September 29, 2023
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Penn GSE community remembers Dr. Constance E. Clayton, a groundbreaking alum and former Philly superintendent

In addition to a chaired professorship in her name and a fellowship she helped establish, Clayton leaves behind a legacy of quality education for students from all backgrounds.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
September 27, 2023
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Superimposed over the McGraw Prize logo are three overlapping circles depicting 2023 prize winners, from left to right, Morgan State University President Dr. David Wilson, Superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education Dr. Debra Duardo, and Oakland University Distinguished Professor of Engineering Dr. Barbara Oakley.

2023 McGraw Prize winners selected for improving Pre-K–12 student outcomes, increasing college graduation rates, facilitating adult learning, and more

Winners Debra Duardo, David Wilson, and Barbara Oakley have transformed learning across all age groups.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
August 11, 2023
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The six women in the inaugural cohort of Jacobs Fellows stand, smiling, in a classroom in front of a Penn GSE banner.

First year of Jacobs Fellowship inspired, funded six Penn GSE educational entrepreneurs

Six master’s candidates received funding from the Jacobs Foundation for their social impact ventures this year. Applications are being accepted for the next cohort until Sept. 15.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
July 11, 2023
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From left to right, inaugural Director Cheryl Logan; Robert, Suzanne, and Harold "Terry" McGraw III; former Dean Pam Grossman; and Dean Katharine Strunk pose for a photo during the launch event for Penn GSE's McGraw Center for Educational Leadership on June 8, 2023

McGraw Center for Educational Leadership launch event brings together students, alumni, and faculty across Penn GSE’s leadership programs

The event launching Penn GSE’s McGraw Center for Educational Leadership set the tone for the Center’s future: gathering great educational minds from across the School along with outside experts to tackle the big issues facing education today.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
June 16, 2023
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Dr. James Lester, Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Center for Educational Informatics at North Carolina State University, stands with his arms spread, delivering the keynote address to a seated crowd at the launch of Penn GSE's McGraw Center for Educational Leadership. On the screen behind him is an image of a robot providing instruction to a woman as they view a tablet together under the label "AI & Education," the topic of Dr. Lester's talk.

McGraw Center for Educational Leadership launches with keynote previewing the potential power of AI in the classroom

The jobs of educators are among the most difficult to automate, Dr. James Lester said in a keynote celebrating the launch of the McGraw Center for Educational Leadership, but artificial intelligence (AI) still has massive potential to transform classrooms.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
May 12, 2023
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From left to right, University Grants Commission Chairman Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, Penn GSE's Raghu Krishnamoorthy, Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, and Penn GSE's Peter Eckel and Sharon Ravitch at Penn GSE and Anant National University's Future of Learning event in Ahmedabad, India.

Penn GSE and Anant National University collaborate on Future of Learning event in Ahmedabad, India

With a shared interest in designing more effective and inclusive learning strategies, Penn GSE and Anant National University hosted three dozen international educators for the Future of Learning International Design Collaborative March 28–30 in Ahmedabad, India.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
April 27, 2023
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Clusters of dots representing data, most of which are connected by a network of lines.

Breaking the Pipeline: Rachel Baker helps challenge a traditional education metaphor in Science magazine

In a major study published today, Baker and fellow researchers argue that replacing “pipeline” with “pathway” is a better metaphor and will unlock new insights and improve higher education.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
February 16, 2023
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First cohort of Jacobs Education Impact Prize Fellows receives funding to develop impact ventures

The fellowships are part of a partnership announced last year to advance entrepreneurial innovation in education.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
December 16, 2022
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Dean Pam Grossman and President Liz Magill stand outside the Penn GSE building expansion project on a tour as the dean gestures at the construction.

A View From Campus

Updates on a presidential visit, the new Penn GSE building expansion, and more.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
December 16, 2022
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Faces of Philanthropy

Penn GSE is bringing hope and opportunity to a new era. In keeping with Dean Pam Grossman’s vision of access and inclusion, practical knowledge, powerful partnerships, and innovation for impact, Penn GSE is unleashing the power of possibility through education—building a diverse pipeline of the educators and leaders the world needs. The School is grateful to the generous donors who are investing in this work. Here are three stories of support for Penn GSE’s mission.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Global Initiatives
  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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