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 […]
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 […]
June 4 — WEBINAR: What Schools Should Know About ARPA/ESSER Funds
REGISTER Friday, June 4, 2021 11:30am-12:30pm Dr. Kaitlyn Brennan, education policy consultant and teacher educator, will present valuable insights related to the American Rescue Plan and Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief funds. She will cover the various available funding streams, eligible uses, restrictions and requirements, and areas of flexibility. […]
Project-based Learning Helps Rural Educators Navigate COVID-19
Project-based Learning Helps Rural Educators Navigate COVID-19 by Gina DeAngelo Since schools first shut down last March, educators and students have struggled to adapt to the challenges and responsibilities of remote learning. Unbeknownst to them, a group of educators in rural Greene County, Pennsylvania, had spent the past two years […]
Toward joyful and authentic learning for all: Reflections on ‘Doing the Math’
By Lindsay M. Anderson, as told to Gina DeAngelo We often say that teachers tend to think within the four walls of the classroom. So it was eye opening to convene with a group of educators from across the country as part of 100kin10’s Foundational Math Brain Trust, and have […]
PBL Externships Connect Classrooms to the Future of Work
“Many of the skills and characteristics that employers are looking for in the future workforce are things we can easily teach our students,” said Courtney Coss, Family and Consumer Science Teacher at Greater Latrobe High School in Latrobe, Pa. “These are things like willingness to learn, acceptance with failure, ability […]