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Marian Anderson’s legacy lives on
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April James of the Penn Libraries shows students from Philadelphia's Edwin M. Stanton elementary school four different versions of the original sheet music for a song the renowned contralto Marian Anderson sang about her cat, Snoopy. 

Marian Anderson’s legacy lives on

Philadelphia elementary school students visit the Penn Libraries to learn about the world-renowned singer (and the cat she dedicated an entire album to) through her collection.

Louisa Shepard

‘Spectacular’ growth in teaching profession, but big changes are afoot, landmark Penn study says

‘Spectacular’ growth in teaching profession, but big changes are afoot, landmark Penn study says

The Graduate School of Education has released new research that found a rapid increase in the number of teachers nationwide. “The growth in teaching has been spectacular, and our point is, there is going to be a price,” says lead author Richard Ingersoll. “I don’t see this growth as sustainable.”

Netter Center provides summer academic and cultural enrichment
Netter Center enrichment camps helps prevent summer slide For six weeks, from the middle of June through early August, summer camps offered by the Netter Center serve around 400 K-8 students and close to 200 high school students.

Netter Center provides summer academic and cultural enrichment

The Netter Center for Community Partnerships offers six-week summer camps at University-Assisted Community Schools that serve hundreds of Philadelphia schoolchildren.
Revitalizing and expanding Penn GSE’s space for modern learning
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The entrance to 3700 Walnut St. will include a new lobby that leads to a four-story student pavilion. Rendering courtesy of Atkin Olshin Schade Architects.

Revitalizing and expanding Penn GSE’s space for modern learning

The planned building expansion for the Graduate School of Education adds more than just space: It brings a new approach to building design to accommodate new technologies and spaces for collaboration.

Penn Today Staff

Teachers view immigrant and minority parents as less involved in their children’s education
Phoebe Ho is a doctoral candidate in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania

Phoebe Ho is a doctoral candidate in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on the sociology of education and family, specifically the experiences of minority and immigrant families. (Photo: Marcus Wright)

Teachers view immigrant and minority parents as less involved in their children’s education

A study from Penn Sociology revealed that such perspectives from educators can end up hampering the academic trajectory of the students.

Michele W. Berger

Listening to the needs of Black male teachers
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Listening to the needs of Black male teachers

In researching his forthcoming book, Ed Brockenbrough revealed Black male teachers have a strong sense of responsibility to students, and they feel uniquely alone in that challenge.

Penn Today Staff