GSE Press Releases

Penn GSE Dean Pam Grossman receives Edward C. Pomeroy Award from AACTE

The Edward C. Pomeroy Award recognizes outstanding contributions to teacher education, either through distinguished service to the teacher education community or through the development and promotion of outstanding practices in teacher education at the collegiate, state, or national level. 

February 18, 2015
Matthew Steinberg named an Emerging Education Policy Scholar by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and American Enterprise Institute

Penn GSE Assistant Professor of Education Policy seeks to share his research and ideas with scholars and senior policymakers to influence K-12 education policy decisions.

February 6, 2015
EDSi Startups Make Their Pitch at Demo Day

Eight new education companies in the $2.1 million dollar Education Design Studio explain how they plan to improve learning.

February 4, 2015
PennAHEAD report finds gap in degree attainment between rich and poor families rising

Students from the wealthiest families are eight times more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree by age 24, according to the report released with the Pell Institute.  

February 3, 2015
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas uses LA Times reviews to highlight multicultural children’s literature

“The publishing business has an imagination gap when it comes to children’s and young adult literature.” 

Thomas, as a periodic reviewer for the Los Angeles Times books section, discusses often-overlooked works that feature children and teens of color, both now and throughout U.S. history.

January 28, 2015
Q & A with Pedro Rivera, Acting Pa. Secretary of Education and student in Penn GSE’s Mid-Career Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership

Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration will focus on an equitable school funding formula, making sure local school boards have control, and improving professional development for educators, Rivera said.

January 26, 2015
Sharon Ravitch discusses international development at Africa-America Institute symposium

At the event held at Penn GSE in December, Ravitch warned of the dangers of well-meaning organizations reinforcing harmful deficit narratives.

January 23, 2015
Kickstarter campaign aims to develop educational toys from Yasmin Kafai’s research

Cirkits, a project that bridges traditional craft with technology, provides new ways for children to learn creatively about electronics. A Kickstarter campaign launches January 16 with a goal of raising $15,000 by February 15 to pay for the production and distribution of the sewable electronic kits. 

January 15, 2015
Penn GSE's first MOOC tells the history of education reform

Professors John Puckett and Michael Johanek will trace the story of how the American school system was built in “American Education Reform: History, Policy, Practice,” the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) created by Penn GSE.

January 12, 2015
New year begins with a new Dean at Penn GSE

With a focus on continuing her career-long commitment to teacher education, Pam Grossman has joined the faculty of Penn GSE as its 11th dean. Grossman, an internationally renowned scholar, arrived at Penn on January 1 from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, where she helped found the Center to Support Excellence in Teaching. 


January 5, 2015

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