Marybeth Gasman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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April 12, 2016
, Time

4 Tips for African-American Students Choosing a College

Marybeth Gasman advises prospective students to look beyond a college’s overall graduation rates and examine its success at graduating African Americans. 

Press Releases
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April 11, 2016

Finalists and $140,000 in Prize Funding Announced For 2016 Education Business Plan Competition from University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education & the Milken Family Foundation

Companies range from a platform for teaching students about the brain to a retention program for teachers in urban school.
Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Martin Ihrig, Penn GSE
In the Media
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April 7, 2016
, Philadelphia Inquirer

Phila. Orchestra expands programs that employ music for social impact

Martin Ihrig is working with the orchestra on an information-mapping project that will survey all the existing music education programs in the city  

Penn GSE News
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March 30, 2016

New Director of Admissions sees a Penn GSE education as an investment worth making

Kervin Pillot believes in the power of education. He started as Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions on February 1. 

Penn GSE News
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March 24, 2016

Penn GSE Education Alumni Association names 2016 awardees

The Penn GSE Education Alumni Association (EAA) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2016 EAA Awards. Awardees will be recognized at GSE’s Education Alumni Awards & Celebration of Teachers on Friday, May 13, 2016, during Penn’s Alumni Weekend.

Andy Porter, Penn GSE
In the Media
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March 24, 2016
, The Conversation

The Common Core explained

Andy Porter and Morgan Polikoff of C-SAIL provide a thorough history and explanation of the Common Core State Standards. 

John W. Fantuzzo, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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March 24, 2016

Fantuzzo: Laura and John Arnold Foundation and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

The Laura and John Arnold Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have awarded a combined $1.9 million to professors ...

Martin Ihrig, Penn GSE
In the Media
 | 
March 22, 2016
, Harvard Business Review

Managing Your Mission-Critical Knowledge

Originally appearing in 2015, this article by Martin Ihrig is a 2015 McKinsey Award Finalist. 

Abby Reisman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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March 21, 2016
, Time

How to Talk to Your Kids about Donald Trump

Abby Reisman suggests parents and teachers can help students “use history to make sense of the present.”

In the Media
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March 21, 2016
, Education Week

1st Graders Make Significant Growth With Reading Recovery Program, Study Shows

New CPRE study was one of the largest and most rigorous ever implemented in the field of education.

Press Releases
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March 17, 2016

4-Year Evaluation of Reading Recovery Expansion Finds Strong Gains in Student Reading Achievement

The evaluation by the Consortium for Policy Research in Education was one of the largest and most rigorous ever implemented in the field of education.
Education Policy & Analysis
Press Releases
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March 16, 2016

Penn’s Dennis Culhane and John Fantuzzo Awarded $1.9M for Evidence–based Policy and Integrated Data Systems Research

The grants will allow AISP to expand data-sharing collaborations with multiple government agencies to improve research and the delivery of services.
Education Policy & Analysis
Penn GSE News
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March 16, 2016

Penn GSE rises in education school rankings

The school improved to 6th in U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 rankings. Both the Higher Education and Education Policy divisions also placed in the top 10.

In the Media
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March 16, 2016
, NPR

Low Graduation Rates Among Black Athletes

Sports columnist Kevin Blackistone speaks with NPR's Morning Edition about Shaun Harper's new report. 

Press Releases
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March 15, 2016

Black Male Student-Athletes Winners on the Field for NCAA Power 5 Schools, Losing Out on Graduation

New Report from Penn GSE’s Shaun Harper Finds Alarming Racial Disparities in Student-Athlete Graduation Rates Continuing Despite Skyrocketing NCAA Revenues
Higher Education
In the Media
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March 15, 2016
, Associated Press

Black athletes playing men’s hoops, football lag behind in degrees

Shaun Harper's Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education at Penn GSE finds Black male student-athletes in NCAA Power 5 schools lag in graduation rates.

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