Penn GSE News Archive
Will Coronavirus Close Your College for Good?
For 20 percent of institutions, this may be an existential moment, says Robert Zemsky.
Tuition-free community college will make Philly stronger
The city needs more college graduates. Laura Perna argues a Kenney Administration proposal that includes scholarships and supports would put Philadelphia on track.
Abby Reisman has been awarded $2,464,087 from the James S. McDonnell Foundation for the study “The Development of Novice Teachers’ Role-Identities as Discussion Facilitators in Social Studies Classrooms.” With collaborators from Temple University, Reisman will follow two cohorts of social studies teacher candidates from two preservice certification programs into their first 2 years of teaching in Philadelphia. Using mixed methods, the project aims to generate a rich and contextualized developmental portrait of teacher learning centered on discussion facilitation. The products of this work will include an online repository of teacher-annotated videos of social studies discussion to be used in teacher-led professional development.
Perna, L.W., & Wright-Kim, J (2020, February 21). Federal Pell Grants help pay for college-but are they enough to help students finish.
Laura Perna and Jeremy Wright-Kim write that more needs to be done to improve graduation rates at the colleges where many Pell recipients enroll.
Understanding the costs of college. Research Minutes: Educational Research and Policy Podcast
Laura Perna joins CPRE Executive Director Jonathan Supovitz to discuss her team’s study on Net Price Calculators and some important implications for higher education policymakers and college officials.
Abby Reisman has been awarded $49,994 from the University Research Foundation for the study "Investigating a Virtual Instruction Coaching Model for Philadelphia History Teachers." The study will pair Philadelphia teachers with instructional coaches from different states for coaching focused on document-based history instruction and will investigate whether this model provides teachers with valuable professional development experience.
The Evidence-Based Policy Revolution Waiting to Happen
Policymakers will struggle to implement meaningful changes in education unless they ask if a solution is cost effective, writes Rebecca Maynard.