Spotlight Schools: High-Poverty Schools That Are Raising The Bar

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Math Multipliers: Math Interventions and Expanded Learning Time

Given the concerning 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 how advocates can support continued math learning recovery through interventions and expanded learning time, including summer learning. Thomas Maffai (The Oakland REACH) […]

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Math Multipliers Series: Math Policy – State Levers

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 […]

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BRAND NEW DATA ON RECOVERY: Updated Education Recovery Scorecard Data

Audience: PIE Network Leaders The team at Education Recovery Scorecard has been working hard to analyze student achievement data that has been recently released from about half of the states in the country. The analysis helps identify which districts were (and were not) successful in the 2022-23 school year at helping students recover lost learning. […]

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Testing the Waters: Insights Into Parent Perspectives on Through-Year Assessments

Statewide assessments have become an indispensable source of information on student, school, and system achievement. Some states, like Delaware, Florida, Nebraska, and Texas, are beginning to explore other ways of administering these tests, such as through-year assessments. Join this conversation with Titilayo Tinubu Ali, Michelle Croft, and Bonnie O’Keefe (Bellwether), who wrote this  recent report […]

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Rulers & Pencils Happy Hour

Join your DC-area PIE Network colleagues for the third Rulers and Pencils happy hour convening in-person on Tuesday, October 10th, from 4:00 – 6:00 pm ET at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute offices located at 1015 18th St NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. We’ll network, enjoy some refreshments, and speak with four of the members of […]

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2024 Executives’ Meeting

The Executives’ Meeting is the only in-person meeting all year that is just for PIE Network executive directors and CEOs. It is a time to connect, reflect, and strategize with your peers from across the country for the work ahead. Registration will open this fall. This event will take place at the Archer Hotel in […]

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