Penn GSE News Archive
'She's probably gonna blow us up' - how students turned Trump's rhetoric to racism
Jonathan Zimmerman says that the Trump candidacy has played a large role in triggering prejudiced episodes in public schools. "It's made lots of people and their kids feel more free to express certain bigoted ideas."
The importance of keeping globally engaged
Alan Ruby discusses the effects globalization and political volatility have on postsecondary institutions.
Is a charter school right for my child?
Rand Quinn offers insights on the nature of the debate on charter schools versus public schools.
The Battle to Expose the 'Dark Finances' of California School Privatization
"Teaching has always been a poorly paid profession, particularly considering its educational requirements and responsibilities. Part of the reason for the lower pay is that at the dawn of the modern public-school system, teaching was considered 'women’s work,' and thus the second income in families," according to Richard Ingersoll.
What people did when an Ivy League professor wrote faculty of color don’t get jobs because “we don’t want them”
Marybeth Gasman writes about the reactions she received by people who read her essay from The Washington Post regarding why universities don't hire faculty of color.
Many men talk like Donald Trump in private. And only other men can stop them.
Donald Trump's comments about women are dominating the news this weekend. But Shaun Harper writes in the Washington Post that this is a much bigger problem than Trump.
Advice for parents on body image amid 2016 campaign insults
Parents, teachers, and counselors alike need to talk with children of all ages about the kind of weight bullying happening in the Trump campaign, says Linda Lucker Leibowitz.
