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Field trip brings together students from three districts in mentoring program Students and adult mentors in the Be a Middle School Mentor (BAMSM) program that we offer in collaboration with United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania visited  Cathedral of Learning in May. The trip brought together BAMSM participants from Clairton City, McKeesport Area and Woodland Hills […]

Six winners announced at Champions of Learning Awards celebration Winners in six categories took center stage Thursday evening along with two individuals receiving Special Tributes for lifelong service to the region’s youth when the Consortium for Public Education and United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania presented their annual Champions of Learning Awards. Awards went to: Melting […]

SPS projects bring fresh perspectives to business partners Memes may be ubiquitous on social media, but they aren’t yet a mainstay of corporate marketing. That’s why the memes that our Student Powered Solutions team in Woodland Hills School District created proved so intriguing to staff members from Covestro. “I like that they’re out-of-the box,” said […]

Conference provides opportunities to explore careers and build skills A strong science student, Evan had once entertained the possibility of studying medicine, but a part-time job at an American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) store turned his head. Because of it, he began to see his interest in “developing a personal style” as more than a passing […]

Conference highlighted models for collaboration between employers and schools Calling them “a wasted resource,” PNC Financial Group’s top executive said our region’s high schools and their students must figure prominently in our region’s employment picture to avoid the kind of talent drain his own company began heading off nearly two decades ago. “If the region’s […]

Exploring opportunities for school-business collaboration Our upcoming Future Ready Partnerships Conference will feature two of the region’s foremost proponents of collaboration between businesses and schools. Also on the agenda are speakers who already have engaged in the kinds of school-business partnerships that are helping better prepare students, while strengthening the region’s workforce. PNC Financial Services […]

TFIM Conference features new site hosts and workshops Some 300 students will converge Downtown when our career exploration program, The Future Is Mine, holds its annual two-day Student Leadership Conference April 10th-11th. The Conference, themed “Cheers to 19 Years” in celebration of TFIM’s  19th anniversary, gets underway as it traditionally does with career explorations hosted […]

Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild founder William Strickland will receive the Consortium’s Special Tribute for his lifetime contributions to education at this year’s Champions of Learning Awards celebration.  United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, our partner in the awards, also plans to announce a Special Tribute at the presentation ceremony on May 2.  The awards ceremony will honor [...]

TFIM Conference features new site hosts, innovative workshops Some 350 students will converge Downtown when our career exploration program, The Future Is Mine, holds its annual two-day Student Leadership Conference April 10th-11th. Themed “Cheers to 19 Years” in celebration of TFIM’s  19th anniversary, the Conference gets underway as it traditionally does with career explorations hosted […]

Employers give insights on skills students need Learning about career paths available at ALCOSAN was “eye opening” for Clairton City School District’s Tom McCloskey, as were visits a week earlier to PNC Financial Corp. and several others last year that he made through Educator in the Workforce. As Principal of the district’s Cyber School. “All […]