Education Policy

Sade Bonilla, an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Education, and colleagues found that high school students in the San Francisco Unified School District experienced academic benefits from participating in an ethnic studies course.

A roundup of recent awards for faculty members in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Carey Law, Graduate School of Education, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Perelman School of Medicine.

Ed Brockenbrough, an associate professor at Penn’s Graduate School of Education, highlights  how teachers can move beyond just harm reduction to support their LGBTQ+ students through classroom practices, making them feel seen, represented, and included.

An interdisciplinary seminar at Penn’s Graduate School of Education explores how students can design, critique, and teach AI and machine learning in K–12 education.

Penn GSE’s Sade Bonilla and a team of researchers conducted a large-scale analysis of one decade of data to reveal enrollment in ethnic studies courses significantly increased students’ grade point averages and reduced course failure rates.

As a part of an ongoing Wallace Foundation funded initiative, Penn’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) brought district teams from across the country to Montgomery, Alabama for immersive learning at the Legacy Sites with founder Bryan Stevenson and GSE professor Howard Stevenson.

Several regional schools have been selected for the next phase of the “Pioneering AI in School Systems” program, the professional learning initiative that guides K–12 systems through integrating AI into teaching, learning, and leadership. 

New research from Alp Sungu, assistant professor of operations, information, and decisions at Wharton, shows that collecting phones during college classes raises grades and creates calmer classrooms.