December 16, 2022
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Creating Opportunities for Learners Worldwide

Penn GSE’s International Educational Development Program preps students to tackle systemic issues around the world.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Teaching & Learning
December 13, 2022
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Damani White-Lewis studies why university faculties often lack diversity

His goal is to shift hiring and retention practices in higher ed through data, interventions, and conversations about racialized organizational dynamics.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Education Policy & Analysis
October 18, 2022
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A. Brooks Bowden receives prestigious Early Career Award for research on education costs

The Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) recently recognized A. Brooks Bowden for her impressive contributions to education research.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
September 15, 2022
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Penn GSE center reveals broad impact of standards-based reform on student learning

A seven-year project shows that standards-based reform has not lived up to its promise, but it also provides a big-picture perspective of what worked — and didn’t work — in the implementation process. This knowledge holds lessons for education leaders as they undertake future reforms aimed at improving instruction and advancing student achievement.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
August 16, 2022
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Professor Michael Gottfried talks about chronic absenteeism in California schools

Being chronically absent means missing 10 percent or more of the school year. "It's happening across the nation,” says Gottfried, who spoke with the San Francisco Examiner for a recent story. “And the data show it's particularly bad in big cities.”

  • Education Policy & Analysis
August 5, 2022
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Virtual kindergarten program keeps Philly kids smiling — and sets them up for success

It's not easy to get a room full of 5-year-olds to pay attention. It's even trickier when the 5-year-olds are in 25 different rooms.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Teaching & Learning
July 13, 2022
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Penn GSE professor helps author first national guidelines for Integrated Student Support

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.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
June 27, 2022
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DACA recipients have thrived in school and work, but new applicants face uncertain future

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. 

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Education Policy & Analysis
June 9, 2022
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Amid teacher shortage, Penn GSE experts weigh in

#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.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
April 25, 2022
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Three-year college degrees may be having their moment

Robert Zemsky’s work with 13 higher education institutions to create three-year programs is highlighted

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education

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