Associate Professor Brooks Bowden explained the benefits of better school quality and fairness, including long-term economic gains for the state, would greatly outweigh the hefty cost.
The Math Tutoring in an Elementary School course, supported by the Netter Center, is open to Penn undergraduate and graduate students and aims to redefine traditional math tutoring.
Katharine O. Strunk, dean of the Penn GSE, joins her fellow deans from prominent Pennsylvania institutions in highlighting the state's teacher shortage crisis.
The initiative provides University funding up to $100,000 for Penn teams piloting practical projects that address social justice issues in Philadelphia.