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Why can’t we talk to each other anymore?

Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences outlines how fundamental attribution error, the mistaken assignation of observed behavior to a person rather than their circumstances, can play out in education.

A sign calls for the cancellation of student debt at a rally

What is the impact of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan?

A Graduate School of Education expert and faculty director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model’s take a look at the budgetary costs and distributional impact of the U.S. President’s initiative.

A cure for vaccine hesitancy could start in kindergarten

In a Q&A, PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín discusses a report in which she calls for K-12 education to depoliticize health issues, promote health equity and disease prevention, and provide information about navigating the health care system.

How do we teach history in America today?

Abby Reisman and Ismael Jimenez of the Graduate School of Education join a team of Philadelphia educators to discuss American history, equity and inclusion, critical race theory, and other educational issues of 2022.

A teacher writing math problems on a white board in front of an elementary school student.

Penn GSE makes math meaningful for West Philly kids

The Responsive Math Teaching project, currently funded by the National Science, has kids in West Philly schools engaging in the work, rather than passively completing it, through summer “math festivals.”

Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: Kimeze Teketwe brings Luganda to Penn

The GSE master’s student from Uganda taught the first ever course on this language in the spring of 2022. This fall the program continues with another intro class, followed by an advanced class next spring.

Here’s how Black boys can cope with racial and gender violence

Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education speaks about the PLAAY Project, which prepares Black male youth to cope with crisis and high-stress situations through sports.

The truth about the history education wars in 2022

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that political battles over education have secularized, shifting focus from religion to American history and identity.

‘It’s just getting worse.’ Central Bucks passes policy censoring class materials with ‘sexualized content’

Ed Brockenbrough of the Graduate School of Education says that conservative school censorship policies will have a detrimental and disproportionate impact on LGBTQ youth and minority students.

Oregon schools lean heavily on emergency teachers, including untrained ones

Research from Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education shows that nearly half of teachers nationwide quit within their first five years on the job.

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