Building a New Kind of Leadership in Philadelphia Public Schools

"The days of the principal as the lone instructional leader are over," says John DeFlaminis, executive director of the Penn Center for Educational Leadership. "We no longer believe that one administrator can serve as the only instructional leader for an entire school without the substantial participation of other educators."

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"Non-traditional" Students are the Norm in GSE / TFA Partnership

First-time teacher Wilson Boyd had an assignment in one of Philadelphia's most troubled high schools: Olney West, a place so marked by violence and academic failure that the district had hired an ex-Marine to restore order there.

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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.

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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.

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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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