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
December 24, 2019
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A calendar for December 2019, with December 31 circled in red.

The stories of 2019

This year, Penn GSE researchers examined impeachment, the costs of college, dual-language programs — and earned praise along the way.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Higher Education
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
July 9, 2019
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Bringing the Penn Literacy Network to China and Western Canada

Shuai (Michelle) Shen, GED’08, works for the Penn Literacy Network (PLN) at Penn GSE to bring practical, evidence-based professional development to teachers in China and beyond.

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Alumni
June 20, 2019
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Four Penn GSE students receive prestigious National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowships

Sharon Wolf received an NAED/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship to further her research of early childhood education in sub-Saharan Africa.

 

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
February 26, 2019
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Ebony Thomas in Classroom Pointing

More of the best children's books from 2018

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas highlights a few titles for young readers that didn't quite make her annual best-of list for 2018.

 

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
January 31, 2019
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The RTE editorial team.

Shaping a legendary literacy journal’s future

Penn GSE’s Gerald Campano, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, and Amy Stornaiuolo are now editing Research in the Teaching of English.

 

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
January 25, 2019
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Leveling the playing field in dual-language programs

Penn GSE's Nelson Flores advocates for dismantling hierarchies between racialized and elite bilingualism in schools.

 

  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
November 1, 2018
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How monolingual teachers can support bilingual students

Speaking on WHYY's Radio Times, Nelson Flores said that all educators can place value on language diversity in their classrooms.

 

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
  • Teaching & Learning
June 14, 2018
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Lean into student backgrounds for more effective teaching

Penn GSE’s Nelson Flores tells columnist Esther J. Cepeda that a narrow focus on English vocabulary has hurt children of color and immigrants.

 

  • Race, Equity & Inclusion
  • Language, Literacy & Culture

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