The Penn GSE Magazine

Spring 2017

Spring 2017 Penn GSE Magazine Cover

Cover Story

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Education, Language, and Culture: Penn GSE’s Dr. Nelson Flores Advances Bilingual Education

By helping Philadelphia schools implement dual-language programs in Spanish and English, a faculty member continues a linguistic legacy at Penn GSE.

Features

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By helping Philadelphia schools implement dual-language programs in Spanish and English, a faculty member continues a linguistic legacy at Penn GSE.

Penn GSE alumni are addressing national challenges through affordable college options, data to drive decisions, educational access, and the liberal arts.

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Education’s power to prepare Americans for the jobs of the future drew Rajeev Amara, W’97, to support fellowship for Penn GSE students.

Jolley Bruce Christman, GED’71, GR’87, and her late husband Steven S. Goldberg, GR’85, support graduating doctoral students at Penn GSE for their work in urban education.

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A school principal for forty-two years, Michael G. Kirsch knows the value of professional development in a field that faces constant change.

Love of Penn and the desire to ensure a strong teacher workforce for the future drew the McKibbens to support faculty aid at Penn GSE.

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What can educators do to produce active citizens? Learn what Penn GSE faculty Sigal Ben-Porath and Rand Quinn discovered by studying school environments.