ASSET was featured in Pittsburgh Quarterly’s Winter 2023 Edition in an article addressing pandemic learning loss. An excerpt is below. Read the full article here: Pandemic Learning Loss – Pittsburgh Quarterly High-dosage Tutoring Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn’s big bet on tutoring is paying off. She led […]
ASSET Inc. Named to White House’s National Partnership for Student Success; Also Partners with Beyond100K
Recognizing ASSET Inc.’s innovative high-impact tutoring approach to advance K-12 student learning recovery, the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS), launched this past summer by President Joseph R. Biden, has named the innovative education nonprofit one of its newest partners. Specifically citing its PALS (Partnerships to Advance Learning in […]
New Castle News: Westminster to partner with nonprofit to receive virtual education training
Westminster College will be teaming up with a Pittsburgh non-profit to help train education students for virtual tutoring and instruction for K-12 students. That announcement was made Friday to work with ASSET Inc. The college will be a partner for ASSET’s PALS (Partnerships to Advance Learning in STEM) program, […]
Pennsylvania Department of Education Awards ASSET Inc. State Funding to Expand its Partnerships to Advance PALS Program
ASSET Hosts State Elected Officials, Others at Pittsburgh Project and Westminster College Marks Second Round of Funding ASSET Has Received in Two Weeks PITTSBURGH, OCTOBER 27, 2022 – Recognizing the value of ASSET Inc.’s innovative approach to high-impact tutoring for both K-12 students and the teachers of tomorrow, the Pennsylvania […]
Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER Initiative Awards ASSET Inc. Grant to Expand its Innovative Pre-Service Teacher Training and K-12 Student Tutoring Initiative
Five southwestern Pennsylvania counties are poised to tackle head-on the dual crises of a growing teacher workforce shortage and student learning loss, thanks to $80,000 in planning grants awarded to educational improvement nonprofit ASSET Inc. by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the Benedum Foundation and EQT Foundation. The new […]
High-Impact Tutoring Becoming a Reality for Pittsburgh Students
by Sarah Toulouse, Executive Director, ASSET Inc. This month, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona addressed the country’s teacher shortage, calling for a revamping of the profession. His vision includes more teacher supports like mentorships, hands-on experiences and concerted efforts to attract more students of color into the profession. Earlier […]
With $250,000 Grant, Richard King Mellon Foundation Fortifies ASSET Inc.’s Innovative Tutoring Program in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, JUNE 9, 2022 – As K-12 students in some of the Pittsburgh region’s most under-resourced communities recover from pandemic-related learning loss, a generous $250,000 grant awarded by the Richard King Mellon Foundation to ASSET Inc. will help them access free, high-impact tutoring services, while advancing ASSET’s leadership role spearheading […]
Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism Tells the PALS Story
What started out as a crisis response to pandemic learning disruption has turned into a creative solution with staying power. We are grateful to our funders for supporting this critical work – and to the Pittsburgh Institute of Nonprofit Journalism for telling our story. Read it here: Student teachers and […]
In Loving Memory of Reeny Davison, ASSET’s Founding Executive Director
On March 26, 2022, ASSET’s founding executive director Dr. Reeny Davison passed away. She was a visionary leader with a lifelong devotion to teaching and learning. She strongly believed the pathway to improving learning is through the educator and that education needs to be responsive to the needs of society. […]
The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation Award ASSET Inc. $225,000 to Bring High-Dosage Tutoring to Pittsburgh Students
For Pittsburgh K-12 students in under-resourced communities whose academic achievement has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, high-dosage tutoring is increasingly becoming a reality, thanks to two individual grants of $150,000 and $75,000 made to ASSET Inc. by The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation, respectively. The tutoring initiative these […]