The Network has welcomed six organizations so far in 2025. While these leaders and organizations are new to PIE Network, they bring years of advocacy experience and insight. […]
Welcoming New Network Members in 2025

The Network has welcomed six organizations so far in 2025. While these leaders and organizations are new to PIE Network, they bring years of advocacy experience and insight. […]
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Audience: PIE Network Members Despite concerns about the rising costs of postsecondary education and shifting workforce demands, the path to long-term economic success still relies on education beyond a high school diploma. The ASAP|ACE model is a proven model for improving student and workforce outcomes that has been successfully replicated in states ranging from Ohio […]
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 […]
Colorado leaders made big moves in the 2024 legislative session, as the state passed a major bill to modernize its education finance system and direct resources where they are needed most, updating the school finance formula for the first time in 30 years. Join this session to hear from PIE Network leaders Brenda Dickhoner (ReadyCO), Dan Schaller (CO League […]
Audience: PIE Network Leaders We hear a lot about what’s not working in education right now. This session will focus on what is working. Join Charles Barone and Rianna Saslow (Education Reform Now) to learn about the programs and policies that have driven success within high-performing, high-poverty schools across Colorado and Massachusetts. Saslow and Barone […]
PIE Network is designed by and for education advocates. Members of the PIE Network are united by a belief that education can—and should—be transformative. PIE Network members put these beliefs into action by listening to, engaging, and authentically elevating the leadership of students, families, and educators, using data and evidence to drive innovation, improvement, and […]
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Audience: PIE Network Leaders Given the alarming state of student achievement in math, Network members are taking action to improve math outcomes. As a part of the PIE Network Math Multipliers series, this session will focus on actions advocates can take on a state level to impact math outcomes. We’ll hear from Marissa Payzant, Allyson […]
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 […]