The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature strategic advocacy that is driving impactful policy change. This Eddies category recognizes local, state, or national advocacy campaigns that tackled a big problem and achieved a new, game-changing policy. Sometimes a policy window opens quickly, and advocates move fast; sometimes, the window opens after years of sustained advocacy efforts. Either way, nominees in […]
The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature strategic advocacy that is driving impactful policy change. This Eddies category highlights campaigns that strategically defended important policy at significant risk and overcame significant odds using innovative tactics; sometimes, the most significant wins are actually holding the line. Nominees in this category provide models for how to deploy sharp strategies to defend policies […]
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In honor of Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month, we’re recognizing some of the many Hispanic and Latinx leaders across the Network who are leading efforts to ensure that every student in every community gets the education they need to achieve a future without limits. This year’s theme is “Esperanza: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage and […]
“The question is not how to survive, but how to thrive with passion, compassion, humor, and style.” -Maya Angelou The impact of the pandemic has been especially far-reaching for women. Hearing from women in leadership about their learnings and challenges, and supporting one another feels more important than ever. This #WomensHistoryMonth we honor some of […]
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How do you successfully engage elected representatives, and ensure you’re building power when everyone is online? Join Network leaders to share best practices from recent virtual advocacy days and issue assemblies. Kickstarters include: Erin Tholen (Texas Public Charter Schools Association), Jessica Ramos and Ja’Neane Minor (Advance Illinois), and Larry Fondation (United Parents and Students). […]
PIE Network is now 100 state and local members and 28 national partners strong. Members and partners of the PIE Network are united by our belief that education can—and should—be transformative, and that change is needed now, perhaps more urgently than ever before, to build an education system in which every student, in every community, […]
