February 13, 2025
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Angela Crumdy stands beside a large statue of an alligator biting another animal, surrounded by trees and rocks in Guantánamo, Cuba.

Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow Angela Crumdy pursues intersection of anthropology and education

She seeks a career combining her passions for teaching and research.

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  • Higher Education
February 6, 2025
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Michael Gottfried

Michael Gottfried discusses efforts to reduce absenteeism at White House roundtable

Michael Gottfried joined education leaders to address chronic absenteeism, emphasizing the importance of collaboration across schools, communities, and government to break down barriers and improve attendance.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Leadership
January 27, 2025
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An illustration of five diverse individuals standing in a row from behind, each with unique outfits: a keffiyeh scarf, a 'Black Lives Matter' cap, and 'Love is Love' on a jumpsuit, against a dark blue background

New website spotlights Muslim American youth experiences

The project aims to make the research team’s findings more accessible to a wider audience.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Education Policy & Analysis
January 21, 2025
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Sigal Ben-Porath

Professor Sigal Ben-Porath elected to prestigious National Academy of Education

The organization, founded in 1965, is an honorific society of U.S. members and international associates elected based on outstanding education-related scholarship.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
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January 8, 2025
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From left to right, top row: Angela Duckworth, Jonathan Zimmerman, Richard M. Ingersoll, Laura W. Perna; bottom row: Howard C. Stevenson, Katharine O. Strunk, Pam Grossman, Vivian L. Gadsden.

Penn GSE scholars shine in Education Week’s 2025 RHSU Edu-Scholar rankings

Eight Penn GSE faculty feature prominently in the rankings, which celebrate the most influential education researchers in the nation.

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  • News from Penn GSE
December 20, 2024
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Four photos in a square over the text “Penn GSE 2024 Stories.” Clockwise from top left: Dean Katharine Strunk, a man sitting in the back of a classroom with data superimposed over him, PLN Director Lara Paparo speaking into a microphone with Thinkify executives seated beside her, and Associate Professor Brooks Bowden.

Our top stories of 2024

Look back with us at some of the stories that defined 2024 for our community.

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  • News from Penn GSE
December 17, 2024
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Penn GSE Professor Nelson Flores (left) and the cover of his new book, Becoming the System: A Raciolinguistic Genealogy of Bilingual Education in the Post-Civil Rights Era.

Nelson Flores examines bilingual education in new book

Nelson Flores’ Becoming the System examines how bilingual education has historically framed Latinx students through a deficit lens, urging new narratives that empower students to define their own identities.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Language, Literacy & Culture
November 25, 2024
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Penn GSE alum’s Financial Viability Index shines in Philadelphia Inquirer investigation

Julee Gard — Vice President for Administration & Finance at the University of St. Francis in Illinois — has gained attention for her model’s ability to provide institutional leaders with actionable insights to enhance financial stability.

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  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
November 15, 2024
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Portrait of Michael Gottfried, standing with arms crossed, smiling, with bookshelves in the background.

Michael Gottfried links rising absenteeism to declining teacher satisfaction

As reported in Education Week, Gottfried finds chronic student absenteeism disrupts classroom dynamics, damages teacher-student relationships, and steadily erodes teacher job satisfaction.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Teaching & Learning
November 7, 2024
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Sade Bonilla named inaugural Faculty Research Director for Penn GSE’s Office of School and Community Engagement

The appointment is part of an expansion of the office focused on research to drive the School’s community engagement efforts.

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  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Teaching & Learning

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