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Young children practice ballet at a barre in a ballet studio.

Building a better world, one side gig at a time

The 10th piece for this series showcases a nurse who founded a low-cost dance studio, a staffer who fosters kittens, an HR specialist who teaches high schoolers life skills, and an English professor who volunteers for his old summer camp.

Closeup of a stethoscope held up by a medical worker.

A gateway from high school to Penn Medicine

Penn Medicine’s Pathways Emerging Careers Program invites Philadelphia high school graduates to start a career with Penn Medicine with extra coaching, training, and mentoring.

‘Grow your own’ programs train high schoolers to become teachers. West Chester is joining the movement to combat the teacher shortage

Dean Pam Grossman of the Graduate School of Education says “grow your own” programs have been successful because if you recruit locally, people are more likely to stay.

Flunking social studies is how America got the Big Lie and QAnon. Don’t make it worse

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that reduced time in the classroom for teaching civics will come back to haunt America’s future politics.

New Pa. standardized test scores show students haven’t rebounded since the pandemic

Jonathan Supovitz of the Graduate School of Education explains why he isn’t surprised by Pennsylvania students’ continuing low scores on standardized tests.

These high school students were afraid to dream bigger. A Stanford class is changing that

Penn is noted for offering core curriculum and liberal arts classes to high school students through the nonprofit Ed Equity Lab.

Josh Shapiro’s victory in Pennsylvania gubernatorial race could bolster school funding

Ericka S. Weathers of the Graduate School of Education discusses whether Josh Shapiro’s platform and track record will lead him to support schools as Pennsylvania governor.

Cities and the urban university

Penn is lauded for organizing a University-Assisted Community Schools Network and for offering roughly 80 academically-based community service courses through the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, with a quote from the Center’s founding director Ira Harkavy.

Chronic truancy on the rise in Philadelphia schools

Michael Gottfried of the Graduate School of Education says that Philadelphia’s rise in unexcused absences is a sign of student disengagement triggered by a return from remote learning to an in-person classroom.

Eight high school students smile for the camera on Penn’s campus.

The future leaders of the business world

Wharton Global Youth Program is the first business school to engage pre-college students worldwide with online, on-campus, and on-site programs.

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