
Education extends far beyond the traditional classroom.
At Penn GSE, our experts uncover the profound impact that factors like poverty, trauma, and racism have on a child’s learning and development—and we explore how educators, policymakers, and communities can work together to address and mitigate these challenges.
Research and Action Initiatives
Education goes far beyond the traditional classroom. Penn GSE experts are showing how factors like race, trauma, and poverty can impact a child's learning and development.
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Penn Early Childhood and Family Research Center
The Penn Early Childhood and Family Research Center aims to advance the use of science in a context of public trust to address problems affecting the well-being of young children and families facing systemic injustice and disadvantage.
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Penn GSE Global Possibility Network
Penn GSE Global Possibility Network (GPN) is both a research consultancy for youth development organizations worldwide and a community of youth development stakeholders convening through projects, events, and media productions to share knowledge and collaborate.
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Project for Mental Health and Optimal Development
The Project for Mental Health and Optimal Development, based at Penn’s Graduate School of Education, explores the relationship between mental health and optimal development among children, youth, and the adults who support them.
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Resilience Empowerment Collaborative
The Resilience Empowerment Collaborative (REC) is a research, program development, and training center that brings together community leaders, researchers, authority figures, families, and youth to study and promote racial literacy and health in schools and neighborhoods.
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The RIPPLE Lab
The Research and Interventions Promoting Positive Learning Environments (RIPPLE) Lab group conducts research on how children’s early education experiences shape their development and learning, and how policies and programs can improve these experiences.