The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation makes landmark gift to Penn Graduate School of Education (Left to right) Harold (Terry) McGraw III, former chairman, president and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Penn President Liz Magill, and GSE dean Pam Grossman. (Image: Steve Belkowitz/PennGSE) The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation makes landmark gift to Penn Graduate School of Education The $16.25 million will create a new center for educational leadership and continue the McGraw Prize.
Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education winners announced The 2022 McGraw Prize recipients are (left to right) Barry Dunn, Cheryl Logan, and Roy Pea. Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education winners announced Cheryl Logan, Barry Dunn, and Roy Pea have been selected for outstanding achievement in pre-K–12, higher education and learning science research.
The Rooted School network: Experiencing success in college and work in high school Forbes The Rooted School network: Experiencing success in college and work in high school An analysis from the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice shows that supplying $50 a week to 10 seniors yielded positive financial and mental results. Here’s what happened when 3 colleges, including the University of Pennsylvania, went test optional Higher Ed Dive Here’s what happened when 3 colleges, including the University of Pennsylvania, went test optional Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule reports a 34% boost in applications for Penn’s first year of test-optional admissions, 2020-21, with sustained increases in numbers and application diversity into 2022. White House student loan forgiveness could cost about $400 billion The New York Times White House student loan forgiveness could cost about $400 billion The Penn Wharton Budget estimates that all three components of President Biden’s forgiveness plan will cost about $600 billion over 10 years. Biden’s student loan forgiveness will cost $400B, new estimate says, as White House pushes back ABC News Biden’s student loan forgiveness will cost $400B, new estimate says, as White House pushes back The Congressional Budget Office’s new $400 billion estimate for President Biden’s forgiveness plan is noted as slightly less than the Wharton School’s $605B assessment. Confronting COVID’s lost generation Politico.com Confronting COVID’s lost generation Fourth-year Victoria Sousa in the School of Arts & Sciences writes about South America’s current educational crisis, brought on by the pandemic in regions without computers or Wi-Fi. Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Dean Pam Grossman and Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education speak on the potential drawbacks of waiving basic skills tests for teacher preparation programs. Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves CBS News Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that book bans are just the latest instance of national politics coming to a boiling point. Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval WHYY (Philadelphia) Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval Patrick Sexton of the Graduate School of Education says that procedures like the new guidelines in a suburban school district can disconnect students from their academics and from a necessary system of support. Load More
Here’s what happened when 3 colleges, including the University of Pennsylvania, went test optional Higher Ed Dive Here’s what happened when 3 colleges, including the University of Pennsylvania, went test optional Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule reports a 34% boost in applications for Penn’s first year of test-optional admissions, 2020-21, with sustained increases in numbers and application diversity into 2022. White House student loan forgiveness could cost about $400 billion The New York Times White House student loan forgiveness could cost about $400 billion The Penn Wharton Budget estimates that all three components of President Biden’s forgiveness plan will cost about $600 billion over 10 years. Biden’s student loan forgiveness will cost $400B, new estimate says, as White House pushes back ABC News Biden’s student loan forgiveness will cost $400B, new estimate says, as White House pushes back The Congressional Budget Office’s new $400 billion estimate for President Biden’s forgiveness plan is noted as slightly less than the Wharton School’s $605B assessment. Confronting COVID’s lost generation Politico.com Confronting COVID’s lost generation Fourth-year Victoria Sousa in the School of Arts & Sciences writes about South America’s current educational crisis, brought on by the pandemic in regions without computers or Wi-Fi. Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Dean Pam Grossman and Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education speak on the potential drawbacks of waiving basic skills tests for teacher preparation programs. Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves CBS News Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that book bans are just the latest instance of national politics coming to a boiling point. Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval WHYY (Philadelphia) Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval Patrick Sexton of the Graduate School of Education says that procedures like the new guidelines in a suburban school district can disconnect students from their academics and from a necessary system of support. Load More
