The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature outstanding policy and advocacy wins from the past year. This Eddies category features grassroots policy and advocacy campaigns at the local level that responded to community needs, grew from community power, and transformed opportunities for students and families in their community. See a complete list of 2022 nominees in all Eddies! categories. Staff at PIE […]
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This continues the Walton Family Foundation-sponsored series, designed in partnership with PIE Network and Bellwether Education Partners. Students will be returning to school amid a perfect storm of ongoing trauma: the COVID-19 pandemic, economic instability, racial unrest, and months of anxiety and isolation caused by school and community shutdowns. Surveys and polls consistently show that […]
In light of the U.S. Department of Education’s guidance requiring all states to administer summative assessments this year, many states are now determining how to move forward and what, if any, flexibilities they want to pursue. Join Adam Ezring (The Collaborative for Student Success), Brennan Parton (DQC), Maya Martin Cadogan (DC PAVE), and Sandi Jacobs (EducationCounsel) to unpack the latest actions states have […]
The PIE Network team stands in support of Black leaders and Black communities, families, and students. It is time to end the systemic racism, dehumanization, and degradation that has led to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many other Black Americans across this country. PIE Network leaders fight for an […]
Advocacy is tough work—and many advocates face the added challenge of breaking barriers for future generations of leaders. In recognition of both Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating women leading across the Network. (Of course, this list represents just a small sample of the leaders making history in education reform. Millions of […]
