Penn GSE News Archive
Are systemic biases impacting literacy education?
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas points to successes in educating children from non-dominant backgrounds and suggests that it’s not just about money but also about will.
Randi Weingarten's low blow: She smears school vouchers because early proponents had racist motivations. So?
Jonathan Zimmerman asserts that there are legitimate reasons to oppose school vouchers, but the fact that early voucher proponents had racist motivations does not mean that today’s proponents do.
Loan Program for Black Colleges Struggles With Oversight, Repayment
Marybeth Gasman asserts that loan programs should be more particular in their lending, and borrowers should have a plan for paying back the loans.
Small private schools are struggling, but Merrimack has found its footing
Robert Zemsky discusses the changing market in which small private schools are competing.
Where Are All Of The Teachers Going?
Richard Ingersoll is cited for his research putting the cost of teacher attrition nationally at approximately $2.2 billion a year.
School report draws criticism, praise
Joni Finney comments on the report on Pennsylvania’s state universities, indicating that fixing the system as a whole is important, and that closing campuses would have been more of a distraction than a solution.
A 3-Step Process to Break a Cycle of Frustration, Stress, and Fighting at Work
Annie McKee promotes caring for self and others, taking responsibility for our own actions and feelings, and leaning in to our natural empathies.
Tips for headteachers to help prevent burnout
Annie McKee and Richard Boyatzis describe the renewal cycle in which school leaders combat negative stress with reflection.
How To Decide If Graduate School Is Worth Your Investment
Joni Finney explains that students should look at how much debt they’ve accumulated as an undergrad and their expected debt level on the graduate level.
Observing Classrooms: What Does Good Teaching Look Like?
Pam Grossman discusses education and classroom teaching with reporters at the Education Writers Association national seminar at Georgetown University.
A Professor ‘Who Looks Like Them’
Marybeth Gasman discusses the HSI Pathways to the Professoriate program that trains undergraduates at Hispanic-Serving Institutions for academic careers.
Stress: The Happiness Killer at Work
Annie McKee writes about stress in the workplace, why it matters, and what to do about it.
African Americans hold top academic job at city's three major universities
Marybeth Gasman comments on the three university appointments and the message that they communicate.
HBCUs Have a Leadership Problem. This Group Thinks It Has an Answer.
Marybeth Gasman comments on the trends surrounding the search process for presidents of historically black colleges and universities.
It Ain’t That Early Morning Show
Marybeth Gasman discusses why there is a lack of faculty of color in higher education.
Ruth Simmons, renowned higher education leader, tapped as Prairie View's interim president
Marybeth Gasman comments on Ruth Simmons’s background as a graduate of a historically black college, her achievements as president of Brown University, and the benefits these experiences will bring to Prairie View.