The P.R.I.D.E. Program Speaker Series — Race, Education, and P.R.I.D.E. Race, Education, and P.R.I.D.E. — Building and Sustaining a Racially Responsive Community What makes a community racially responsive? Is it the capacity to assess the ways race impacts its citizens – including its youngest – in schools and elsewhere? How can a community best offer […]
Navigating Schools Inequality: How Parents Pursue Magnet School Admissions
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC Fall 2017 Speaker Series Navigating Schools Inequality: How Parents Pursue Magnet School Admissions Littisha Bates, Ph.D. Thursday, November 2, 2017 12:00 pm in the Cathedral of Learning Q & A to follow The Center on Race and Social Problems announces its next speaker series lecture with Littisha Bates, Ph.D. of […]
Maker Faire Pittsburgh 2017
Maker Faire Pittsburgh 2017 takes over the Children’s Museum and Buhl Community Park on October 14 & 15 for an all-ages showcase of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness. This year, Make Faire Pittsburgh will be free to the public—no tickets required! Education Day: Friday, October 13th General Admission: Saturday, October 14th & Sunday, October 15th Maker Faire is […]
Meeting the Challenge: PA’s Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program
October 11-12, 2017 Holiday Inn Harrisburg-Hershey Grantville, PA This conference will provide valuable information for educators, homeless liaisons, shelter personnel, educators, pupil services personnel, guidance counselors, social workers and other professionals working with students experiencing homelessness. Topics will include McKinney-Vento and the Every Student Succeeds Act, rural poverty, the role of the homeless liaison, early […]
#CUEtalks presents Tyrone Howard
Why Race, Culture & Trauma Matter: Addressing Real Equity for Marginalized Populations Join the Center for Urban Education for the fall 2017 edition of #CUEtalks when we welcome Dr. Tyrone Howard from UCLA. In this talk, Howard will address the increasing complexities in today’s schools contexts, and how issues of race, culture, and trauma remain […]
University of Pittsburgh Parent Engagement Research Study Needs Participants!
Help researchers learn what keeps children engaged in school! The University of Pittsburgh School of Education and Social Work is partnering with local schools and community organizations to develop a way to measure parental involvement in education and to better understand how to support student motivation in math. They are inviting families to take a survey […]
Segregation Summer Institute: National and Local Perspectives On Residential Segregation Issues
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 8:00 AM – Thursday, July 20, 2017 1:30 PM Cathedral of Learning 4200 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15260 United States (412) 624-7382 Phone: 412.624.7382 2017 Segregation Summer Institute National and Local Perspectives On Residential Segregation Issues, including Housing, Health, the Law, and Education KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dr. Jacob Rugh, PhD Department […]
2017 Social and Emotional Learning Conference
Plan now to attend the 2017 Social and Emotional Learning Conference! Building Skills for Lifelong Success March 13, 2017 at Hilton Harrisburg Enjoy a motivating keynote address from Dave Levin, co-founder of KIPP New York. Hear from state and national experts about the latest research in social and emotional learning. Learn about effective program models […]
School of the Future–Movie Screening and Panel Discussion
Reimagining the future of education for all children Join Remake Learning, University of Pittsburgh School of Education and Center for Urban Education, Carnegie Mellon University, and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh for a special screening and panel discussion on how the science of learning can help us reimagine the future of education for all children. […]
PSAYDN Virtual Winter Quarterly Meeting
PSAYDN Virtual Winter Quarterly Meeting Monday, December 12, 2016 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST Please sign in beginning at 10:45 AM Goals Share PSAYDN’s current work and accomplishments in the core areas of policy, sustainability and quality. Solicit members’ input on and involvement in upcoming projects and events. Spotlight ESSA: A New Era […]