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How do we teach history in America today?

Abby Reisman and Ismael Jimenez of the Graduate School of Education join a team of Philadelphia educators to discuss American history, equity and inclusion, critical race theory, and other educational issues of 2022.

Who, What, Why

Who, What, Why: Kimeze Teketwe brings Luganda to Penn

The GSE master’s student from Uganda taught the first ever course on this language in the spring of 2022. This fall the program continues with another intro class, followed by an advanced class next spring.

Black doctors at UPenn mentor high school students through Physician Track Program

Sanford Roberts and med student Lamin Sonko speak about the Perelman School of Medicine’s Physician Track Program, which promotes diversity by pairing Black male high school students with medical mentors.

Here’s how Black boys can cope with racial and gender violence

Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education speaks about the PLAAY Project, which prepares Black male youth to cope with crisis and high-stress situations through sports.

The truth about the history education wars in 2022

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that political battles over education have secularized, shifting focus from religion to American history and identity.

‘It’s just getting worse.’ Central Bucks passes policy censoring class materials with ‘sexualized content’

Ed Brockenbrough of the Graduate School of Education says that conservative school censorship policies will have a detrimental and disproportionate impact on LGBTQ youth and minority students.

Oregon schools lean heavily on emergency teachers, including untrained ones

Research from Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education shows that nearly half of teachers nationwide quit within their first five years on the job.

A quarter of San Francisco public school students were chronically absent last year

Michael Gottfried of the Graduate School of Education outlines the four distinct ways that students are impacted by chronic absence, as well as the factors that contribute to it.

Nursing student Aman Uppal assists a student from the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy during art class. She holds up a painting, and painting supplies are all around.

Learning nursing care in a different type of classroom

Penn Nursing students Aman Uppal and Michelle Tran spent the summer before their final semesters in a clinical rotation at the HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy.

A group of 13 people stand in a classroom smiling.

Partnering with Philadelphia teachers to inspire climate action

Bethany Wiggin, founder of the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities, is working with public high school teachers across Philadelphia to incorporate climate education into the classroom.

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