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Teachers feel more negatively toward children who are chronically absent, study finds

Michael Gottfried of the Graduate School of Education is quoted on his research that found absenteeism puts students at a double disadvantage.

We need to preserve school shooting sites

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that tearing down schools where shootings take place lets us look away from the atrocity of American gun violence and delays the day when we might do something real to stop it.

A big education fight stands in the way of a Pa. budget deal

A report from the Graduate School of Education found that the benefits of increased education spending would outweigh the cost to Pennsylvania taxpayers.

With pandemic stimulus funds sunsetting, Penn GSE expert offers investment ideas

If school districts have remaining pandemic aid, Penn GSE’s Brooks Bowden says they could invest in data analytics capabilities on information to guide decisions on programs, staff, tutoring services, or technology to meet students’ needs.

Penn analysis supports state commission’s recommendation for boost in Pa. education funding

An analysis by A. Brooks Bowden and doctoral candidates David Loeb and Katie Pullom of the Graduate School of Education outlines the measurable benefits of a $5.1 billion increase in Pennsylvania K-12 spending over seven years.

Proposed $5B boost for Pa. schools would result in 18,000 new K-12 jobs and more grads going to college, new research says

A study led by Brooks Bowden of the Graduate School of Education quantified the projected benefits of a $5.1 billion proposal to change the way Pennsylvania funds education.

Western Pa. colleges are bracing for steep declines in enrollment, tied to the Great Recession of 2008

Julie Wollman of the Graduate School of Education says that most institutions of higher education tend to think they’re the only institution that’s not going to be affected by enrollment problems.

Racism can spark depression and anxiety in Black adolescents, study finds

Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education says that scientific studies often influence and inform intervention strategies, including his own as director of the Racial Empowerment Collaborative.

Penn. lawmakers propose dueling plans for a higher ed overhaul

Joni Finney of the Graduate School of Education says that the longer the wait for legislation overhauling higher education, the less money there will be and the harder the problem will be to solve.

UArts’ sudden closure was a shock, but not a big surprise in the turbulent higher-ed landscape

Robert M. Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education says that the richest and biggest institutions of higher education will continue to prosper while small and vulnerable schools go out of business.

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