September 29, 2023
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Dr. Constance E. Clayton sits in a peach colored skirt and blazer, surrounded by attendees at the 2016 Constance E. Clayton Lecture

Penn GSE community remembers Dr. Constance E. Clayton, a groundbreaking alum and former Philly superintendent

In addition to a chaired professorship in her name and a fellowship she helped establish, Clayton leaves behind a legacy of quality education for students from all backgrounds.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
August 23, 2023
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Mark Ziegler-Thayer smiles at the camera wearing a white blazer over a gray sweater, standing in front of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. The words “U.S. Department of Education” are mounted on the face of the building in large metal letters above Mark’s head.

Alum burnishes skills as a presidential fellow at U.S. Department of Education

Mark Ziegler-Thayer started out as a part-time kindergarten teacher’s assistant. The experience changed their life. Two master’s degrees later, they are now working to effect change at the national level in a prestigious, two-year Presidential Management Fellows program, where they hope to increase access to high-quality and equitable education for all students.

  • Alumni
June 20, 2023
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Dean Grossman stands in the middle of six smiling Education Alumni Award winners in front of a screen with the Penn GSE logo on it.

Celebration of Educators event honored alumni, Dean Pam Grossman

The annual Alumni Weekend event included a panel discussion, an awards ceremony, and recognition of teachers who have served in classrooms for more than five years.

  • Alumni
April 3, 2023
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2023 Education Alumni Award honorees announced

The 2023 winners, teacher honorees and other annual award recipients will be recognized May 13 during the Celebration of Educators, alongside a panel discussion with Dean Pam Grossman.

  • Alumni
March 24, 2023
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Tony Alleyne helps prepare high schoolers for college and beyond

The mid-career alum founded Delaware College Scholars, a free college prep program to support under-resourced high school and college students. The organization has a 100 percent high school graduation rate across all the state’s 19 districts.

  • Alumni
December 16, 2022
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Four Penn GSE students wearing Penn GSE sweatshirts in blue, gray, or white walk down a path on the Penn campus. They are smiling and laughing.

Get your holiday shopping done with Penn GSE merchandise!

Show your school pride with T-shirts, sweatshirts, phone cases, and other Penn GSE merchandise. 

  • Alumni
December 13, 2022
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Professors Andrea Kane and Sigal Ben-Porath seated on stage with Dean Pam Grossman during a recent panel discussion about free speech. Dr. Kane is speaking and the other two panelists are looking at her intently.

Penn GSE alumni event focuses on free speech in education

Professors Sigal Ben-Porath and Andrea M. Kane discussed current challenges to free speech in K–12 and higher education with Dean Pam Grossman in front of alumni and friends. The challenges aren’t new, but they’re being amplified by increased polarization in our society.

  • Alumni
November 18, 2022
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Raghu Krishnamoorthy head shot

New Penn CLO program director knows how to turn career professionals into educational leaders

Raghu Krishnamoorthy, Ed.D., was named director of the Graduate School of Education’s Penn Chief Learning Officer (CLO) doctoral program in June 2022. He graduated the month before from the same CLO training program.

  • Leadership
  • Alumni
September 21, 2022
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In South Africa, Penn GSE interns find purpose and put theory into practice

Two Penn GSE students share their enriching experiences as interns in Johannesburg, South Africa.

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Alumni
September 13, 2022
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After graduating from Penn GSE, a travel blogger entertains and educates her friends and followers

La India Santos runs a social media profile called Flying Phirst Klass, which encourages young people to travel to less popular destinations and connect with local cultures.

  • Alumni

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