Lessons from a Unique Doctoral Program in Ed Leadership
Delvin M. Dinkins listened closely - to students, to parents, and to colleagues. As a public school principal, he kept hearing calls for change, and he stepped up to the plate.
"Leaders are challenged more than ever to deliver on their schools' promises of an education for the 21st century. But delivering on this promise is next-to-impossible without the tools, infrastructure, or public confidence," says Dinkins.
Can Partnerships for Educational Improvement Really Work?
Imagine walking into a Philadelphia public school and being greeted by the strains of Vivaldi. Follow the music and you find aspiring musicians practicing the violin.
Make believe?
Not for students at the Penn Alexander School - the innovative public school created by Penn, the School District of Philadelphia, and the teachers' union.
Can Higher Education in China Keep Up?
The last decade has seen China emerge as a major player on the international stage and in the global economy. On the educational front, too, the country is experiencing unprecedented growth.
To cope with the tremendous challenges that this growth presents to a highly structured 50-year-old system, higher education in China is borrowing more and more from American models of curriculum and institutional management.
Is the U.S. Losing the International Horse Race in Academic Achievement?
Analysts typically bemoan the performance of American kids when it comes to international comparisons of academic achievement.
But are American students really at the back of the pack? When Penn GSE Professor Ed Boe looked at the data, he found a far more nuanced - and brighter - picture.
Innovative Head Start Curriculum Creates Resourceful and Resilient Learners
Head Start teacher Janet Luckey was struggling to open a thick envelope of classroom materials one morning. Her students, ages 3 to 5, knew just what to do. "Don't get frustrated, Mrs. Luckey," they advised. "Go get some scissors."
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