Annual Leadership Retreat focuses on new models for teaching and learning 

From workshops challenging educators to rethink the traits they encourage in students, to a keynote speaker who called for revamped curricula and a retooled teaching model, The Consortium for Public Education's annual Leadership Retreat framed a case for making education far more personal. For a review of the highlights, click Leadership Retreat. 

Great Idea Grants bring learning innovations to life 

Outreach to promote kindergarten readiness among children in housing projects in West Mifflin Area School District and photography projects that support elementary students in cross-curricular learning in West Jefferson Hills School District are just two of the innovations emerging from recently awarded Great Idea Grants. To learn more about them and others, click Great Idea Grants.

Documentary project empowers students; builds civic engagement

A Student Documentary Project that The Consortium for Public Education began piloting in April is showing how inquiry-based learning can help engage youth with civic issues. More than a dozen students from disparate communities and backgrounds worked in teams to examine the state budget from different perspectives. To learn more about their work, click Student Documentary Project.

Hear Me project brings student voice to school improvement initiatives 

Because of Hear Me, a region-wide initiative to capture and disseminate young people's ideas, an increasing number of schools are bringing student voices to bear on their planning. To learn about some of their most recent projects, click Hear Me.