February 18, 2021
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2020 McGraw Prize in Education winners, from left, Estela Mara Bensimon, Michelene (Micki) Chi, and Joseph S. Krajcik .

McGraw Prize winners discuss how educators can adapt to meet the moment

Nominations for the 2021 McGraw Prizes in Education are open through April 15.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
January 22, 2021
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Maritza Moulite

In One of the Good Ones, Maritza Moulite reminds us that the present is past

Penn GSE Reading, Writing, and Literacy doctoral student Maritza Moulite discusses her newest book and her journey to academia

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
December 10, 2020
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Half of a bright blue sphere representing Earth is illuminated, and surrounding the sphere are digital icons including a phone symbol, wi-fi symbol, dollar sign, and camera icon.

Education in Times of Change: Penn GSE Provides Leadership and Partnership for an Unprecedented Era

Amid a global pandemic and perhaps the largest civil rights movement in U.S. history, Penn GSE is embracing the shift to virtual education, providing resources to educators and leaders in the field at large, and addressing issues of race, equity, and access throughout the School’s work.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
November 18, 2020
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Jalil Bishop and the NAACP report cover

Black borrowers are hit hardest by the student debt crisis. Cancelling debt is part of solution, new report argues

Jalil Mustaffa Bishop, Vice-Provost Postdoctoral Scholar and Penn GSE Lecturer, recently co-authored an NAACP report examining the ongoing effect of student debt on Black students and families.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Higher Education
October 22, 2020
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Elementary school students sit at round tables in a classroom. Behind them are colorful decorations, classroom projects, and school supplies. A woman stands at the front of the room and a man sits to the left. A headline on the image reads, “Recasting the Moment.”

Recasting the Moment: Professor Howard Stevenson on Creating Change Through Racial Literacy

A nationally sought expert on racial stress and racial trauma, Penn GSE’s Dr. Howard Stevenson discusses the national landscape and how racial literacy can help create a better future.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Counseling & Psychology
  • Alumni
October 22, 2020
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Adapting in Times of Change: Penn GSE Alumni Shape Education’s Future

The role of educators and leaders worldwide is more important than ever in today’s landscape. Four Penn GSE alumni share the challenges they have faced as while charting a promising path forward.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Alumni
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
September 11, 2020
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A white rose is left inside an engraved name at the 9/11 memorial in New York City.

Teaching an inclusive history of 9/11

Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher and Deepa Iyer argue that 9/11 curricula should include lessons on the Global War on Terror, Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism, and community building.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
August 4, 2020
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Charlotte Jacobs

Helping Black girls be themselves in independent schools

Penn GSE’s Charlotte Jacobs and Ramona Weber describe what they have learned researching the experience of Black girls in independent schools. 

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Teaching & Learning
July 30, 2020
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Nkemka Anyiwo, a postdoctoral fellow at Penn GSE’s Racial Empowerment Collaborative

Anyiwo: Black should be capitalized in textbooks, and educators should explain why

Nkemka Anyiwo, a postdoctoral fellow at Penn GSE’s Racial Empowerment Collaborative, recently told CNN the longtime use of lowercasing the word can ‘operate as an implicit form of racial messaging.’

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
July 16, 2020
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Penn GSE's Howard Stevenson

‘You’re always communicating about race, whether you talk about it or not.’

Howard Stevenson is an expert on racial literacy. Here’s what people have asked him this summer.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Special Topic: COVID-19

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