4/22
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Why class diversity can be ‘invisible’ at colleges
Camille Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the socioeconomic diversity of Black students on college campuses.
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What I learned from my students who became teachers
A 2018 report from the Graduate School of Education found that 44 percent of new teachers left the classroom in five years.
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Lego’s parent company acquires edtech firm BrainPOP
Paul Nary of the Wharton School says that Lego owner Kirkbi’s $875 million acquisition of U.S. video-learning firm BrainPOP is an iffy investment.
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Report: One of the biggest obstacles too remote learning? Finding a quiet place to work
A team led by Ryan Baker of the Graduate School of Education analyzed the results of a survey about the challenges of remote learning. “School districts’ IT were never prepared for this to happen,” Baker said.
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Study Shows Americans' Confidence in Higher Education is Dropping
The belief that higher education is the path to achieving the “American Dream” appears to be wavering, according to a recent study by the think tank New America.