Penn GSE News
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February 7, 2024
A yellow School District of Philadelphia school bus parked in front of a school.

The Penn GSE professor and applied economist emphasizes the critical role buses play in ensuring attendance and academic success.

Penn GSE News
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February 6, 2024
Richard Ingersoll

Ingersoll provides critical insights into the evolving nature of teacher preparation across the U.S. in Education Week.

Sigal Ben-Porath, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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February 2, 2024

MRMJJ Presidential Professor Sigal Ben-Porath says faculty must take the lead in fostering constructive dialogue across differences and creating safe environments for open discussion.

Sigal Ben-Porath, Penn GSE
In the Media
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February 1, 2024
, HAARETZ

A Global Intifada Sounds Scary, but "You Can't Just Limit Any Speech That Might Promote Violence"

Sigal Ben-Porath suggests that campuses should balance inclusion with free speech through specific rules, acknowledging the complexity of navigating controversial speech without undermining safety or diversity.

Penn GSE News
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January 30, 2024
Penn GSE Senior Fellow Kandi Wiens stands by a podium with a microphone and laptop, holding a remote, smiling to an audience while giving a presentation on burnout.

Her insights emphasize the subtlety and gradual nature of burnout and outline its three primary features.

Penn GSE News
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January 26, 2024
A smartphone is held in the center of the image with the ChatGPT website open on its browser. The phone is above a computer keyboard. You can see that the person has input “explain nuclear fusion in simple terms” as their prompt and the AI is generating an answer in return, illustrating how the program works for end-users.

Ross Aikins found students are finding new ways to use the tools, and AI is especially helpful for international students.

Press Releases
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January 22, 2024
For the first time in the competition’s history, semifinalists get personalized, data-driven support from a start-up advisor through the Catapult virtual accelerator.
Raquel M. Arredondo, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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January 22, 2024

This is the first time the Visiting Scholars Speaker Series has tied into the “One Book” program, where faculty and students read and explore a book as a community.

Laura W. Perna, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 18, 2024
, The New York Times

For Some Young People, a College Degree Is Not Worth the Debt

Laura Perna suggests that while community college is often promoted as an affordable educational route, it's not a universal solution due to limitations like accessibility and credit transfer issues, and emphasizes the need for a reevaluation of who bears the costs of higher education, advocating for a role for state and federal governments in making it more accessible and affordable.

Charlotte E. Jacobs , Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 12, 2024
, The New York Times

When Mean Girls Grow Up

Charlotte E. Jacobs suggests that the "mean girl" archetype, often associated with middle- to upper-class white girls, needs reevaluation considering today's more intersectional understanding of girlhood and womanhood, taking into account factors like race, religion, and sexual identity.

Penn GSE News
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January 12, 2024
A group of more than 30 teacher education researchers gathered around large round tables in a conference room listen to one of the attendees speaking into a microphone while the presenters stand at the front.

With national data showing an extreme teacher shortage and difficulties hiring qualified candidates, the December gathering focused on actionable practices to prepare people to enter the teaching profession and succeed.

Peter Eckel, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 10, 2024
, The Hill

College enrollment could take a big hit in 2025. Here’s why.

Peter Eckel suggests the impending decline in U.S. college enrollment is due to a shrinking traditional college-age population, driven by lower birth rates and reduced immigration.

Richard M. Ingersoll, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 10, 2024
, EducationWeek

Teacher Preparation, Explained: Alternative Routes, Enrollment Trends, and More

Richard Ingersoll suggests the main issue in teacher supply is not the quantity produced but the high rate of teachers leaving the profession before retirement.
Sigal Ben-Porath, Penn GSE
Penn GSE News
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January 9, 2024

School administrators across the country are facing political challenges they might not have expected when they entered education. Sigal Ben-Porath, MRMJJ Presidential Professor, recently offered advice in School Administrator magazine for how superintendents and other leaders can navigate these pressures.

Penn GSE News
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January 5, 2024
An illustration with a red-and-white circle target on the left. A bunch of squiggly lines, in a variety of colors, begin at the right and combine in the center to form one strong single line that continues into the bullseye of the target.

A new year means a new version of the RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, with the 2024 edition announced yesterday by Education Week. Nine researchers from the University of Pennsylvania made the annual 200-member list, which was created by Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) to gauge the public impact of ed scholars’ contributions.

Robert M. Zemsky, Penn GSE
In the Media
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January 2, 2024
, Forbes

Has The Time For Three-Year College Degrees Finally Arrived?

Robert Zemsky advocates for a new approach to three-year college degrees, which involves fundamentally redesigning undergraduate curricula to reduce the total required credit hours, allowing students to complete their degrees in three years while still enjoying a full college experience.

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