Penn GSE News Archive
The Next Step in Diversifying the Faculty
Marybeth Gasman's widely discussed The Hechinger Report article on why universities don't hire more faculty of color is mentioned in this piece on diversifying the faculty.
How schools are turning ‘joy’ into a character strength — and why it’s an awful idea
Joan Goodman writes about no-excuses charter schools' promotion of joyous learning and offers reservations to the idea of educators artificially manufacturing emotional states in students.
What Do School Districts Want from Digital Content?
Bobbi Kurshan shares what features teachers and district officials most often seek when choosing digital content to use in the classroom.
'She's probably gonna blow us up' - how students turned Trump's rhetoric to racism
Jonathan Zimmerman says that the Trump candidacy has played a large role in triggering prejudiced episodes in public schools. "It's made lots of people and their kids feel more free to express certain bigoted ideas."
The importance of keeping globally engaged
Alan Ruby discusses the effects globalization and political volatility have on postsecondary institutions.
Is a charter school right for my child?
Rand Quinn offers insights on the nature of the debate on charter schools versus public schools.
The Battle to Expose the 'Dark Finances' of California School Privatization
"Teaching has always been a poorly paid profession, particularly considering its educational requirements and responsibilities. Part of the reason for the lower pay is that at the dawn of the modern public-school system, teaching was considered 'women’s work,' and thus the second income in families," according to Richard Ingersoll.
What people did when an Ivy League professor wrote faculty of color don’t get jobs because “we don’t want them”
Marybeth Gasman writes about the reactions she received by people who read her essay from The Washington Post regarding why universities don't hire faculty of color.