In Ghana’s capital city of Accra, roughly 80 percent of children are enrolled in preschool by age three – but tests show that traditional call-and-response teaching, rote memorization, and corporal punishment do not lead to much learning.
Penn GSE professor Manuel S. Gonzáles Canchéand doctoral student Cameron Anglum receive prestigious Spencer fellowships from the National Academy of Education.
Yasmin Kafai and the Consortium for Policy Research in Education are competing in the STEM For All Video Showcase, with viewer’s choice voting open May 14-21.
Matthew Steinberg and Kenneth Shore’s study on the impact of the great recession on student achievement was referenced with regard to the effects of spending disparities.
