Laura W. Perna, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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November 2, 2018

Laura Perna

Laura Perna has received a subcontract from the Pell Institute, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The one-year, $250,000 grant — $60,000 of which is to Penn GSE — will support the production of the annual Indicators of Higher Education Equity report.

 

Rand Quinn, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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November 1, 2018

Should tax dollars support private schools?

In a Phi Delta Kappan report, co-author Rand Quinn lays out new research into Americans’ views on vouchers funding private and religious schools.

Education Policy & Analysis
Nelson Flores, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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November 1, 2018

How monolingual teachers can support bilingual students

Speaking on WHYY's Radio Times, Nelson Flores said that all educators can place value on language diversity in their classrooms.

Teaching & Learning
Language, Literacy & Culture
Philadelphia Impact
Press Releases
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November 1, 2018

Board of Regents Failed Maryland in DJ Durkin Case. Here’s What the Board Should Do Next, according to Penn GSE expert.

Peter Eckel is available to comment.
Higher Education
Peter Eckel, Penn GSE
In the Media
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October 23, 2018
, Inside Higher Ed

Creating more responsive boards

Peter Eckel, writing with Cathy Trower, cautions that the traditional committee structures and operating procedures of university, college, and state system boards have not kept up with the times and can benefit from focused institutional review.

Penn GSE News
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October 23, 2018

The teacher workforce is transforming. Here’s what it means for schools and students.

Penn GSE’s Richard Ingersoll chronicles a surge in teacher hiring and continued instability in the profession in his new report.

Education Policy & Analysis
Teaching & Learning
Press Releases
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October 23, 2018

Richard Ingersoll Updates Landmark Study Of the American Teaching Force, Now Covering 3 Decades

The past three decades have transformed America's teacher workforce. Penn GSE’s Richard Ingersoll looks at who’s teaching, for how long, and what it means for the nation's students and taxpayers.
Teaching & Learning
Laura W. Perna, Penn GSE
In the Media
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October 22, 2018
, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pa. AG Shapiro claims win vs. Navient student loan servicer

Laura Perna speaks about academics' frustrations with predatory practices in the student loan industry. "We have this structural reliance on loan servicers," she explains. "If they're not doing their job, it's a problem."

Nelson Flores, Penn GSE
In the Media
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October 18, 2018
, Chalkbeat

A Chalkbeat roundtable: What New York City is still learning from its teacher strikes of 1968

Nelson Flores writes about the professionalization of bilingual education and the unrealistic assumption that schools can alone reverse the effects of poverty and segregation.

Penn GSE News
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October 18, 2018

Educating Beyond Boundaries: Penn GSE Alumni Pursue Cross-Disciplinary Careers

Four Penn GSE alumni share their stories of impactful careers that pair education with psychology, corporate leadership, business and technology, and international development.

Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Global Initiatives
Alumni
Woman smiling in front of white wall
Penn GSE News
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October 18, 2018

Delivering Education Through Business and Technology

For Norrizan Razali, GR’92, the path to leadership in business and technology at Microsoft and Apple began with curiosity about English language acquisition in her native city.

Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Alumni
Nancy H. Hornberger, Penn GSE
Awards & Honors
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October 16, 2018

Nancy Hornberger

Nancy Hornberger has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Umeå University in Sweden. Since 2012, Dr. Hornberger has served as Visiting Professor to Umeå University's Department of Language Studies, consulting and collaborating on the development of Sámi language teaching, teacher education, and research in support of...

Jonathan Zimmerman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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October 15, 2018
, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bogus articles ignited an academic culture war. Here’s what it should teach today’s professors.

Jonathan Zimmerman advocates for academics to increase engagement with the public and widen the audience for their work.

Penn GSE News
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October 12, 2018

Anita Hill, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Dorothy Roberts on inequality and sexual harassment

In a conversation co-sponsored by Penn GSE, Hill called Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearing a "disservice to the American public."

Higher Education
Race, Equity & Inclusion
Sigal Ben-Porath, Penn GSE
In the Media
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October 8, 2018
, Inside Higher Ed

In defense of viewpoint diversity

Sigal Ben-Porath is quoted on viewpoint diversity in academia and its relationship to the educational mission of universities.

Penn GSE News
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October 3, 2018

Ten Years of Penn GSE Fieldwork in Kazakhstan

In Penn GSE’s first Faculty Global Seminar, Alan Ruby described how the school’s collaboration with leaders in Kazakhstan has helped launch a university.

Global Initiatives

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