How the city cultivates its youngest writers High school students in the Project Write summer program find inspiration for their writing in history and architecture. (Image: Tina Matczak) How the city cultivates its youngest writers Since 1986, The Philadelphia Writing Project has called Penn GSE home, which works with the city’s teachers and students to advance high-quality writing skills.
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‘Set your price for a slave,’ a fifth-grade work sheet read. It landed the teacher on leave Penn In the News The Washington Post ‘Set your price for a slave,’ a fifth-grade work sheet read. It landed the teacher on leave Ebony Elizabeth Thomas of the Graduate School of Education spoke about best practices for, and common missteps in, discussing slavery in the classroom. “We’re really wrestling with how to teach about the trauma of the past,” she said. Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Penn In the News Quartz Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Blair Mannix of the Wharton School spoke about the business school’s supportive environment. “People on the outside of the community and culture think it’s a competitive environment, but if you speak to anyone who’s a member of it, it’s extremely collaborative,” she said. What to know about lists of financially challenged colleges Penn In the News Graduate School of Education What to know about lists of financially challenged colleges Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education spoke about the silence from colleges and universities experiencing institutional financial difficulties. “The problem is we’re in a period of time when higher education feels itself increasingly the victim,” he said. “The victim of both public policy but also public discourse. As an enterprise, it doesn’t know how to handle that.” Teaching impeaching: History comes to life in school as teachers seize on this historic moment. Here’s what some are doing—and how Penn In the News The Washington Post Teaching impeaching: History comes to life in school as teachers seize on this historic moment. Here’s what some are doing—and how Advice on addressing impeachment in the classroom from Sigal Ben-Porath and Dean Pam Grossman of the Graduate School of Education was cited. Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions Penn In the News The Conversation Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions Laura Perna and Ph.D. student Taylor Odle of the Graduate School of Education recommended that undergraduates weigh the benefits and drawbacks of working while enrolled in classes before accepting a job. “Working—especially working many hours per week—can be stressful and can harm academic performance and progress,” they wrote. Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote an opinion piece about standardized testing. “While the SAT has been characterized as a ‘wealth test,’ wherein student performance tracks with family income, families’ accumulated assets are rarely measured in association with college admissions tests,” he wrote. “There is good reason to consider this factor more closely.” How college life became the Hunger Games Penn In the News Chronicle of Higher Education How college life became the Hunger Games Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education wrote about the culture of competition at elite colleges and universities, both inside the classroom and beyond. Twitter’s gender imbalance Penn In the News Inside Higher Ed Twitter’s gender imbalance Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine authored a study that found that while men and women use Twitter at equal rates, the site has not reduced gender disparities in academia overall. Load More
Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Penn In the News Quartz Three MBA admissions heads explain why record numbers of women are going to business school Blair Mannix of the Wharton School spoke about the business school’s supportive environment. “People on the outside of the community and culture think it’s a competitive environment, but if you speak to anyone who’s a member of it, it’s extremely collaborative,” she said. What to know about lists of financially challenged colleges Penn In the News Graduate School of Education What to know about lists of financially challenged colleges Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education spoke about the silence from colleges and universities experiencing institutional financial difficulties. “The problem is we’re in a period of time when higher education feels itself increasingly the victim,” he said. “The victim of both public policy but also public discourse. As an enterprise, it doesn’t know how to handle that.” Teaching impeaching: History comes to life in school as teachers seize on this historic moment. Here’s what some are doing—and how Penn In the News The Washington Post Teaching impeaching: History comes to life in school as teachers seize on this historic moment. Here’s what some are doing—and how Advice on addressing impeachment in the classroom from Sigal Ben-Porath and Dean Pam Grossman of the Graduate School of Education was cited. Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions Penn In the News The Conversation Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions Laura Perna and Ph.D. student Taylor Odle of the Graduate School of Education recommended that undergraduates weigh the benefits and drawbacks of working while enrolled in classes before accepting a job. “Working—especially working many hours per week—can be stressful and can harm academic performance and progress,” they wrote. Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote an opinion piece about standardized testing. “While the SAT has been characterized as a ‘wealth test,’ wherein student performance tracks with family income, families’ accumulated assets are rarely measured in association with college admissions tests,” he wrote. “There is good reason to consider this factor more closely.” How college life became the Hunger Games Penn In the News Chronicle of Higher Education How college life became the Hunger Games Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education wrote about the culture of competition at elite colleges and universities, both inside the classroom and beyond. Twitter’s gender imbalance Penn In the News Inside Higher Ed Twitter’s gender imbalance Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine authored a study that found that while men and women use Twitter at equal rates, the site has not reduced gender disparities in academia overall. Load More
