Contact: Suzanne Tacheny Kubach 612-968-9542 Suzanne@pie-network.org www.pie-network.org The past two years have seen remarkable developments in education policy—from new...
By Karen Frankola, PIE Network Communications Director As the clock ticked down on the final day of the Connecticut legislative session in May, the big question was: would the General Assembly...
FOR RELEASE– Dec. 13, 2011 Contact: Karen Frankola (973) 580-1656 Three of the country’s top education reformers have joined the Board of Directors of the Policy Innovators...
LA Times editorial supports lawsuit demanding Los Angeles school district comply with law requiring student progress to be part of teacher evaluations. The lawsuit was filed was assistance...
Two PIE Network members have produced white papers on improving the effectiveness of teachers written from the educators' perspective: Transforming Teacher Work for a Better Educated...
FOR RELEASE Sept. 27, 2011 (Seattle) – The adoption of Common Core State Standards throughout most of the country and a Tennessee law that ties teacher tenure to student performance were...
Sept. 13, 2011 --Leading education reform advocates and the policy wins they helped to bring about will be recognized as the Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network holds its first Eddies! ...
August 24, 2011- Eight additional education advocacy groups from four states and Washington, D.C. have been accepted into the Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network, increasing membership to ...
As of August, 1, 2011, 45 states have adopted the Common Core State Standards, yet misconceptions remain, New resources from the James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute can help advocates explain the...
The Southeast Regional Rural Education Summit in Nashville highlighted efforts to improve rural education across the country. Watch opening remarks from former Sen. Majority Leader Bill...
Student Teaching in the United States - National Council on Teacher Quality In an effort to understand how to get student teaching "right," NCTQ embarked on an ambitious effort to...
TN school reform leader Jamie Woodson works to make old foes her allies The Tennessesean reports, "The State Collaborative on Reforming Education, which is better known by its initials,...
"Partnership is a Two-Way Street: What It Takes for Business to Help Drive School Reform" offers three strategies business leaders can use to improve education in their communities. What...
Tennessee Report : State Collaborative on Reforming Education seen as "at the forefront of K-12 education reform" in Tennessee, Public school classrooms and legislative hearing...
KidsOhio’s Ohio’s Race to the Top Effort Continues Amid Leadership Changes, , describes how the state's plan continues “seamlessly” despite changes in leadership in the...
Illinois SB 7passed the House yesterday 112-1 and is now on its way to the governor. The Wall Street Jour nal calls "one of the most far-reaching overhauls of teacher tenure and bargaining...
