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Facilitated by Catalyst @ Penn GSE and funded by Remake Learning, the initiative will convene superintendents, Intermediate Unit and district executive leadership teams for a one-year research–practice partnership learning ecosystem integrating systems thinking, adaptive leadership, and neuroscience-informed leadership strategies.

Kemi Oyewole discussed her thoughts on instructional coaches, the role of an instructional coach, how to bring morale and community in education, and how she got into her profession.

Penn GSE's Gerald Campano and Teachers College’s Maria Paula Ghiso share the Diane Lapp–James Flood Award, a national honor from the International Literacy Association recognizing an outstanding and long-standing scholarly collaboration that has significantly shaped the field of literacy education.

In this episode of The Practitioner Scholar, Dr. Sharon Ravitch sits down with Dr. Bridie Fanning to discuss her critical contributing chapter in Leaders as Architects of Change on how the future of work will be dictated by leadership choices, not technology.

Recent scholarship from Penn GSE faculty explores workforce development, STEM learning, executive function, racial literacy, language education, and collaborative learning.

Students, alums, mentors, and judges gathered at Penn GSE to celebrate a year of venture development, culminating in a showcase of innovative education solutions and a live pitch competition.

In this course, students are introduced to the role of politics and public policy in K–12 education.

To celebrate Pride Month, we spoke to Associate Professor Ed Brockenbrough on how teachers can move beyond just harm reduction to support their LGBTQ+ students through classroom practices, making them feel seen, represented, and included.

Penn GSE has been awarded a $720,000 grant by the William Penn Foundation to pilot a groundbreaking teacher-learning initiative designed to strengthen early grade instruction, improve teacher retention, and expand pathways for aspiring educators across Philadelphia.

A new report from Penn GSE researchers explores one of the most pressing tensions in education policy today: how to ensure rigorous preparation for teachers while expanding access to the profession.

Ericka Weathers says there needs to be more accountability on how funds are used in education.

Karen Weaver says that the chances of any congressional bills regarding college sports holding up in court are slim but not null.

Karen Weaver says that private funding is taking college athletics away from public accountability.

Throughout her career, Aishwarya Shetty, GED’23, has been making sure children in crisis areas around the world are able to access education.

A teach-in, organized by a coalition of Penn departments and centers , brought students, scholars, and community members together to examine how the events of September 11 continue to shape policy, identity, education, and public life 25 years later.

Sharon M. Ravitch speaks with Penn CLO mentor and lecturer Phillip Ellis about designing organizations for collaboration, resilience, and adaptive leadership.

Penn GSE alumni, faculty, and education leaders returned to campus for a timely conversation on how artificial intelligence is reshaping classrooms, teaching, and learning.

Penn GSE’s Lori and Michael Milken President’s Distinguished Professor of Learning Sciences was recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery for transforming computer science education.

Jonathan Zimmerman's opinion piece discusses the higher education policy of grade caps.

The recent graduate of Penn GSE’s Professional Counseling program is starting a job as a social worker at the Pediatric Anxiety Treatment Center at Hall-Mercer.

Starting this fall, the recent Urban Teaching Apprenticeship Program graduate will be teaching ninth- and tenth-grade English at West Philadelphia High School.

A recent panel discussion—kicking-off a series of events in honor of America's 250th birthday—covered the future of higher ed through the lens of its past and tumultuous present. The panel featured university leaders including Dean Katharine Strunk, McGraw Center for Educational Leadership Executive Director John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., and Penn President J. Larry Jameson.

Richard Ingersoll says the issue is not about not producing enough teachers, but about losing too many teachers due to high quitting rates.

Michael Gottfried discusses how chronic absenteeism disrupts learning for everyone, not just the students who are absent.

The 670 graduates received one final lesson on their role preparing democratic citizens—and restoring public trust in education—from Dean Strunk and speaker Denise Forte.

Professor Janine Remillard has been appointed to this important new leadership role shaped directly by the recommendations of faculty and staff.

Jones, an alum of the program who currently teaches in it, will become director on June 1.

After earning her Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education Ph.D. at Penn GSE this spring, she will become an assistant professor in the Elementary Education program at Towson University in the fall.

Peter Eckel's article discusses the importance of budget management in the sustained future of higher education.

The soon-be-graduate of the Mid-Career Doctoral Program in Educational and Organizational Leadership is the executive director of My Brother’s Keeper Newark and was recently elected to his local school board.

The soon-be-graduate of Penn GSE’s Professional Counseling program is headed to Washington, D.C., for a job as a Congressional Fellow with the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies.

The student-led, human-centered gathering brought together scholars, industry leaders, and emerging researchers to explore the future of teaching and learning in the age of artificial intelligence.

Jonathan Zimmerman is questioning whether the use of AI to build courses will benefit student learning.

In a world increasingly dominated by AI, students must be equipped to critically evaluate its output. Yasmin Kafai shares how to implement algorithm audits not just in computer science classrooms, but across subjects dealing with information literacy.

Lauren Overton, GED'16, GRD'24, is among this year’s Lindback Distinguished Principals, while four Penn GSE alums and three partner-school educators receive the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Awards.

The William T. Carter Professor Emerita of Child Development and Education’s recent retirement was commemorated with a daylong symposium on “Imagining and Securing the Futures of Children and Families.”

Kandi Wiens wrote an article in Harvard Business Review Italia about the normalization of the negative effects of 'burning out.'

The Learning Sciences and Technologies master’s student was celebrated for her short VR documentary, “Dreams of Blindness,” about the inner worlds of the visually impaired.

Sade Bonilla's recent research study on the relation between student background and academic performance is the center point of this Philadelphia Tribune article.

Drawing on her global experience across financial services, consulting, and clinical psychology, Dr. Lucrecia Grandolini challenges the traditional “plan–predict–control” model of leadership—and offers a compelling alternative.

Large-scale analysis shows gains in GPA, reduced course failure, and broad benefits across student groups

This interdisciplinary seminar explores how students can design, critique, and teach AI and machine learning in K–12 education.

Michael Smerconish speaks with Jonathan Zimmerman about the book "Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn," co-authored with Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson.

Ahead of two new classes he is teaching on the subject, Zachary Herrmann shares advice for how mission-driven leaders at nonprofits, NGOs, and foundations can learn to negotiate effectively.

Jonathan Zimmerman, the Judy and Howard Berkowitz Professor in Education, writes about the history of the Department of Education from its roots in Reconstruction to the current push to dismantle it.

Karen Weaver's work on college athletics is discussed in this episode of the Trusted Voices podcast.

The senior lecturer and director of the Office of School and Community Engagement is helping a team of fourth-years who are working on an in-shelter after-school program designed for families experiencing homelessness.

This course, taught by the director of the International Educational Development Program, focuses on how migration impacts children, youth, families, and their communities.

Robert Zemsky's work in establishing the 3-year college model is cited in this piece.

The second undergraduate minor in education prepares students for licensure and expands pathways into teaching.