What to know about lists of financially challenged colleges Penn In the News Graduate School of Education What to know about lists of financially challenged colleges Robert Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education spoke about the silence from colleges and universities experiencing institutional financial difficulties. “The problem is we’re in a period of time when higher education feels itself increasingly the victim,” he said. “The victim of both public policy but also public discourse. As an enterprise, it doesn’t know how to handle that.” Teaching impeaching: History comes to life in school as teachers seize on this historic moment. Here’s what some are doing—and how Penn In the News The Washington Post Teaching impeaching: History comes to life in school as teachers seize on this historic moment. Here’s what some are doing—and how Advice on addressing impeachment in the classroom from Sigal Ben-Porath and Dean Pam Grossman of the Graduate School of Education was cited. Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions Penn In the News The Conversation Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions Laura Perna and Ph.D. student Taylor Odle of the Graduate School of Education recommended that undergraduates weigh the benefits and drawbacks of working while enrolled in classes before accepting a job. “Working—especially working many hours per week—can be stressful and can harm academic performance and progress,” they wrote. Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote an opinion piece about standardized testing. “While the SAT has been characterized as a ‘wealth test,’ wherein student performance tracks with family income, families’ accumulated assets are rarely measured in association with college admissions tests,” he wrote. “There is good reason to consider this factor more closely.” How college life became the Hunger Games Penn In the News Chronicle of Higher Education How college life became the Hunger Games Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education wrote about the culture of competition at elite colleges and universities, both inside the classroom and beyond. Twitter’s gender imbalance Penn In the News Inside Higher Ed Twitter’s gender imbalance Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine authored a study that found that while men and women use Twitter at equal rates, the site has not reduced gender disparities in academia overall. Load More
Teaching impeaching: History comes to life in school as teachers seize on this historic moment. Here’s what some are doing—and how Penn In the News The Washington Post Teaching impeaching: History comes to life in school as teachers seize on this historic moment. Here’s what some are doing—and how Advice on addressing impeachment in the classroom from Sigal Ben-Porath and Dean Pam Grossman of the Graduate School of Education was cited. Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions Penn In the News The Conversation Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions Laura Perna and Ph.D. student Taylor Odle of the Graduate School of Education recommended that undergraduates weigh the benefits and drawbacks of working while enrolled in classes before accepting a job. “Working—especially working many hours per week—can be stressful and can harm academic performance and progress,” they wrote. Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote an opinion piece about standardized testing. “While the SAT has been characterized as a ‘wealth test,’ wherein student performance tracks with family income, families’ accumulated assets are rarely measured in association with college admissions tests,” he wrote. “There is good reason to consider this factor more closely.” How college life became the Hunger Games Penn In the News Chronicle of Higher Education How college life became the Hunger Games Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education wrote about the culture of competition at elite colleges and universities, both inside the classroom and beyond. Twitter’s gender imbalance Penn In the News Inside Higher Ed Twitter’s gender imbalance Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine authored a study that found that while men and women use Twitter at equal rates, the site has not reduced gender disparities in academia overall. Load More
Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions Penn In the News The Conversation Before you decide to work in college, ask yourself these questions Laura Perna and Ph.D. student Taylor Odle of the Graduate School of Education recommended that undergraduates weigh the benefits and drawbacks of working while enrolled in classes before accepting a job. “Working—especially working many hours per week—can be stressful and can harm academic performance and progress,” they wrote. Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote an opinion piece about standardized testing. “While the SAT has been characterized as a ‘wealth test,’ wherein student performance tracks with family income, families’ accumulated assets are rarely measured in association with college admissions tests,” he wrote. “There is good reason to consider this factor more closely.” How college life became the Hunger Games Penn In the News Chronicle of Higher Education How college life became the Hunger Games Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education wrote about the culture of competition at elite colleges and universities, both inside the classroom and beyond. Twitter’s gender imbalance Penn In the News Inside Higher Ed Twitter’s gender imbalance Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine authored a study that found that while men and women use Twitter at equal rates, the site has not reduced gender disparities in academia overall. Load More
Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Standardized tests like SAT and ACT favor students with family wealth Ezekiel J. Dixon-Román of the School of Social Policy & Practice wrote an opinion piece about standardized testing. “While the SAT has been characterized as a ‘wealth test,’ wherein student performance tracks with family income, families’ accumulated assets are rarely measured in association with college admissions tests,” he wrote. “There is good reason to consider this factor more closely.” How college life became the Hunger Games Penn In the News Chronicle of Higher Education How college life became the Hunger Games Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education wrote about the culture of competition at elite colleges and universities, both inside the classroom and beyond. Twitter’s gender imbalance Penn In the News Inside Higher Ed Twitter’s gender imbalance Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine authored a study that found that while men and women use Twitter at equal rates, the site has not reduced gender disparities in academia overall. Load More
How college life became the Hunger Games Penn In the News Chronicle of Higher Education How college life became the Hunger Games Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education wrote about the culture of competition at elite colleges and universities, both inside the classroom and beyond. Twitter’s gender imbalance Penn In the News Inside Higher Ed Twitter’s gender imbalance Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine authored a study that found that while men and women use Twitter at equal rates, the site has not reduced gender disparities in academia overall. Load More
Twitter’s gender imbalance Penn In the News Inside Higher Ed Twitter’s gender imbalance Rachel Werner of the Perelman School of Medicine authored a study that found that while men and women use Twitter at equal rates, the site has not reduced gender disparities in academia overall.