CPE News

The Consortium is thrilled to celebrate 40 years of supporting students and educators in southwestern Pennsylvania and beyond. Watch our new video (or read the audio transcript) and join us in reminiscing and planning for another 40 years of work together!    

When I returned to Pittsburgh early in my career, my mother kept telling me about this nonprofit that Dr. Linda Croushore founded. She told me about the amazing work they were doing with schools in the Mon Valley and encouraged me to reach out to see if there might be an opportunity for me to […]

The Consortium is thrilled to announce the addition of two new staff members – Lindsay Forman, Director of Partnerships, and Lance Harrell, Director of Pathways. Lindsay Forman comes to CPE most recently from Carnegie Mellon University as the K-12 Coordinator for the Simon Initiative where she brought together faculty’s expertise with community partners, and worked […]

In our role as a bridge between K12 education and the workforce, we are always looking to connect with national organizations to help us learn more and to promote the success we see locally between school and employer partners. Over the past year, we’ve had opportunities to engage with one of those organizations, Jobs for […]

This past July, the Consortium welcomed three new members to the board: Courtney Behling, Christopher Kelly, and Erin Haney. Each comes with a rich history and an enthusiasm for CPE’s mission and programming.  Courtney Behling is Director of Consumer Banking Strategy and Product Development at F.N.B. Corporation, where she leads the growth, optimization, and evolution [...]

Every year, the Consortium works to bring together professionals, educators, and students to build connections, create pathways, and design systems that build stronger bridges across education and workforce. If you are reading this newsletter, our programming is stronger because you are a part of it - thank you! As you engage in our work, we [...]

It’s been a monumental year for our project-based learning team, officially expanding the Consortium’s engagement from coast to coast. The school year began with a Labor Day week training in Willingboro, New Jersey, with our professional learning team providing a tailored training for educators in an alternative school, and ended with a trip out west […]

Since the Consortium began focusing on future readiness nine years ago, we have taken a systems approach. There are many factors that foster a student’s future success, and while we cannot address all of them, we can work to create opportunities for those factors to be considered when making decisions.  Out of those intentions – […]

Now in its third year, the Building a Positive School Climate (BPSC) Cohort held an End-of-Year Celebration with a powerful display of the impact on students and educators when they feel they belong in their school community.  The day included student demonstrations by the Cornell Pep Squad and testimonials by students from Derry Area and [...]

Over the Consortium’s nearly 40-year history, it has been extremely fortunate to benefit from the ongoing, committed expertise of dedicated staff. Year after year, our team pours itself into serving our educators, partners, and students to improve engagement and equity in education and into the workforce.  This year, we have the privilege of recognizing four […]