Penn GSE News Archive
Opinion: When students stumble, colleges should turn to restorative justice before expulsion
Jonathan Zimmerman discusses a trend across higher education, where we’re relying on draconian penalties — especially suspensions — to discipline our students instead of working with them to help them get better.
On His First Day in White House, Biden Dissolves Trump’s 1776 Commission on U.S. History
Jonathan Zimmerman told The 74 that the sometimes vituperative arguments about American ideals and history held a vital place in K-12 classrooms.
5 Ways to Discuss the Capitol Riot with Your Students
Sigal Ben-Porath describes, “It was a very disturbing and significant moment in American history, so most students will be needing a place to consider it outside their families, and they don't have peer groups right now for the most part because of the pandemic.”
The thorny issues of free speech on campus
Sigal Ben-Porath joins host Jay Shapiro to explore what protections universities owe their students.
2020 has shone a light on the importance of good teachers, but many are paid less than a living wage in the U.S.
Richard Ingersoll said cultural misunderstandings about what it takes to be a good teacher have contributed to low wages for educators. “There was this idea that you don’t have to be that smart. It’s not as complex,” he said. “Or as difficult as being an accountant, working with numbers. Or being a dentist, working with teeth.”
