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Betty Chandy, featured in WHYY's "The Pulse" around the 25th minute mark, says that teachers must turn their focus on the process of learning rather than the product of learning.

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The five-year program kicked off this summer with programming that empowered adolescents to assess their skills and imagine what’s possible for their careers.

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Michael Gottfried says the ongoing problem with chronic absenteeism is hurting kids' growth, test scores, and trajectories in school.

Seiji Isotani’s mission to humanize AI in education

A global leader in intelligent tutoring systems, Isotani joined the Penn GSE faculty this summer, drawn by the School’s commitment to rethinking education through innovation.

700 new Philly teachers show up to day 1 of work in ‘the most critical profession on the planet’

The Philadelphia Inquirer interviews new Philly teachers Faith Applegate and Sophia Leung, current Urban Teaching Residency program students who co-founded a group for aspiring teachers as Penn undergrads.

A new Penn program is spending $8M to help underserved Philly kids. Here’s how its first summer is going.

The Philadelphia Inquirer covers the first cohort of the Academy at Penn, a college- and career-readiness program for Philly students from underserved communities, with one participant calling the program “a 10 out of 10.”

Building babyGPTs

How Penn GSE and the Franklin Institute are redefining AI literacy for youth.

It’s Time for That Often-Dreaded Task: Buying Back-to-School Supplies

Richard Ingersoll says the amount of money U.S. schoolteachers spend on school supplies is "not small potatoes."