February 20, 2025
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An alumni founder shakes the hand of another alum in front of the table for his venture, KIO: Kids in Orbit, which features iPads and small spaceman figurines

A Decade of Smart Starts

A look at Penn GSE’s first-of-its-kind master’s program in education entrepreneurship in honor of its recent milestone birthday.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Alumni
January 27, 2025
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An illustration of five diverse individuals standing in a row from behind, each with unique outfits: a keffiyeh scarf, a 'Black Lives Matter' cap, and 'Love is Love' on a jumpsuit, against a dark blue background

New website spotlights Muslim American youth experiences

The project aims to make the research team’s findings more accessible to a wider audience.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Education Policy & Analysis
January 14, 2025
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Dean Strunk stands with arms crossed, smiling and looking into the distance in front of the GSE building

Dean Strunk Looks Ahead

She has a bold vision for the future of Penn GSE that builds on the School’s strengths, responds to pressing needs, and aims to change the world.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Together for Good
  • Global Initiatives
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
January 7, 2025
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Dr. Lilian Ajayi Ore

Penn CLO graduate unites passions for teaching and advocacy

Dr. Lilian Ajayi Ore has worked with the UN, established a foundation advocating for youth and women’s rights, and now works as a research scholar. She says Penn CLO’s practitioner–scholar approach has had a profound impact on her work.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Higher Education
  • Leadership
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
December 23, 2024
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Lauren in a suit sitting on a desk surrounded by awards, framed diplomas, a model rocket, plants, space images, and sports memorabilia.

Homeroom: Lauren Goodwin's journey from NASA to neuroscience

The researcher and entrepreneur, who was formerly the CIO for for NASA's Johnson Space Center, gives a tour of her office including her launch photos and neurotech device. 

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
December 20, 2024
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Four photos in a square over the text “Penn GSE 2024 Stories.” Clockwise from top left: Dean Katharine Strunk, a man sitting in the back of a classroom with data superimposed over him, PLN Director Lara Paparo speaking into a microphone with Thinkify executives seated beside her, and Associate Professor Brooks Bowden.

Our top stories of 2024

Look back with us at some of the stories that defined 2024 for our community.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Together for Good
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Alumni
  • News from Penn GSE
November 25, 2024
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Penn GSE alum’s Financial Viability Index shines in Philadelphia Inquirer investigation

Julee Gard — Vice President for Administration & Finance at the University of St. Francis in Illinois — has gained attention for her model’s ability to provide institutional leaders with actionable insights to enhance financial stability.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Education Policy & Analysis
  • Higher Education
  • Alumni
November 21, 2024
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Amalia Daché delivers keynote speech during the Keynote Session at ICQE in Philadelphia on November 5, 2024

Penn GSE takes a lead role in recent quantitative ethnography conference

Penn GSE faculty and students contributed to discussions on quantitative ethnography at ICQE 2024, exploring innovative methods and applications in education.

  • Philadelphia Impact
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • News from Penn GSE
November 15, 2024
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At the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education Nov. 13 celebration, from left, Jody Lewen, Harold McGraw III, Penn GSE Dean Katharine Strunk, Robert Lerman, Edmund W. Gordon, and GSE Vice Dean of Innovative Programs and Partnerships Michael Golden.

‘I think that there is no higher calling’: 2024 McGraw Prize in Education winners see the impact of their work

Nominations for the 2025 McGraw Prize are now open.

  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Leadership
  • News from Penn GSE
November 6, 2024
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Lara Paparo seated alongside Thinkist executives Jared Wells and Mark Manasse, speaking into a microphone.

Penn Literacy Network aims to shake up tutoring industry with innovative partnership

The collaboration with public benefits corporation Thinkist is funded with a four-year, $2.2 million Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

  • Together for Good
  • Education Innovation & Entrepreneurship
  • Teaching & Learning

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