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Penn GSE News Archive
Penn GSE News
| April 9, 2021
In the Media
| April 6, 2021
, Vox
Trial by trauma
"For so many Black families who experience this, the hardest part is about getting people to believe it happened and care." — Howard Stevenson
Penn GSE News
| April 5, 2021
In the Media
| April 5, 2021
, The Conversation
Free college programs can enable more student to go to college, but it all depends on how the program is designed
In the Conversation, Laura Perna, Jeremy Wright-Kim, and Elaine Leigh examine the design of free college programs and how the design influences their effectiveness.
In the Media
| March 28, 2021
, KYW (Philadelphia)
One of these NCAA Tournaments is not like the other
Karen Weaver spoke about gender inequity in the NCAA. “There’s a number of inequitable decisions that have been made in addition to the ones we talked about this year that just haven't drawn the same amount of attention,” she said.
In the Media
| March 25, 2021
, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Study: Teaching force grew at more than double the enrollment rate
Richard Ingersoll spoke about how schools and school boards are working to meet demands from parents and lawmakers. “All these demands by parents are very understandable, such as lower class size,” said Ingersoll. “Who wouldn’t want their child to be in a class of 18? And, yes, let’s teach Mandarin and, yes, let’s bring back Latin. There are so many demands but very little recognition of the costs.”
In the Media
| March 20, 2021
, University World News
To future academics: We need you to revive democracy
In University World News, Laura Perna and William Tierney write “Academic life, as we have lived it, and as we envision it for you, is about challenging norms and creating a society that foments democracy.”
Penn GSE News
| March 19, 2021
In the Media
| March 16, 2021
, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Race on campus: What does ‘Latinx’ mean?
Nelson Flores said that instead of debating whether or not an institution should use the word “Latinx,” people should try to understand why the word is used.
In the Media
| March 11, 2021
, Education Week
Want to improve learning outcomes? Give students more time
Pam Grossman proposes rethinking schooling to give students more time to learn. “Let’s use the pandemic to rethink how we expand and enrich learning time for children, especially those most impacted by COVID-19-related disruption.”