April 12, 2024
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Penn GSE affordability expert offers takeaways on the new FAFSA

Vice Provost for Faculty Laura Perna says it is extremely important for students, especially low-income students and first-generation students, to complete the FAFSA as they try to identify ways to pay for college.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
April 5, 2024
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Zimmerman discusses divergent laws creating different curriculum in red and blue states in “Washington Post”

“State legislatures have now used the power of law to try to inscribe one view, and to prevent another,” Jonathan Zimmerman told the Washington Post.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
March 29, 2024
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Robert Zemsky gives his vision for three-year college programs

Zemsky advocates for a shift to three-year degree programs to combat the rising costs and evolving needs of higher education.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
March 22, 2024
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Sade Bonilla gives her take on the evolution of career education

Bonilla highlights the shift from vocational training to career technical education, emphasizing its role in reducing dropout rates and promoting equitable learning opportunities.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
March 15, 2024
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Brooks Bowden highlights consequences of lenient grading in "The Economist"

Bowden’s research demonstrates how lenient grading policies in North Carolina high schools lead to reduced student effort and wider academic gaps, questioning current educational reforms.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Teaching & Learning
March 8, 2024
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Dean Strunk weighs in on teacher turnover

While teacher turnover peaked in 2022, the attrition rate remains stubbornly high.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
February 27, 2024
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Policy Corner: Ericka Weathers advocates for equitable school funding in wake of Pennsylvania ruling

Assistant professor calls for a new, more equitable funding formula that addresses racial and socioeconomic disparities.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
February 15, 2024
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Joni Finney gives analysis on Pennsylvania's higher education funding reform

The former Institute for Research on Higher Education director critiques Governor Shapiro’s higher ed funding plan for Pennsylvania, emphasizing the need for sustainable priorities and systemic policy leadership.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
February 13, 2024
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Penn GSE faculty celebrate recent and upcoming publications

Books by Peter Eckel, Sharon Ravitch, and Karen Weaver explore a wide range of topics including university systems in former Soviet republics, successful leadership mindsets, and the money and politics behind college athletics.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Leadership
February 7, 2024
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Michael Gottfried weighs in on impact of school bus crisis on attendance in Washington Post

The Penn GSE professor and applied economist emphasizes the critical role buses play in ensuring attendance and academic success.

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