Press Releases
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May 11, 2017

Booing DeVos is a Trumpian Response that Doesn’t Advance Needed Conversations, Says Penn GSE Education Historian

Marybeth Gasman, Penn GSE
In the Media
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May 8, 2017
, The New York Times

Trump Walks Back Threat to Defund Black Colleges

Marybeth Gasman comments on Trump's offensive statement about disregarding $20 million in funding to HBCUs.

Jonathan A. Supovitz, Penn GSE
In the Media
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May 8, 2017
, The Associated Press

In college test prep industry, cheaper options available

Even though some colleges no longer require standardized test scores for admission, Jonathan Supovitz says some kind of standardized testing is necessary to evaluate students since there are differences in higher education quality across institutions.

Matthew Hartley, Penn GSE
In the Media
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May 4, 2017
, Times Higher Education

Trump is not US universities’ biggest threat

"The biggest threat to the academy will not come from Washington. It will come from the statehouses..." writes Matthew Hartley in this op-ed.

In the Media
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May 3, 2017
, School Library Journal

Imagine Yourself a Young Reader in the Margins | #OwnVoices: Three Takes

"Here is an uncomfortable truth: in children’s and young adult literature, Whiteness has long been the dominant narrative perspective," writes Ebony Elizabeth Thomas in this op-ed.

Penn GSE News
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April 27, 2017

It’s accolades season for Penn GSE students, faculty, and staff

Individuals at Penn GSE are being recognized for their outstanding contributions.

Press Releases
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April 25, 2017

Inequity Persists In U.S. Higher Education Opportunity, Outcomes

New website allows journalists, policymakers, educators and the public to explore data on equality and opportunity in U.S. higher education.
Higher Education
Press Releases
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April 25, 2017

Winners Announced for Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition for Ventures

Over $120,000 in Prize Money Awarded
Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Press Releases
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April 18, 2017

Coordinated Efforts Have Begun to Show Results For Tenn. Residents

Penn GSE News
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April 17, 2017

Fostering Civic Engagement: Two Penn GSE Professors Work to Close a Gap

What can educators do to produce active citizens? Learn what Penn GSE faculty Sigal Ben-Porath and Rand Quinn discovered by studying school environments.

Teaching & Learning
Alumni
Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2017

Rajeev Amara, W’97

Education’s power to prepare Americans for the jobs of the future drew Rajeev Amara, W’97, to support fellowship for Penn GSE students.

Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Faces of Philanthropy
Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2017

Allison Bieber McKibben, C’93, and Jeffrey S. McKibben, W’93

Love of Penn and the desire to ensure a strong teacher workforce for the future drew the McKibbens to support faculty aid at Penn GSE.

Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2017

Michael G. Kirsch, C’68, GED’72, GRD’74

A school principal for forty-two years, Michael G. Kirsch knows the value of professional development in a field that faces constant change.

Teaching & Learning
Faces of Philanthropy
Alumni
Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2017

Keeping Costs Down through Community Colleges

Peter Jordan, GRD’08, president of Tarrant County College, believes in the strong academic foundation community colleges can provide students and the general public.

Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2017

Using Data to Guide Policies

Learn why Irma Perez-Johnson, GR’08, thinks data-driven decision-making is the future of education.

Penn GSE News
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April 14, 2017

Making the Case for the Humanities

Margaret Plympton, GRD’11, believes the liberal arts are a worthy investment for higher education.

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