Organization: ExcelinEd

Crafting a Statewide Comprehensive Approach to College & Career Pathways for Economic Success

To prepare students for today’s job market, education systems need to offer high-quality, rigorous, and diverse pathways that are aligned with workforce needs. Patricia Levesque and Quentin Suffren (ExcelinEd) will share their Pathways Matter work that outlines how states can create pathways that enable students to quickly earn relevant and high-quality credentials that lead to long-term economic success. This discussion will emphasize […]

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Federal Policy Working Group: Unpacking the American Rescue Plan

PIE Network and EducationCounsel have partnered to support monthly conversations with and updates to Network leaders on the latest intel from Capitol Hill, the Biden Administration, and the U.S. Department of Education. As always, these conversations will also include updates from PIE Network partners working at the federal level. Our inaugural discussion will center on […]

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A State Policy Approach to Building School Climate

As we look to recover and reimagine education in the wake of COVID-19, student mental health and well-being is the foremost concern for parents, educators, students, and policymakers. Join Danielle Gonzales (Aspen Institute’s Education and Society Program) and Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds (Foundation for Excellence in Education) as they share recommendations linked to existing state policy examples that advocates can […]

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The Future of Accountability, Part 2

School accountability policy looks more different than ever as it bends both to the current pandemic and to increasing politicization. Checker Finn’s latest work lays out a case for why advocates should protect the fundamentals of accountability while improving what hasn’t worked. Join Checker Finn (Hoover Institute’s Education Success Initiative and Thomas B. Fordham Institute), Chris Ruszkowski (Hoover Institute’s […]

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Celebrating Black Leaders Driving Change Through Policy & Advocacy

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Members of the PIE Network are united by our belief that education can—and should—be transformative, and that change is needed now in the ongoing fight for racial justice and educational excellence. This #BlackHistoryMonth we are celebrating some of the many Black leaders across the Network driving change through policy and advocacy. Below Network Leaders share […]

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