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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 […]

One of the Consortium’s longest running programs is Educator in the Workforce (EIW). Some of our earliest iterations, then called Teacher in the Workforce, can be traced back to the 1990’s. While the program’s name has changed, our focus continues to be on connecting educators and employers so that students become more aware of career […]

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 […]

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 […]