From “New Baseline” to “Brutal Truth:” 6 Must-Read Articles on New York State...
Yesterday, New York State Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and NYS Education Commissioner John King released the results of New York State’s 2012-2013 standardized tests for grades 3-8,...
View ArticlePENCIL Points – Summer 2013
Here's your your summer reading assignment: PENCIL Points Summer 2013 Newsletter covers the PENCIL Gala, the Year End Celebration, the PENCIL Fellows Program, the conferences that PENCIL leadership...
View ArticleExtra Credit: 6 Articles that Prepare PENCIL Community for Start of the...
Want to earn some extra credit before heading back to school? Read our summaries of six articles that outline some trends, changes, and tips that you can use to prepare for the start of the school year.
View ArticleExtra Learning Time on Common Core, Teacher Evaluations, and More
At Principal For A Day, PENCIL's panelists discussed Common Core, PTECH, Teacher Evaluation, and Mayor Bloomberg. Read these articles for extra credit on these vital education issues.
View ArticleEducation Leaders Discuss Changing Face of Education on Principal For A Day
More than 200 school and business leaders joined PENCIL for Principal For A Day, where top State and City education leaders discussed major education issues.
View ArticleEducation Leaders Share Views on Common Core and Improving Our Schools
A week before New York City’s mayoral election, three leading voices in public education—New York State Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch, Council of School Supervisors & Administrators...
View ArticleQ&A with PENCIL’s Katje King: How New Advisory Committees Inform Our Work
PENCIL's new School Leadership and College and Career Readiness panels will inform our work and support our school-business Partners. See the experts who make up these important committees.
View ArticleProof Positive: Data Reveals PENCIL’s Network Creating Transformative Change...
The most comprehensive evaluation of PENCIL’s program to date has found that school-business collaborations are having a greater impact on improving school and student performance than ever before.
View ArticlePresident’s Corner: Fall 2013
From a new set of national academic standards in the Common Core and a new teacher evaluation system, to a new Mayor and the growing demands of the 21st century global economy, our schools are in a...
View ArticlePENCIL Points – Fall 2013
Proof Positive: Data Reveals PENCIL‘s Network Creating Transformative Change for NYC‘s Schools and Students The most comprehensive evaluation of PENCIL‘s program to date has found that school-business...
View ArticleSchool-Business Collaboration as a Model for Supporting Public Education
It’s no coincidence that as the recently released Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results show that US students continue to lag behind their international counterparts, successful...
View ArticleFriday News Wrap 1/10/14
This week, reporters predicted the biggest stories in 2014, Education Week released its seminal “Quality Counts” report, the Huffington Post reported on the Common Core, and the Times estimated the...
View ArticlePENCIL News Wrap 1/17/14
Every day, PENCIL reads about the new trends, latest developments, and biggest shifts in education and school-business collaboration. The Friday News Wrap shares what we’ve learned with our network....
View ArticleFriday News Wrap 1/31/14
Every day, PENCIL reads about the new trends, latest developments, and biggest shifts in education and school-business collaboration. The Friday News Wrap shares what we’ve learned with our network....
View ArticleNew York Magazine Contributing Editor Discusses “The Opt-Outers” with PENCIL...
In the November 24, 2013 edition of the New York Magazine, Contributing Editor Bob Kolker’s article, “The Opt-Outers” asks “what happens if enough New York parents say they don’t want their kids to...
View ArticleObama Announces $3B to Improve School Technology: Friday News Wrap 2/7/14
Every day, PENCIL reads about the new trends, latest developments, and biggest shifts in education and school-business collaboration. The Friday News Wrap shares what we’ve learned with our network....
View ArticleMajor NYC Education Reformer Announces Retirement: Friday News Wrap 2/14/14
This week, a major New York City education reformer announced his retirement, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released a survey that underscores some of the common problems that schools and...
View ArticleA bad week for the Common Core: Friday News Wrap, 2/21/14
This week, the Common Core took some serious hits, a terrific infographic that captured Americans' views regarding education, a sobering report discussed economic inequality in big cities, and a “big...
View ArticleThe Charter School Battle Begins: Friday News Wrap, 2/28/14
A new public-private program from the White House, logistical challenges for universal pre-K, and a more nuanced view of the Common Core in New York: all that and more in our Friday News Wrap!
View ArticlePENCIL’s Models of School-Business Collaboration Featured in “The Toolbox”...
We’re really excited about a new story that details the evolving role of school-business partnerships and shows how PENCIL is a leader in this exciting new dynamic. Writing for both The Toolbox and The...
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