Graduate School of Education

Protecting against burnout

Penn GSE’s Kandi Wiens’ latest book aims to help readers build resilience to stress and heal their relationship to work.

From English learners to English teachers

An initiative from Penn’s Graduate School for Education provides an opportunity for TESOL students to practice their teaching with language learners across the University and around the world.

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In the News


Philadelphia Inquirer

This should be our response to Donald Trump’s comments that ‘you won’t have to vote anymore’

In an opinion article, Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education argues that voting should be mandatory.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

After the Great Valley social media scandal, we must balance free speech with ‘digital citizenship’

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that school districts must listen to what students have to say in order to craft good policies around online student speech.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Pa. just made a significant investment in public education. Why are advocates worried about it?

A. Brooks Bowden of the Graduate School of Education says that data on low-income students are more accurately reported by school districts than the American Community Survey measure.

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The New York Times

Seeing workplace misery, they offer company

Kandi Wiens of the Graduate School of Education says that employer-provided wellness services tend to backfire more than help with burnout.

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Philadelphia Business Journal

‘A unicorn in higher ed’: Moore College won’t be swept away in stream of art school closures, president says

Peter Eckel of the Graduate School of Education says that specialized schools that survive will be those that can find a niche and develop a pipeline of students in the near-term.

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