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Graduate School of Education
Penn GSE’s Laura Perna Testifies to House Subcommittee on Higher Education Issues
Laura Perna, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, testified on April 30 to a United States House of Representatives panel that the U.S. is failing to adequately prepare its future workforce.
Philadelphia City Council Honors Penn as Academic Partner Supporting City Schools
Philadelphia City Council today honored the University of Pennsylvania among more than a dozen local universities and colleges with an official citation of City Council acknowledging their vital support and services to the School District of Philadelphia.
Penn Alexander School/GSE Partnership Celebrates Academic Achievement
The University of Pennsylvania is known for its academic excellence.
Researchers at Penn Explore Impact of Race, Poverty and Change in America
The University of Pennsylvania will host “Race, Poverty and Change in America: The Persistent Dilemmas of Equity and Equality” Dec. 4-5 in the Fitts Auditorium of Penn’s Law School, 3400 Chestnut St.
Penn Team Wins the 2014 Philadelphia Public Policy Case Competition
A team from the University of Pennsylvania has been named the winner of the fall 2014 Philadelphia Public Policy Case Competition hosted by the City of Philadelphia. The winning team, Elizabeth Farwell and Alounso Gilzene, are both students in Penn’s Graduate School of Education.
Student at Penn GSE Cruises From Coast Guard Officer to High School Teacher
Robin Williams’ performance in “Dead Poets Society” inspired Carl McLaughlin to become a teacher. Now a student in the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, the 27-year-old from Northeast Philadelphia is on his way to inspiring the next generation.
Case Study Examines Penn as Global Model for Leadership in Civic Engagement
An interdisciplinary team at the University of Pennsylvania points to a successful local engagement program that Penn has employed during two decades as a model for developing cities and communities that thrive both in the United States and internationally.
New Penn Integrates Knowledge Website Highlights Program’s Broad Impact
Since 2005 the University of Pennsylvania‘s Penn Integrates Knowledge program has brought to campus exceptional faculty members whose research and teaching exemplify the integration of knowledge across disciplines.
Laura Perna Named Inaugural James S. Riepe Professor in Penn’s Graduate School of Education
Laura Perna has been named the James S. Riepe Professor in the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education.
Prof Betsy Rymes Juggles Mentoring, Writing and Pancakes at Penn
Betsy Rymes is a great neighbor. An associate professor of educational linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, she’s also a residential faculty fellow in Riepe College House.
In the News
The line between two- and four-year colleges is blurring
Robert M. Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education says that higher education needs to do something to make the product better, more relevant, and less costly to students.
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Teacher shortages in America are holding Gen Z students like me back
Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education says that qualified teachers make a difference for students by both knowing the subject and knowing how to teach the subject.
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Colleges are putting their futures at risk
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education argues that universities don’t build social justice messages to account for multiple perspectives.
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Michigan’s teacher shortage is about to get more financially complicated
Dean Katharine Strunk of the Graduate School of Education says that novice teachers in their first three years at Michigan schools are the ones who need to be replaced, since they’re the most likely to leave.
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How North Idaho College’s accreditation fell under threat
Peter Eckel of the Graduate School of Education says that it’s uncommon for poor university governance to reach the point where it threatens accreditation, though dysfunction can seriously limit an institution’s ability to thrive.
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