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Rise of the microschool: Small, student-centered learning spaces take off
Christian Science Monitor

Rise of the microschool: Small, student-centered learning spaces take off

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education says that multi-age, communal school environments with small student populations have consistently reemerged through the decades as Americans have rejected sprawling schools with hundreds or thousands of students.

How we got interminable summer breaks from school—and what we can do about it
Los Angeles Times

How we got interminable summer breaks from school—and what we can do about it

In an op-ed, Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that a new take on summer school could connect more teachers with the passion and idealism that brought them into education in the first place. 

U.S. schools aren’t ready for another pandemic
Popular Science

U.S. schools aren’t ready for another pandemic

Ryan Baker of the Graduate School of Education recommends educational leaders should ask three key questions about technology before investing.

Black male teacher perspective: A desperate field
Amsterdam News

Black male teacher perspective: A desperate field

Student Tamir Harper of the Graduate School of Education says the mistreatment of teachers and lack of pay are significant contributors to why so many educators leave the field.

A legacy of leadership
The outgoing dean sits in a chair in a lecture hall in the Graduate School of Education

Outgoing Dean of the Graduate School of Education Pam Grossman.

(Image: Stuart Goldenberg)

A legacy of leadership

Dean Pam Grossman has guided Penn’s Graduate School of Education through a capital campaign, a global pandemic, a historic building expansion, and unprecedented growth with ambition and compassion.

From Penn GSE