific policy.
Penn GSE Haiti Education Initiative
Penn GSE and the Haitian Ministry of Education are collaborating to improve and expand Haiti's education system after the devestation of the January 2010 earthquake.
Penn Literacy Network
A comprehensive professional development/curricular enhancement program that provides on-site seminars, workshops, and mentoring programs to preK-12 educators.
The Penn Project for Civic Engagement
The Penn Project for Civic Engagement is a cross-University project that collaborates with media, business and community agencies to identify and address projects on emerging issues. It links citizen concerns to expert knowledge and media coverage, to develop real-world solutions that might not emerge otherwise.
Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Interdisciplinary Methods for Field-based Research in Education
Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Interdisciplinary Methods for Field-based Research in Education supports the Ph.D. training of students in different disciplines who are committed to careers in applied, field-based education research.
The 21st Century Center for Cognition and Science Instruction
A consortium of Penn GSE, Penn's Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, Temple's Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center, the University of Pittsburgh Learning Research and Development Center, Research for Better Schools, and The 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education. Focuses on cognitive science in developing middle school science curricula.
VAL-ED
A research-based evaluation tool that measures the effectiveness of school leaders by providing a detailed assessment of a principal's performance, VAL-ED focuses on learning-centered leadership behaviors that influence teachers, staff, and most important, student achievement.