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Why teachers are still leaving the profession
The Wall Street Journal

Why teachers are still leaving the profession

Dean Katharine Strunk of the Graduate School of Education says that consistent levels of teacher attrition aren’t sustainable for the public school system.

Five takeaways from the international PISA exam results
Student holding pencil to paper pamphlet.

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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
From left: Harold W. McGraw III, Penn GSE dean Katharine Strunk, David Wilson, Debra Duardo, Barbara Oakley, Robert McGraw, Suzanne McGraw, and Michael Golden.

From left: Harold W. McGraw III, Penn GSE dean Katharine Strunk, David Wilson, Debra Duardo, Barbara Oakley, Robert McGraw, Suzanne McGraw, and Catalyst @ Penn GSE’s Michael Golden at the McGraw Prize celebration on Nov. 8.

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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.

From Penn GSE

Controversial PragerU videos are catching on in a handful of states
Fast Company

Controversial PragerU videos are catching on in a handful of states

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education says that PragerU videos are highly inaccurate and shouldn’t be incorporated into schools’ curricula or embraced by school districts.

How to encourage student attendance
A young student looks out the window of a classroom with several empty desks.

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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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