Penn GSE News Archive
New survey: 1 in 4 U.S. teachers may quit
Richard Ingersoll said that it will take year or two to determine if the pandemic drove teachers to quit the profession. “Everything I have seen on this is anecdotal, or conjecture, or for specific school districts,” he said.
Closing the gap—Philadelphia public schools lack Latinx teachers
Amalia Daché spoke about the importance of diverse educators. “Although I was successful at navigating higher education, not seeing or identifying with teachers always made me feel like I was an outlier,” she said.
5 strategies to cope with your return to the office
Annie McKee offered tips for adjusting to the return to in-person work, such as reconnecting with coworkers. “We've all changed as a result of the pandemic,” she said. “Get to know people again and give yourself the permission to … care about each other.”
Pivoting to middle school teacher from bank teller to stay ahead of disruption
Dean Pam Grossman said technology has yet to significantly disrupt education or replace the need for teachers. “Teaching and learning are fundamentally relational processes, and without the relationship, it’s hard to engage learners, particularly those that aren’t motivated,” she said.
Black teachers ground down by racial battle fatigue after a year like no other
Richard Ingersoll spoke about the pandemic’s impact on the teaching workforce and suggested that the economy’s recovery could increase teacher turnover and retirements.
It's time to tell students how much college costs
College costs are complicated, but that's not an excuse to hide important information, Laura Perna says.
Inaugural Projects for Progress recipients announced
Caroline Watts, Diane Waff, Zachary Herrmann, Marsha Richardson, and Regina Bynum were selected to implement their initiative “Bridging Gaps and Building Capacity: Student and Educator Supports for School Reopening in Learning Network 2.” The initative will provide evidence-based programming and professional development at one to two summer learning sites in West Philadelphia, followed by network-wide professional learning supports throughout the 2021-22 academic year.
Murals honoring Black activists now wrap the Municipal Services Building
Krystal Strong is featured in one of the two new murals along the sides of the Municipal Services Building, across from Philadelphia’s City Hall. They honor Black activists of the past year, as well as the past several decades.
A state higher education system struggles to create a new template for college athletics
Karen Weaver wrote about how the merging of six of Pennsylvania’s state colleges will affect student athletes.
Temple’s business school sees virtual reality as future of online learning
Ryan Baker is quoted on how the pandemic has necessitated innovation in remote learning, noting that, “There’s been a move to using high-quality interactive online learning environments.”
Anger, anxiety, stress, relief: Therapists say it’s OK for Black people to feel it all
"It’s going to be a sort of an identifier for folks who lived through this, and we don’t really know what the mental health impacts are on us,” Ariane Thomas said.
A system leader sells his vision for remaking public higher ed
Joni Finney is quoted on the effectiveness of the chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
Relief, calm, and a sense that ‘justice was served’ as Philadelphia watches Chauvin’s guilty verdict
Krystal Strong is quoted on justice that was not obtained in the verdict of the George Floyd murder trial.
How to improve value of higher ed? Increase career support.
Laura Perna pointed to equity gaps in labor market returns for people who hold the same type of college credential, noting that the risk of taking out a loan to attend college isn’t distributed equally in society.
Trial by trauma
"For so many Black families who experience this, the hardest part is about getting people to believe it happened and care." — Howard Stevenson
Free college programs can enable more student to go to college, but it all depends on how the program is designed
In the Conversation, Laura Perna, Jeremy Wright-Kim, and Elaine Leigh examine the design of free college programs and how the design influences their effectiveness.