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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.

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.

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.

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.

Honors from AERA, Penn AI, Penn Alumni, and national organizations highlight faculty and staff contributions across education research, artificial intelligence, and public engagement.

Robert Zemsky says that a small number of institutions claim that the current model of college is not working and needs to be changed.

Vivian Gadsden has received two awards from the American Educational Research Association in the 2026 awards cycle.

Howard Stevenson spoke at the 2026 Fitler Forum on April 13.

Jonathan Zimmerman says that, although findings show that most service workers now have college degrees, students should not be discouraged from attending college.

Caroline Ebby and Janine Remillard are helping to lead a bold new fellowship to empower Algebra 1 teachers in the School District of Philadelphia—merging deep content knowledge, responsive pedagogy, and a shared passion for making math meaningful.

These eight graduates have made outstanding contributions to the field of education and Penn GSE, representing the breadth and depth of the School’s impact.

Dr. Oscar Arias talks about his chapter, “Leading in Flux,” explaining “flux” and describing a move from VUCA to a BANI world where systems are brittle, anxiety rises, and change is non-linear and hard to comprehend.

This course encourages students to discover and revisit a wide range of children’s literature across genres and to consider their implications for classroom literacy instruction.

Laura Perna says that the changes in Maine should be the start of a larger conversation in making higher education more affordable for students.

The director of growth and impact at Catalyst @ Penn GSE was selected by Sierra Leone’s Central University to help create curriculum and policies as they launch their first postgraduate programs.

In their opinion piece, Peter Eckel and Karen Weaver discuss the intersection of governance and college athletics.

During the month-long initiative focused on human-centered AI, Penn GSE will host several events, including a faculty panel on responsible AI use, a two-day symposium on AI in education, and a mindfulness forum.

Luis Morales-Navarro and Shruti Mehta join a University-wide cohort of researchers exploring how artificial intelligence can shape fields ranging from medicine to education.

This course introduces students to empirical applications of quantitative research methods by closely examining a range of studies about contemporary educational issues.

The education historian offers a look at the policies and partnerships that redefined research, access, and universities in the U.S.

Dr. Becca Clanton shares findings from her research with her own personal and professional stories about how motherhood grows leadership and strengthens other work-related skills.

As a powerful part of an ongoing Wallace Foundation funded initiative, Penn GSE brought district teams from across the country to Montgomery for immersive learning at the Legacy Sites with founder Bryan Stevenson and Professor Howard Stevenson

In Episode 81 of the EduTrends podcast, Yasmin Kafai argues that young people must not remain passive consumers of AI systems.