March 15, 2022
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Panel Addresses the Future of Higher Education

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.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
March 11, 2022
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“I realized the community’s needs were bigger than me”: One Penn GSE alum’s quest to fight childhood illiteracy

Struck by her own experience as an educator, Penn GSE alum Rina Madhani is helping promote childhood literacy in the underserved communities of the Bronx through a growing nonprofit.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
March 8, 2022
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Five tips for teachers on navigating the complicated subject of the Russia-Ukraine war with their students

Penn GSE doctoral student Lightning P. Jay talked with Tech & Learning about ways educators can engage in this difficult but worthwhile conversation with their students.

  • Teaching & Learning
March 1, 2022
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The experience of the "zero-generation college student"

Halfway around the world from home, a Penn GSE alum discovered a passion for writing — and teaching other non-native English writers.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
February 8, 2022
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Penn GSE and Lucas Education Research host discussion on project-based learning

The meeting featured high-level findings from four research studies and a thorough discussion of Penn GSE’s educational framework for practice-based learning.

  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
February 1, 2022
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Preparing citizens to stick their heads in the sand

Penn GSE’s Abby Reisman and Sigal Ben-Porath penned a piece for the Washington Post denouncing legislative efforts to limit classroom discussions on race, gender, and sexual orientation.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
January 31, 2022
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After landmark partnership deal, Penn and Lea School look to the future

Following the formalization of a five-year, $4.1 million deal between Penn and Henry C. Lea Elementary School,  many throughout the city are wondering how the extra support will transform the school over the coming years.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
January 28, 2022
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Building off years of success, Penn and Lea School formalize partnership

The University and its Graduate School of Education will contribute more than $4 million to the West Philadelphia K-8 school throughout the next five years.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Teaching & Learning
January 27, 2022
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‘All powerful work is deeply personal’: Building this year’s Best Books for Young Readers list

Rabani Garg and Sibylla Shekerdjiska-Benatova discuss what goes into the creation of the Best Books for Young Readers list — and what it means to them.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
January 27, 2022
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Penn GSE’s Best Books for Young Readers 2021

Now more than ever, it is imperative that the stories we tell, read, and write are reflective of the histories and experiences of the many different communities that make up our world — communities which are often missing from bookshelves in schools and libraries.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning

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