Penn GSE In the Media
Education Week | November 16, 2022
Amy Stornaiuolo shares that Reddit forums can serve as a “canary in the coal mine” for understanding the state of the teaching profession. The posts on Reddit, she said, reflect a mentality of: “The kids are not all right; I am not all right; something is happening here.”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 13, 2022
What does Josh Shapiro's win mean for education in Pennsylvania? The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently chatted with Penn GSE's Ericka Weathers and other experts about goals for the governor-elect.
The New York Times | November 12, 2022
Sigal Ben-Porath says that the vehemence of discourse on transgender issues makes sense given the hate speech and misapprehensions previously faced by trans people.
K-12 Dive | November 4, 2022
Michael Gottfried speaks on the ways districts can both recognize and support chronically absent students. Gottfried lists examples to both spot patterns of absenteeism and provide support systems in order to prevent it.
Philadelphia Inquirer | November 4, 2022
A profile celebrates the career of Dean Pam Grossman as she prepares to depart her position in June. Highlights include a first-time No. 1 ranking in U.S. News & World Report this year and the largest gift in GSE’s history from the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Family Foundation.
Penn Today | November 2, 2022
Matthew Hartley shares his expertise on how his research on the civic purposes of colleges and universities helps foster democracy. He emphasizes that universities can become part of a longstanding effort that expands opportunity and strengthens democracy.
Footnotes: A Magazine of the American Sociological Association | October 29, 2022
Damani White-Lewis offers research-based recommendations on retaining Black faculty.
Washington Post | October 27, 2022
College sports are an integral part of the university experience. They help with recruiting and retention — and they help the bottom line. Penn GSE’s Karen Weaver teaches one of the country's only courses to prepare university presidents to manage the related complexities.
Axios Philadelphia | October 25, 2022
Michael Gottfried says that Philadelphia’s rise in unexcused absences is a sign of student disengagement triggered by a return from remote learning to an in-person classroom.
WHYY | October 24, 2022
Sigal Ben-Porath discusses how hate speech intersects with First Amendment rights on college campuses.
The Philadelphia Citizen | October 21, 2022
James H. Lytle, argues that stuents in inner city high schools have significantly less time and engagement in school related activities compared to their counterparts in suburban or private schools. Lytle theorizes, what we call, the “achievement gap” between students is actually a “time gap.”
Harvard GSE News & Events | October 19, 2022
Zachary Herrmann reflects on the challenges and opportunities senior-level district leaders face, and how they can work, collaborative, and problem-solve together.
Penn Today | October 18, 2022
Colleagues from Penn GSE and the Netter Center were honored for being selected in the first cohort of the new Projects for Progress award.
Front Office Sports | October 3, 2022
Karen Weaver, sports finance expert, shares that Group of 5 schools use money games to supplement income instead of raising student athletic fees — which can be highly controversial, told Front Office Sports.
Stars and Stripes | October 2, 2022
Jonathan Zimmerman discusses the opt-out option included in the guidelines for teaching sex education in schools and suggest similar compromises be applied to alleviate the polarized views on book bans.
The Philadelphia Inquirer | September 17, 2022
Pam Grossman and Richard Ingersoll speak on the potential drawbacks of waiving basic skills tests for teacher preparation programs.
WHYY | September 15, 2022
Patrick Sexton says that procedures like the new guidelines in a suburban school district can disconnect students from their academics and from a necessary system of support.
Courthouse News Service | September 3, 2022
Jonathan Zimmerman, expert on the history of education, discusses how Florida Governor Ron Desantis is making public schools a "national political project." Zimmerman explains that historically teachers get fired for differences in political idealogies that arise at a local or state level, but not any more.
Penn Today | August 31, 2022
Laura Perna, expert in college access, affordability, and success, takes a look at the budgetary costs and distributional impact of the U.S. President’s initiative.
The New York Times | August 29, 2022
How bad is the teacher shortage? The answer depends on where you live, according to an article in the New York Times. Jacey Fortin and Eliza Fawcett spoke with experts and educators from across the country, including Richard Ingersoll.
Philadelphia Magazine | August 27, 2022
Abby Reisman joins five other Philadelphia educators to discuss American history, equity and inclusion, critical race theory, and other hot-button issues schools and teachers face in 2022.
Word in Black | August 17, 2022
Howard Stevenson speaks about the PLAAY Project, which prepares Black male youth to cope with crisis and high-stress situations through sports.
WHYY | August 14, 2022
Ed Brockenbrough, an expert on LGBTQ development, speaks on new policies being implemented in the Central Bucks School District that will allow censoring of "sexualized content." Brockenbrough says these new policies are comparable to Florida's "don't say gay" laws in the way they will disproportionately effect LGBTQ students and other marginalized youth.
Oregon Capital Chronicle | August 10, 2022
Research from Richard Ingersoll shows that nearly half of teachers nationwide quit within their first five years on the job.
San Francisco Examiner | August 5, 2022
Michael Gottfried outlines the four distinct ways that students are impacted by chronic absence, as well as the factors that contribute to it.
Forbes | July 22, 2022
In an interview with Forbes, Zachary Herrmann encourages job seekers to consider their passions, the impact they hope to make, and the type of organization they hope to work for.
Inside Higher Ed | July 12, 2022
The work of Damani White-Lewis is referenced on how the concept of faculty fit can perpetuate biases in hiring if it’s not standardized.
Inside Higher Ed | July 8, 2022
Sydney Freeman Jr., a visiting scholar, and Laura W. Perna write that faculty of color and women faculty are known to shoulder more of the invisible labor associated with the college teaching profession.
The Chronicle of Higher Education | July 1, 2022
Karen Weaver estimated that UCLA and USC each stood to make as much as $30 million more per year as members of the Big Ten.
Chicago Tribune | June 29, 2022
Jonathan Zimmerman writes that history can inform our contemporary debates, but it can’t resolve them.