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 […]
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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 […]
Charter Schools: Federal Updates & How State and Local Advocates Are Engaging
Audience: Staff at PIE Network member organizations Charter school leaders are navigating several challenges at the federal, state, and local levels. In this session, Natalie Ethridge (NAPCS) and Amanda Fenton (NACSA) will give an overview of the federal standing of charter schools, including the Charter School Program, the transfer of U.S. Department of Education functions to other agencies, and […]
Pathways Matter: Statewide Education-to-Workforce Policies
Audience: Staff at PIE Network member organizationsStudents’ futures depend on clear, high-quality pathways that connect K–12 learning to postsecondary success and meaningful careers—yet too often those pathways are confusing or disconnected from real opportunity. In this session, Adriana Harrington (ExcelinEd) will introduce Pathways Matter, a practical framework and toolset for strengthening career and college pathways statewide. Ben Kutylo (Forward Arkansas), Shannon […]
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 […]
Messaging That Works: Math & Literacy in Action
Audience: Staff at PIE Network member organizations Improving student outcomes in literacy and math are two of advocates’ top policy and implementation priorities in 2026. To support this work,, members of the PIE Network Literacy Community of Practice and Math Multipliers created the new Literacy Message Guide and Math Message Guide. These guides share communication […]