Join the PIE Network team and Network leaders for this informal time to ask questions and discuss your draft Eddies nominations. The annual Eddies Awards are an opportunity to amplify, celebrate, and learn from advocacy campaigns and leaders driving impactful policy change to improve student opportunities and outcomes. This year’s nomination form is redesigned to gather […]
State: National
Using Accountability Systems to Drive School Improvement
Audience: PIE Network Leaders Assessment and accountability systems provide critical information on student performance across schools and districts. How can we use that information to drive school improvement? Join this conversation with Kunjan Narechania (Watershed Advisors), who will lead this learning session, focusing on the critical challenges and opportunities in replicating and scaling successful school […]
Meet the 2024 Eddies Nomination Committee
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 […]
Connecting the Dots – The Need for State Longitudinal Data Systems
Audience: PIE Network Leaders State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDSs) are an integral part of conversations about state career-connected learning policy. Join this discussion with Anne Wicks (George W. Bush Institute) and Brennan McMahon Parton (Data Quality Campaign) to discuss why SLDSs are so important to meaningfully connect workforce, higher education, K-12, and early childhood outcome data and to learn […]
Deans for Impact

[…]
Calculating School Options and Education Funding
Audience: PIE Network Leaders As public investment in school choice programs rises, whare are the financial implications for states and districts? Join Marguerite Roza and Maggie Ciccio (Edunomics Lab), who will share a real-time analysis of how many public dollars are flowing through private options and discuss these trends fit into broader state revenues outlook. […]
Medicaid Briefing – Maximize Medicaid Funding for School-Based Services
Audience: PIE Network state members In the complex landscape of educational funding, one often overlooked but vital resource is Medicaid. While traditionally associated with healthcare for individuals in certain income groups, leaders can also leverage Medicaid to pay for health services in schools for Medicaid-enrolled students. Currently, only 16 states are fully leveraging Medicaid funding […]
Tutoring Lessons: What We Know About the Impact of Tutoring on Student Learning
Audience: PIE Network Leaders High-impact tutoring has been one of the most ubiquitous strategies for pandemic recovery and learning acceleration in the years since schools faced massive disruptions. Given the time and money invested in this intervention, what have we learned? Joined by Marguerite Roza (Edunomics Lab), Kevin Huffman (Accelerate), Susanna Loeb (Stanford Graduate School […]
Crossing the Line: A New Report and Data Tool on School Funding and Segregation
Crossing the Line: Segregation and Resource Inequality Between America’s School Districts, a new report from New America’s Education Funding Equity Initiative, shows where the racial and economic divides between neighboring districts are the deepest, and explores how these disparities show up in school district finances. In this discussion, Zahava Stadler and Jordan Abbott of New […]
Talent Disrupted: Exploring How Well College Students Are Prepared for Employment
While students across the US struggle with college access, affordability, and completion, new research highlights college graduates’ challenges in securing college-level employment. In fact, the report found that only about half of bachelor’s degree graduates secure employment in a college-level job within a year of graduation. Join this virtual discussion with Andrew Hanson (Strada Education […]