Educators with immigrant students who could use support over the summer, or even year-round, can reach out to Alliance for Refugee Youth Support & Education (ARYSE), which offers programs serving a variety of needs. The organization’s flagship program, a summer camp known as PRYSE Academy at the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus, is currently taking […]
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Student Pride & Passion Evident at the SSDC Showcase
Throughout the third annual Student Sustainability Design Challenge (SSDC) showcase, the pride and passion that students have for their schools and neighborhoods was evident in each and every presentation and pitch. Across the 30+ student-driven sustainability projects, you could see hundreds of middle and high school students glowing with passion for their projects as they […]
Future Ready Leaders’ 5th Student Showcase
On April 21st, the Future Ready Leaders (FRL) program wrapped up the 2025-26 school year with a celebration where teams came together to share and reflect on the projects they worked on throughout the year. For the fifth year, FRL student team members worked alongside educators to design projects that make college and career readiness […]
FRPC Offers Engaging Learning for Employers and Educators
“I thoroughly enjoyed today. Speakers were phenomenal. Love the fact that they could share what students need. Very professional and so well-versed. Very motivational program. I hope to be a part of it next year.” – FRPC 2026 participant If you weren’t able to attend the 2026 Future Ready Partnerships Conference (FRPC), a quote like […]
Spotlight on: Meaningful Partnerships at the 2026 FRPC
On the last day of March, nearly 200 educators, industry professionals, and community partners gathered at CCAC Boyce Campus for the Consortium’s Future Ready Partnerships Conference. The day centered on a shared goal of building meaningful partnerships that prepare students for the future while helping employers connect with educators who are preparing their future workforce. [...]
Spotlight on: Exploring Climate Careers
When organizers at Carnegie Mellon University and Phipps Conservatory began planning an event to help students learn about the spectrum of jobs involved in sustainability, they wanted it to be different than a career fair. “We wanted to create an environment where employers can take a little more time, talk about their own experiences, their […]
Cultivating Key Student Competencies in an AI-Integrated World
Educators everywhere are grappling with AI in their schools and classrooms, as professionals and with students. Many of these conversations focus on what tool to use and when to use it, or about how to “future-proof” students from the continually evolving nature of AI tools. These conversations aren’t bad, but they aren’t the full story. […]
Spotlight on: Future Energy Jobs
Ranked as the nation’s second-largest energy producer overall, Pennsylvania also stands among the top 10 clean energy employers in the country. The Commonwealth’s clean energy sector boasts nearly 105,000 jobs, including more than 13,700 in Allegheny County, as well as employment growth that’s more than five times the state’s overall rate. All that adds up […]
Transforming a Portrait of a Graduate into Systems Change
In the aftermath of No Child Left Behind and the high-stakes testing era, districts across the country had a collective moment of clarity; years of instruction driven by testing culture had created a growing gap in what students were learning in K12 education and what they would need to be successful adults in a dynamic […]
New ESL/ELL Student Success Workshop
Responding to the rapidly growing population of students attending regional schools who do not have English as their first language, the Consortium is offering an ESL/ELL Student Success Workshop on April 17, 2026 at Lutz Elementary School in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District. The focus of this workshop will be on sharing practical strategies, programs, partnerships, [...]
