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Louisa Shepard
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Education Policy
Penn GSE dean on meeting and making the moment
Penn GSE dean on meeting and making the moment
Katharine Strunk, dean of the Graduate School of Education, began her tenure in July 2023. This week, she announced the School’s strategic vision, Together for Good.
Trailblazers in education honored with the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education
Trailblazers in education honored with the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education
Edmund W. Gordon, Robert Lerman, and Jody Lewen have been selected for outstanding achievement in pre-K–12, lifelong learning, and higher education.
Protecting against burnout
Protecting against burnout
Penn GSE’s Kandi Wiens’ latest book aims to help readers build resilience to stress and heal their relationship to work.
With pandemic stimulus funds sunsetting, Penn GSE expert offers investment ideas
With pandemic stimulus funds sunsetting, Penn GSE expert offers investment ideas
If school districts have remaining pandemic aid, Penn GSE’s Brooks Bowden says they could invest in data analytics capabilities on information to guide decisions on programs, staff, tutoring services, or technology to meet students’ needs.
Positioned for Success
Positioned for Success
The program, launched by recent College of Arts and Sciences grads Taussia Boadi and Cheryl Nnadi, was a 2023 Projects for Progress winner and provides academic support to middle school students affected by gun violence.
With Project SHARPE, Amalia Daché documents reparations in higher ed
With Project SHARPE, Amalia Daché documents reparations in higher ed
Project SHARPE aims to “look at work of reparations and what campuses founded before the Civil War are doing to repair,” surveying students of African descent about their experiences on campus.
‘The Conflict over the Conflict’
‘The Conflict over the Conflict’
Kenneth S. Stern, director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, spoke at Penn about addressing campus divides over the Israel/Palestine conflict.
Five takeaways from the international PISA exam results
Five takeaways from the international PISA exam results
Every three years, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development issues a standardized test to 15-year-old students around the world. Here, an education professor boils down the results.
2023 McGraw Prize in Education awardees reflect on changing lives, starting with their own
2023 McGraw Prize in Education awardees reflect on changing lives, starting with their own
This year’s recipients of Penn GSE’s McGraw Prize, the most prestigious prize in education, honors educators from pre-K to college and to lifelong learners.
How to encourage student attendance
How to encourage student attendance
From Penn GSE’s Educator’s Playbook, Michael Gottfried highlights approaches that schools and teachers can take to address absenteeism by identifying root causes and creating a supportive environment for all students.
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Phys.org
Rising student absenteeism may be hurting teacher job satisfaction
A study by Michael Gottfried and Ph.D. student Colby Woods of the Graduate School of Education finds that student absences are linked to lower teacher job satisfaction, which could exacerbate growing teacher shortages.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
Stop treating students like babies
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education organized an in-person 2016 discussion between Penn students and Republican students at Cairn University to foster productive conversation and find common ground.
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The Washington Post
Time to lift the curtain on the college classroom
In an opinion essay, Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education says that there needs to be a sustained, nationwide effort to measure and incentivize good teaching.
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USA Today
The yellow school bus—once a symbol of integration—is becoming a relic of another era
Michael Gottfried of the Graduate School of Education says that student learning suffers when school officials cut bus routes because children miss instruction time.
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Education Week
How school leaders can learn to ‘disagree better’
Andrea Kane of the Graduate School of Education suggests that it’s important to “humanize” a person you disagree with.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
On phones and laptops, colleges should follow schools’ lead and shut them down
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that students taking notes in a lecture class with pen and paper — as opposed to their laptops — perform better on tests.
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