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The School District of Philadelphia has partnered with Penn to launch a groundbreaking professional development program on artificial intelligence.

The School District of Philadelphia has accelerated the remediation of environmental hazards in its buildings, thanks to a $100 million pledge from Penn in 2020.

Elementary school teachers in Philly are bringing new solutions to math education thanks to a responsive teaching program from Penn GSE.

Penn’s Graduate School of Education connects hundreds of students, faculty, and resources to local Philadelphia schools and community programs to bridge educational inequality gaps.

From working within individual classrooms to powering two whole-school partnerships, Penn’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) supports the well-being and growth of K–12 students in Philadelphia.

West Philadelphia Collaborative History (WPCH), a project sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education (GSE), collects resources and stories about the history of 20th- and 21st-century West Philadelphia for the benefit of the community at large.

In early 2024, Penn’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) hosted nearly 175 local high school students to foster discussions surrounding the root causes of mass incarceration.

A community-based research partnership invites Philadelphia community members to conduct their own research into the educational issues they face as a way of catalyzing change.

This organization, with Penn’s support, lets Philadelphia public school teachers enroll in seminars taught by university professors, then write curriculums based on their learnings.

Penn’s $4.1 million commitment supports the school’s key initiatives over the next five years. The partnership dates back more than a half-century.