Education Policy

The 2025 Library of Congress Literacy Awards recognized both Penn GSE’s Philadelphia Writing Project and a startup founded by alum Rina Madhani for their contributions to literacy and community engagement.

Beginning Sept. 2, Wilson’s role at the McGraw Center will leverage his deep expertise to advance the Center’s mission of cultivating visionary educational leaders. The former Morehouse College President previously led the White House Initiative on HBCU

Yuko Goto Butler’s latest book gathers research on language development and pedagogy among children learning a foreign language and presents it in a manner that bridges research and practice.

Penn GSE’s School Leadership M.S.Ed. program turns 25 this year, and leadership, students, and alums gathered on campus in July to celebrate the milestone. The anniversary event featured a reception, an awards dinner, and opportunities for students and alums to learn from one another.

Penn Graduate School of Education professors and programs are engaged in more than 150 international partnerships and projects in over 60 countries around the globe to enact positive change through education.

A report commissioned by the Midwestern Higher Education Compact and written by Penn GSE’s Laura Perna recommends reliable funding and targeted outreach.

The latest book by Brockenbrough, an associate professor and alum of Penn’s Graduate School of Education, outlines common obstacles to educational equity for Black, LGBTQ+ youth and suggests research-backed guidance for their teachers to help foster their success.

A new study by Penn GSE’s Richard Ingersoll evaluates a team-based model of organizing teaching staff in elementary and secondary schools that integrates teams of teaching staff in contrast to this traditional one-teacher, one-classroom approach.

With funding from the Neubauer Family Foundation, the program’s creation is in direct response to the School District of Philadelphia’s call for targeted support in Algebra 1 instruction.