Audience: Staff at PIE Network member organizations Join us for the first in a series of sessions designed to equip education advocates with a deeper understanding of data science and its growing role in today’s classrooms. Learning from the expertise of Lindsey Henderson (ExcelinEd), Liz Cohen (50CAN), and Zarek Drozda (Data Science 4 Everyone), we’ll […]
Policy Pillar: Responsive Systems
The State of Educational Opportunity in America
Audience: Staff at PIE Network member organizations For the second year in a row, 50CAN partnered with Edge Research on the State of Educational Opportunity in America, a survey of more than 23,000 parents across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The survey report offers a state-by-state examination of the current education landscape […]
Research Working Group: April Meeting
Tuesday, April 7, 12-1 p.m. ET Audience: PIE Network Researchers Join the Research Working Group’s semi-monthly meeting, a gathering for Network members in research roles. In the 2025 Annual Member Survey, nearly one in five Network organizations reported that college and career pathways and CTE policy and advocacy were top priorities for their 2026 work. […]
Navigating Leadership Transitions
Audience: PIE Network Members When leadership changes at the state or local level, whether through an election or an appointment, the window for influence is brief and critical. Advocacy organizations must prepare in advance and move quickly to assess the new landscape and position their priorities before the narrative is set. Join this session, which […]
Monthly Federal Policy Forecasts: What Advocates Need to Know with Lindsay Fryer
Audience: PIE Network Executive Directors or 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 […]
Monthly Federal Policy Forecasts: What Advocates Need to Know with Lindsay Fryer
Audience: PIE Network Executive Directors or 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 […]
AI Policy Hub: Where to Begin When Thinking About AI Policy
Audience: Staff at PIE Network member organizations Join the AI Policy Hub in a monthly discussion about AI policy to help you track rapid developments in AI policy and practice, understand how AI policy intersects with other policy topics, and get a clear sense of where to begin. This month, our national Advisory Committee experts […]
Building Systems That Fit Every Learner
Audience: Staff at PIE Network member organizations Conventional one-size-fits-all educational systems leave many young people with learning differences unserved or underserved. Student supports often appear as “add-ons” to existing systems rather than as fundamental redesigns of education to meet students’ diverse learning needs. Education Reimagined’s brief, Navigating Policies and Conditions: Supporting Youth with Learning Differences […]
The Rapid Evolution of AI: The Latest on AI Policy and Supports for Network Members
Audience: Staff at PIE Network member organizationsAs AI’s capabilities rapidly accelerate and proliferate, states and districts are seeking ways to harness the promise of these technologies while also regulating to mitigate their perils. Advocates have an essential role to play in shaping policy and practice. PIE Network and Bellwether have teamed up with a national […]
Looking Back to Move Forward: Lessons and Practical Recommendations from a Decade of Research
After ten years of research, Learning Heroes has compiled a report highlighting top insights and their implications for the future of education. Bibb Hubbard and David Park (Learning Heroes) will be joined by Colleston Morgan (City Forward Collective), Sonya Thomas (Nashville Propel), and Maya Martin Cadogan (DC PAVE) to discuss Learning Heroes’ findings and how each of them have contributed to and utilized that work […]