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Andrea Kane (left) sits at a desk with a laptop opposite a student in her office.

Penn GSE’s Andrea Kane on school leadership and student potential

In her role as professor of practice at Penn GSE, Dr. Andrea Kane brings the perspective of twenty-five years’ experience in K–12 public schools to her work with aspiring and current teachers and leaders.

A better approach to Integrated Student Support

Penn GSE’s A. Brooks Bowden joined a working group of experts to draft a new set of national guidelines for Integrated Student Support.

Mitigating bias through rubrics

The work of Damani White-Lewis of the Graduate School of Education is referenced on how the concept of faculty fit can perpetuate biases in hiring if it’s not standardized.

‘There’s so many questions’: sports-realignment shocker could mean a sea change for higher ed

Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education estimated that UCLA and USC each stood to make as much as $30 million more per year as members of the Big Ten.

Abasketball game celebrating the anniversary of Title IX in 2012. (Image: Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Education)

Title IX and disability, 50 years later

On the anniversary of the landmark bill, Penn Carey Law’s Jasmine Harris shares five things to know about how Title IX and disability intersect.

One country, two histories: What does it mean to be an American?

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education says that the United States has come to an inflection point in our disagreements about what America is and what it means.

African American person sitting outside on a college campus with books and a backpack.

Indicators report shows escalating disparities for students of color and poor students

Report from The Pell Institute and PennAHEAD highlights stark differences in debt burden and benefits of higher education among ethnic groups that has significantly widened in recent years.

Supporting education in Ghana

The Graduate School of Education’s Sharon Wolf is leading a research project on reaching parents in remote and impoverished regions of Ghana with supportive text messages to share information on helping their children, especially girls, succeed in school.

Momentum builds behind a three-year degree to lower college costs

Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education is quoted on the worries that speeding up curriculum to graduate from college in three years would “cheapen the degree.”

America as it actually was

“Teaching Independence: Bridging the Communications Gap,” took an in-depth look at the challenges of teaching the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, and the nation’s founding in the current political climate.

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