The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature strategic advocacy that is driving impactful policy change. Best Defense 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 […]
The Eddies—annual, advocate-nominated and voted awards—feature strategic advocacy that is driving impactful policy change. This Eddies category features unique coalitions of leaders and organizations who worked together to achieve a significant impact for students and families. Working in coalition can be incredibly powerful—and incredibly challenging. This category honors the hard work of coalitions that organized artfully to […]
Audience: Staff at PIE Network member organizations A growing number of states are launching initiatives to make high school and postsecondary mathematics more relevant to today’s careers and civic demands, and recognizing that the traditional pathway to calculus—while valuable—does not serve all students effectively. To learn more about critical policy actions, current progress across states, […]
The annual Eddies Awards are an opportunity to amplify, celebrate, and learn from advocacy campaigns and leaders driving impactful policy change for every student in every community. The Eddies help show progress for students and the power of advocacy—a message that feels more important than ever. Read more about the 2025 finalists. For the second […]
This session will highlight states’ efforts to expand high-quality work-based learning opportunities to students across the country and explore what it would take to replicate those efforts elsewhere. Join this session with Kevin Grubb (Strada Education Foundation), Laura Love (Strada Education Foundation), Alyssa Morton (Empower Schools), and Shannon Nicholas (Colorado Succeeds) to learn more, with more state leaders to be announced soon. Register to join. […]
Effective work-based learning systems require coordination across a number of stakeholders, including students, employers, educational institutions, and intermediaries. Join this session with Crystal Folger-Hawks (Surry-Yadkin Works), Kevin Grubb (Strada Education Foundation), Cecilia Holden (myFutureNC), and Laura Love (Strada Education Foundation) to explore how to create an effective work-based learning ecosystem that ensures students and employers have access to high-quality experiences. Register to join. […]
Audience: Network EDs or ED Designee Join policy expert Lindsay Fryer (Lodestone DC) for a monthly deep dive into the shifting landscape of federal education policy. These conversations will provide timely insights into how evolving political dynamics in the White House, Congress, and the U.S. Department of Education may impact education policy nationwide. Lindsay will break down […]
The shifting federal landscape on charter schools can make it hard to successfully navigate federal funding opportunities. Join this session to learn more about the Charter School Program (CSP), which provides funding for the startup of new charter schools and the replication and expansion of existing high-quality charter schools serving students from pre-K to 12. Starlee Coleman (National […]
The annual Eddies Awards are an opportunity to amplify, celebrate, and learn from advocacy campaigns and leaders driving impactful policy change for every student in every community. The Eddies help show progress for students and the power of advocacy—a message that feels more important than ever. Each year, a committee of Network leaders shares feedback […]
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