October 13, 2020
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Penn GSE professor Jonathan Zimmerman teaches a class.

Why America’s early childhood learning centers and K-12 schools are not part of the same system

Jonathan Zimmerman recently told the New York Times that the split dates back to education reformers wanting to improve schools, and keep babies safe.

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
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
July 30, 2020
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Jonathan Zimmerman teaching a class.

Zimmerman named Berkowitz Chair at Penn GSE

Considered one of the foremost education historians today, Zimmerman has been listed among Education Week’s annual Top 100 "Edu-Scholars" who influence public discussion in the USA for the past decade.

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • News from Penn GSE
June 15, 2020
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Briana Nichols, left, and Jessica Peng, right, have both received prestigious National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships.

Four Penn students receive prestigious National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships

Higher Education assistant professor Amalia Daché received an NAED/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship.

  • Higher Education
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
June 12, 2020
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Daris McInnis, left, reading to pre-kindergarten students in Washington, DC, and right, serving in the Army.

Daris McInnis, Penn GSE doctoral student and Army vet, named a Tillman Scholar

‘I was more terrified to teach small kids than to join the Army. I did it, and it was the best experience of my life.’

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
May 28, 2020
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Pennsylvania mail-in ballots for the 2020 primary election.

Creating a civics curriculum with Philly students that can be taught online or in person

When the COVID-19 pandemic shifted Rand Quinn’s class online this spring, his students decided their main project should change too.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
May 1, 2020
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A graphic featuring the books on Rabani Garg's list.

The best books about Ramadan for children

Penn GSE doctoral student Rabani Garg has created a list that showcases ‘the diversity of Muslim life across the world’.

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
April 30, 2020
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Jasmine Blanks Jones works with a student artist at B4 Youth Theater.

Theater stopped misinformation during the Ebola crisis. The Penn GSE student who led the project says arts can help beat COVID-19.

When Ebola hit Liberia, Penn GSE student Jasmine Blanks Jones’ youth theater company took on conspiracy theories and a lack of trust in the government. If that sounds familiar, she has ideas for improving messaging during the pandemic.

  • Global Initiatives
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Special Topic: COVID-19
March 27, 2020
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Two students walk in front of Penn GSE's building.

Penn GSE again #2 in U.S. News & World Report rankings for graduate schools of education

Penn GSE teacher’s teacher education programs listed among the nation’s best.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
February 17, 2020
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Krystal Strong testifies to the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee

Krystal Strong urges US House subcommittee to support leadership initiatives for African youth

Strong said African students are “learning what it means to be a citizen, developing political identities, and learning the extent to which their governments and societies will support them.”

  • Global Initiatives
  • Language, Literacy & Culture

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