KIPP Rules: Commitment + Performance = Better Education
Jason Botel C’97 G’97
Homework: Head Start
GSE to design Head Start curriculum
LEAP of Faith: Teaching and Mentoring at P.S. 132
Sara Shenkan C’00
Failing Grade
A teacher tells why the No Child Left Behind Act won’t work.
A Matter of Trust
Dr. Ira Harkavy saw long ago that the futures of Penn and West Philadelphia are connected. As director of the Center for Community Partnerships, he's led a persuasive campaign to link teaching and research to service and problem solving.
Second Time Around
A program offered through the College of General Studies allows retirees—Penn alumni and others—to audit courses in the School of Arts and Sciences.
PACE Provides a Medium for the Message
John Gamba Jr. C’92
Education 24/7
At home with the Writers House Al Filreis.
Charting the Next Course(s)
“Building on Excellence” charts the next five years.
Public Schools Must Learn About Change
Public schools need remedial work in change
School’s In
It still doesn’t have a name, but the Penn-assisted public school opened in September. Here are some pictures, plus a talk with Principal—and Penn alumna—Sheila Sydnor.
From Drug Busts to Derivatives: Math Teacher With A History
Steven Kryger W’86
The Moral Classroom
Getting students to conform to a rigid list of virtues won’t transform them into thoughtful moral agents, say Dr. Joan Goodman and Dr Howard Lesnick, Penn professors who have co-written a new book i response to the growing “character-education” movement. They endorse a messier, but more meaningful approach to moral education.
Breaking Ground in Education
Ground broken for Penn-assisted public school.
This is Only a Test
Rather than wrangle over a hypothetical new curriculum, the College of Arts and Sciences has opted for an experimental approach—with help from some pioneering freshmen.
Highly Rated (Again)
Penn #6 in U.S. News; Wharton #1 in Business Week.
Still Crazy—About Education—After All These Years
Deidrè Farmbry GrEd’97
KIPP-KIPP Hurray
Michael Feinberg C’91
The Education of Pedro Ramos
As a college activist, Pedro Ramos C’87 learned the importance of tenacity. Now he's using it in his drive as Philadelphia's school board president to improve education opportunities for 213,000 children.
Wharton: Virtually Exploding
Nothing but Net at Wharton
Fighting Shadows with FIRE
FIRE’s fight for the right
Back to the Books, Er, Listserv
Lifelong learning opportunities to suit a wide range of interests.
The Dorm Transformed
From the Quad to the high-rises, Penn undergraduates who live on campus have the opportunity to mingle with professors, get help on math homework, attend concerts—and even classes—without stepping outside their residences.
Making Their Voices Heard
Heard An Annenberg School-sponsored program designed to use the Internet to help public high-school students learn about the Philadelphia mayoral primary surprised everyone—including the program’s creator.