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Human-centered design principles lay foundation for partnership discussions Districts involved in the Consortium’s Career Ready initiative convened this week with representatives from business and higher education to develop models for partnerships. Using human-centered design principles at a March 15 meeting, they worked in groups to flesh out “personas” of students in several age groups and […]

Sixteen employers to host site visits  Some 400 students and team advisors from nearly 30 high schools participating in The Future Is Mine (TFIM) will fan out on the first day of our 2017 Student Leadership Conference to explore careers with 16 different employers. The two-day Conference takes place April 20-21 at the Pittsburgh Marriott […]

ALCOSAN project offers hands-on challenge and eligibility for college credit Students from Penn Hills and South Fayette school districts will be collaborating with ALCOSAN in the coming weeks to make recommendations for reducing storm water runoff on their high school campuses.  To kick off the project, the teams met last week with Julia Spicher, a […]

Students bring fresh perspective to PANTHERx PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy General Manager Tim Davis was impressed enough with the work he saw from kids performing a project for his company that he wanted to follow up on their ideas. He was particularly interested recommendations that PANTHERx switch to cellulose packaging for drug deliveries, equip high tech […]

Scholarship qualifications and guidelines Under a program made available from the Regional Chamber Alliance Foundation, the Consortium is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities to seniors graduating from nine area high schools as well as to students attending the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. This program provides up to four $500 scholarships for seniors in the Mon-Yough […]

  Introducing the finalists for our 2017 Champions of Learning Awards You can and should make reservations now to attend our annual Champions of Learning Awards celebration on Saturday, April 1. Meanwhile, we’ve been introducing the finalists, working our way through one category a week in alphabetical order over the past six weeks.  Now it’s time for the final […]

  Model Cleaners CEO praises student-consulting work When a team of Albert Gallatin School District students suggested that Model Cleaners hire a social media manager, company President John LaCarte called the idea “spot on.” He also praised a customer video they’d created for having an authentic feel, more like ones he’s seen on Facebook than […]

Announcing finalists and a special partner for 2017 Champions of Learning Awards celebration Selection Committees for the Consortium for Public Education’s annual Champions of Learning Awards have chosen 18 finalists in six categories for 2017 and named a candidate to receive a Special Tribute. (Names in all categories are available in this  complete roster.) Winners in […]

New hires bring expertise in business and education With a major initiative unfolding to ensure students in our region receive the opportunities and experiences needed to explore careers and build soft skills essential in the workplace, the Consortium has added two new Program Directors, Sarah Brooks and Candice Williams. Sarah brings a background that combines […]

Sharon City School District’s Forum team focuses cultural changes  A small group of students working with Sharon City School District’s Forum team last spring raised concerns about school safety and about their sense that students didn’t feel a strong connection with staff. The concerns prompted the team to conduct a survey of the student body […]