Article Spotlights Career Ready The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette featured our Career Ready initiative in its October 7 editions, showcasing projects in Charleroi Area School District and Albert Gallatin Area School District as early examples the ways it is taking hold. Stay tuned! The initiative still is in its early stages. Along with a pilot group of districts, the […]
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Yough’s career readiness work spotlighted
Yough hits ground running with career readiness initiative A career readiness initiative that Yough School District launched in September has won recognition from the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA). It’s featured in an ongoing series of web posts PSBA is making as part of a multi-year campaign to raise awareness of the value of public […]
Forum teams convene for kickoff session
Forum teams aim for measurable improvements in student outcomes With a stronger emphasis on leadership development and a commitment to helping teams create action plans that advance their districts’ high priority goals, The Forum convened this week for the first session of the new school year. The Forum’s refocusing reflects feedback indicating that development of leadership […]
Real-world problems make learning come alive
Projects make learning come alive Kids from Charleroi Area and Albert Gallatin Area school districts will be tackling a couple of marketing problems that Charleroi-based Model Cleaners needs to solve. Similarly, students from Blackhawk and Avonworth school districts will be helping Robinson-based PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy, the region’s fastest growing company and the nation’s fifth fastest, find […]
Consortium adopts new look, new logo, new focus
We’re ringing in a new school year with a new look, a new logo and a new focus. Along with our new website, the changes reflect an evolution the Consortium has undergone in just the past few years–developing several new programs and redesigning longstanding ones as well. In the past three years, we’ve introduced College & […]
Nominate a Champion of Learning!
September kicks off nominations for our annual Champions of Learning Awards. If you know strong advocates for public schools, superb classroom teachers or outstanding school or district leaders, please nominate them. But don’t stop there, because we’re also looking for businesses, organizations and others who contribute time, talents or support to create exceptional learning experiences […]