White House student loan forgiveness could cost about $400 billion The New York Times White House student loan forgiveness could cost about $400 billion The Penn Wharton Budget estimates that all three components of President Biden’s forgiveness plan will cost about $600 billion over 10 years. Biden’s student loan forgiveness will cost $400B, new estimate says, as White House pushes back ABC News Biden’s student loan forgiveness will cost $400B, new estimate says, as White House pushes back The Congressional Budget Office’s new $400 billion estimate for President Biden’s forgiveness plan is noted as slightly less than the Wharton School’s $605B assessment. Confronting COVID’s lost generation Politico.com Confronting COVID’s lost generation Fourth-year Victoria Sousa in the School of Arts & Sciences writes about South America’s current educational crisis, brought on by the pandemic in regions without computers or Wi-Fi. Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Dean Pam Grossman and Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education speak on the potential drawbacks of waiving basic skills tests for teacher preparation programs. Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves CBS News Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that book bans are just the latest instance of national politics coming to a boiling point. Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval WHYY (Philadelphia) Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval Patrick Sexton of the Graduate School of Education says that procedures like the new guidelines in a suburban school district can disconnect students from their academics and from a necessary system of support. Load More
Biden’s student loan forgiveness will cost $400B, new estimate says, as White House pushes back ABC News Biden’s student loan forgiveness will cost $400B, new estimate says, as White House pushes back The Congressional Budget Office’s new $400 billion estimate for President Biden’s forgiveness plan is noted as slightly less than the Wharton School’s $605B assessment. Confronting COVID’s lost generation Politico.com Confronting COVID’s lost generation Fourth-year Victoria Sousa in the School of Arts & Sciences writes about South America’s current educational crisis, brought on by the pandemic in regions without computers or Wi-Fi. Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Dean Pam Grossman and Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education speak on the potential drawbacks of waiving basic skills tests for teacher preparation programs. Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves CBS News Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that book bans are just the latest instance of national politics coming to a boiling point. Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval WHYY (Philadelphia) Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval Patrick Sexton of the Graduate School of Education says that procedures like the new guidelines in a suburban school district can disconnect students from their academics and from a necessary system of support. Load More
Confronting COVID’s lost generation Politico.com Confronting COVID’s lost generation Fourth-year Victoria Sousa in the School of Arts & Sciences writes about South America’s current educational crisis, brought on by the pandemic in regions without computers or Wi-Fi. Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Dean Pam Grossman and Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education speak on the potential drawbacks of waiving basic skills tests for teacher preparation programs. Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves CBS News Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that book bans are just the latest instance of national politics coming to a boiling point. Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval WHYY (Philadelphia) Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval Patrick Sexton of the Graduate School of Education says that procedures like the new guidelines in a suburban school district can disconnect students from their academics and from a necessary system of support. Load More
Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Philadelphia Inquirer Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? Dean Pam Grossman and Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education speak on the potential drawbacks of waiving basic skills tests for teacher preparation programs. Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves CBS News Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that book bans are just the latest instance of national politics coming to a boiling point. Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval WHYY (Philadelphia) Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval Patrick Sexton of the Graduate School of Education says that procedures like the new guidelines in a suburban school district can disconnect students from their academics and from a necessary system of support. Load More
Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves CBS News Book ban battle plays out in public schools as more novels are pulled from shelves Dan Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that book bans are just the latest instance of national politics coming to a boiling point. Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval WHYY (Philadelphia) Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval Patrick Sexton of the Graduate School of Education says that procedures like the new guidelines in a suburban school district can disconnect students from their academics and from a necessary system of support. Load More
Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval WHYY (Philadelphia) Central Bucks West tells teachers not to use students’ preferred names and pronouns without parent approval Patrick Sexton of the Graduate School of Education says that procedures like the new guidelines in a suburban school district can disconnect students from their academics and from a necessary system of support.