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INSIGHTS Just In ... September 2010
In this issue...
Day of Giving on October 13
Annual Journey to Learn scheduled October 22
Surveys demonstrate program impact
Donation illuminates need
Middle-High Forum convenes on October 7



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Pittsburgh Gives
Make the day make a difference!

The Pittsburgh Foundation has set aside Wednesday, October 13th as a Day of Giving when it will provide matching funds for all donations to The Consortium for Public Education and other nonprofits. We urge all of our program participants and supporters to contribute and help us get a share of the match. The Pittsburgh Foundation also has made significant changes to alleviate time constraints and other problems that frustrated donors last year. To find out why giving is easier this year, click Day of Giving.
Get set for Journey to Learn!
 
More than 2,200 educators will participate in The Consortium for Public Education's annual Journey to Learn, set to take place this year on Friday, October 22nd.  Workshop assignments for participating educators will be mailed during the week of October 11th. To learn more about this region-wide professional development experience, click Journey to Learn.
Clairton City's Expect Respect teamProgram results show improved understanding of abusive behavior

Surveys performed as part of an evaluation showed that The Consortium for Public Education's Expect Respect program helped students in four participating schools last year gain a better understanding of the kinds of abusive behavior that leads to dating violence. The program's student leadership teams already have begun mapping their plans for this year's awareness campaigns. To learn more, click Expect Respect.
Student volunteers from Steel Center
Large donation kicks off autumn book collections;  underscores need to fill early literacy gap
 
A donation of 12,000 volumes in August helped jumpstart this year's leg of The Consortium for Public Education's 10-year campaign to distribute 1-million books to needy families. It was cause for celebration, pause and redoubled efforts. To learn why, click Fifth Food Group

Middle-High Forum gearing up for the year

The Consortium for Public Education's Middle High Forum gets underway on Thursday, October 7th with sessions that include broad discussions for all 15 participating teams as well as focused breakout groups where educators can delve more deeply into topics of specific concern to them and their schools. To learn more, click Middle-High Forum