October 17, 2024
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Amy Stornaiuolo speaks into a microphone on stage in front of an audience at the 2024 Celebration of Writing and Literacy with the conference logo on a screen behind her.

K–12 and college educators discussed the promise and pitfalls of AI at the conference.

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  • Together for Good
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
October 1, 2024
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The Philadelphia Writing Project will collaborate with local partners to document and highlight the hidden stories of Black youth, supported by a grant from the Spencer Foundation.

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  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
September 24, 2024
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The school sign in front of Roxborough High School

Significant progress has been made in the four years since Penn pledged $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia to remediate environmental hazards, including asbestos and lead, in hundreds of school buildings.

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August 30, 2024
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RMT trainers stand over a table and instruct two teachers, seated, in the teaching method

The program is expanding to new schools, building new partnerships, and even releasing a new book.

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  • Teaching & Learning
August 23, 2024
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Penn Arts & Sciences undergrad Sarah Alvarado tutors a Hamilton Elementary student in reading at a small table in a classroom

The program run by the Office of School and Community Engagement pairs students in the School District of Philadelphia with Penn students and community members for individually tailored tutoring sessions.

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  • Teaching & Learning
August 7, 2024
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Dan Lazar says he constructed the idea of what kind of leader he would be during his time in the educational leadership program at Penn GSE. 

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  • Leadership
  • Alumni
August 2, 2024
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Penn GSE alum Rina Madhani sits cross-legged on the floor surrounded by elementary schoolchildren, all reading books and laughing together

Rina Madhani and Sibylla Shekerdjiska-Benatova have each founded literacy nonprofits that put books into the hands of children who need them.

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  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Alumni
June 21, 2024
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Brooks Bowden stands in front of a chalkboard wearing a black pantsuit

Associate Professor Brooks Bowden explained the benefits of better school quality and fairness, which could include increases in high school graduation rates, college enrollment, new jobs, and long-term economic gains for the state, would greatly outweigh the hefty cost.

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  • Education Policy & Analysis
June 7, 2024
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The Math Tutoring in an Elementary School course, supported by the Netter Center, is open to Penn undergraduate and graduate students and aims to redefine traditional math tutoring.

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  • Teaching & Learning
May 29, 2024
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The initiative provides University funding up to $100,000 for Penn teams piloting practical projects that address social justice issues in Philadelphia.

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  • Race, Equity & Inclusion

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