February 27, 2020
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Penn GSE Dean Pam Grossman talks with students in her class.

Teaching is complex, elaborate, and elegant work. It’s time to quantify how that work gets done.

Writing in Phi Delta Kappan, Penn GSE Dean Pam Grossman makes the case for creating a common language and set of practices to define professional teaching.

  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • 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
February 14, 2020
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Past McGraw Prize in Education winners, from left, Sarita Brown, Alberto Carvalho, Christine Cunningham, and Chris Lehmann, discuss sustaining innovation in education with Penn GSE Dean Pam Grossman.

The McGraw Prize partners with Penn GSE to celebrate education changemakers

In announcing the McGraw Prize in Education’s new home at Penn GSE, four past winners talked about what it takes to create and sustain innovation.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
January 30, 2020
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Shiyu Sun, a Penn GSE counseling student, and Philadelphia middle schooler Ciani Patton-Collins laugh together during a mentoring session.

Counseling mentors help Philadelphia middle schoolers explore possibilities

Penn GSE’s Michael Nakkula and Andy Danilchick are at the forefront of research into possibility development, an emerging field in the study of human development.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Counseling & Psychology
January 23, 2020
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Propelling Change: Penn GSE Education Entrepreneurship Alumni

Locally and nationally, Penn GSE Education Entrepreneurship alumni are innovating at all levels of education, both within and beyond the classroom.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Alumni
January 21, 2020
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Penn President Amy Gutmann and professor Robert Zemsky talk on a stage.

To improve higher ed, talk tough conversations and encourage innovative outlook

President Amy Gutmann and Graduate School of Education scholar Robert Zemsky took part in a “fireside chat” at this year’s Higher Education Leadership Conference at Penn, which also awarded Gutmann the Zemsky Medal.

  • Higher Education
January 16, 2020
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Advancing a Landmark of Twenty-First-Century Learning

As a part of Penn GSE’s Extraordinary Impact Campaign, the School is embarking on a building expansion that will create a hub of twenty-first-century teaching and learning.

  • Faces of Philanthropy
January 10, 2020
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Learning, Sharing, and Making Meaning: Philadelphia Writing Project Advances Writing Across the City

Diane Waff, C’76, GRD’07, and Judy Buchanan discuss how the Philadelphia Writing Project enriches K–12 teachers’ and students’ learning and how a new initiative is cultivating Philadelphia’s youngest writers.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Alumni
January 9, 2020
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Penn GSE professor Laura Perna testifies at a January 8, 2020 hearing of Pennsylvania Higher Education Funding Commission at West Chester University.

Laura Perna testifies before Pennsylvania Higher Education Funding Commission

Perna’s recommendations included improving community college access, clearer pricing, and more support for minority students and non-traditional learners.

  • Higher Education
January 8, 2020
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Empowering Students to Shatter Expectations

Penn GSE alumnus Eduardo (Tony) A. Alleyne, GRD’16, works to help first-generation, low-income high school students prepare for college.

  • Leadership
  • Alumni

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February 18, 2020

What I Wish I Knew

Posted by Nikki Hunter '20

Money is stressful, but don’t let the stress take precedence over the pursuit of your degree. I have personally used these tips to help relieve some of my own finance-induced anxiety. Your time at GSE will go by fast. Keeping money under control, whether through these tips, a budget, or other strategies, will allow you the flexibility to take full advantage of your program and the many resources the university offers.
Reflections
February 18, 2020

Why I Chose Penn GSE

Posted by Nikki Hunter '20

It is that time of year once again where prospective students are considering their graduate school options. Already, people have reached out interested to learn more about the Education Policy Program at Penn. One of the first questions is always “Why did you choose Penn?”
Why Penn GSE
February 18, 2020

Best Places to Study on Campus

Posted by Nikki Hunter '20

The graduate student experience is an amalgamation of networking, building your skills, stepping outside of your comfort zone, and most of all reading.
Coursework
January 16, 2020

Best Spots in Philly

Posted by Scott Kominkiewicz '20

One of the first things that struck me was how many vegan-only restaurants there were in Philly and, moreover, how good they were.
Finding Jobs
January 16, 2020

A Day in the Life

Posted by Kate Conroy '20

Seeing other Masters students in my cohort after school is great because we get to share stories from the day and give each other feedback on problems we’re having in our classroom. It’s so important to have other teachers in your life. We will never be able to come up with all the solutions we need on our own, and often, the thing we really need the most is someone else’s perspective
Reflections
January 16, 2020

Why I Chose Penn GSE

Posted by Lentner Jaraba '20

Penn GSE is an institution that serves the community it surrounds. It provides various resources to its community, especially to the schools in the city. Two of the resources are research and social justice.
Why Penn GSE
January 16, 2020

Favorite Philly Finds

Posted by Mandy Duong '20

Although I just moved here four months ago to start my program, I quickly fell in love with Philly and all of its quirks.
Favorite Finds
January 16, 2020

Handling Coursework

Posted by Michaela Ward '20

I’ve loved my coursework. I’ve been consistently excited about my classes, and have really enjoyed feeling my own academic commitments clarify with time.
Coursework
January 16, 2020

Moving to Philly

Posted by Mike Hogan '20

I moved to Philadelphia this past summer from Buffalo, in upstate New York, and before that spent a year living in Boston. One of the things that I love most about living here, beyond the affordability, is the strong sense of community that I felt in Buffalo with the amenities, diversity, and resources of Boston.
Transitions
January 16, 2020

On Taking Those Difficult Courses

Posted by Rachel O'Connell '20

So, here’s my silly confession: quantitative data terrifies me.
Coursework