Penn GSE News Archive
Playing the Spanish Card
In this podcast, Nelson Flores says Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine's fluency in Spanish appeals more to white liberals than Latino voters.
Reformers ‘disrupted’ public education. Now an Ivy League dean says the consequences for kids can be ‘devastating.’
Pam Grossman discusses educational disruption's potential consequences for children, and offered ideas for research-supported reform in education.
The New Bilingualism
Nelson Flores says bilingual education, once opposed in America's recent past, is "now... framed as something that's good for all children—something that can help people get jobs as part of the global economy."
Clinton, Sanders keep college costs in national spotlight
Finney said Clinton needs to get state support for college affordability proposal.
School districts' conundrum: Opt out or master the standards
Jonathan Supovitz explains the reasons why Common Core's future is looking more and more uncertain.
The impact of ‘Black Lives Matter’ on Democratic convention
"I think...both Senator Sanders and Secretary Clinton understood this is a movement to be taken seriously," says Shaun Harper in a video report.
Career in teaching? College students turning away in droves
"You can call Philadelphia and they'll say they've had shortages all year," says Richard Ingersoll, "[b]ut call up Lower Merion and they'll say they have a waiting list three miles long."
Moocs can transform education – but not yet
“They came; they conquered very little; and now they face substantially diminished prospects,” says Bob Zemsky.
Some Predict Tuition Increases Under Hillary Clinton’s College Plan
Joni E. Finney, the director of the Institute for Research on Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania, said Mrs. Clinton’s plan could make a meaningful dent in an important problem.