Penn GSE News Archive
Summit Learning reports highlight big ambitions for personalized learning, struggles to prove academic success
Rand Quinn notes that the vision for rapid growth can be fueled by both the funder and the grantee as they try to demonstrate and achieve the broadest impact.
Penn’s Grad School of Education cultivates a pipeline
Dean Pam Grossman, Vivian Gadsden, and Ed Brockenbrough discuss how Penn GSE advocates for equity and inclusion as it builds a pipeline for future students. “Having a diverse set of teachers, a diverse set of leaders is incredibly important in inspiring the next generation to imagine themselves in those roles,” said the Dean.
Revolving door: Teachers, principals churn through HISD’s lowest-performing schools
Richard Ingersoll spoke about the importance of teaching-staff retention. “We have 50 years of research that shows good schools have a sense of community and strong bonds,” he said. “The good schools, it’s not like a factory. It’s more like a family.”
Chapter 13 bankruptcy for student loans? It's possible
Laura Perna discussed her recent study, which revealed that many net price calculators are using old tuition data and misleading costs. “Paying for college is too important for there to be wrong data,” said Perna.
