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  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 […]

Forum team brings student voice to bear on school culture Pittsburgh Allderdice High School’s Forum team set out this year to harness student voice in service of overall school culture. After beginning late last spring with just a few kids who attended a Forum meeting in March, they’ve grown their group of participants to 35 […]

Imaginary projects can help kids get a better sense of self Ideas that emerge when teams of 8th graders are challenged to imagine and invent something the world needs are by turns fanciful, practical and everything in between. But byproducts of the process are more the point. By bouncing their individual ideas around, coming to […]

TFIM leaders learn why “sustainability mindset” is becoming a workplace expectation Advisors and student leaders from our career exploration program, The Future Is Mine (TFIM), came together in December for mid-year debriefings, planning for the annual Student Leadership Conference and a presentation on educational resources offered by the Green Building Alliance. TFIM team leaders also […]

Like lots of districts, Clairton City had long considered senior projects the key to engaging students in making post-secondary plans. The problem was too many were treating the projects as just another assignment to finish, not an opportunity for exploration. Clairton City's Forum team That’s why the district’s Forum team is working this year on [...]

Apprenticeship training centers offer alternative path Like most kids, students from Clairton High School knew little if anything about the jobs Sprinklerfitters do before visiting Local 542’s  Pittsburgh training center. But after learning about their work, Ivori, a sophomore exploring post-secondary options, was excited—she thought she might like to do it herself. Not only did the […]