The Florida School Boards Association, Inc. (FSBA) recently held its Annual Summer Conference, where Principal Alex Nock gave the final day’s keynote address. The event was focused on providing Florida schools with the resources necessary to navigate the educational landscape. Nock discussed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and what its passage means for school […]
A quick look back at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House is in recess and will return on Tuesday, July 5. The House Education and Workforce Committee passed the following bills by voice vote: H.R. 5529, Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act; H.R. 5530, HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act; […]
A quick look back at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE House Republicans released a new set of proposals focused on poverty, opportunity and upward mobility, the first piece of their policy agenda, A Better Way. This included recommendations for strengthening early childhood development, supporting at-risk youth, improving career and […]
Penn Hill Group Principal Danica Petroshius served on a panel during the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) 2016 Public Media Summit with J. Keith Kennedy, former staff director of the Senate Appropriations Committee; former Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-OH); and Dom Ruscio, appropriations consultant. The APTS Public Media Summit is the largest annual gathering of […]
A quick look back at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a committee hearing on policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on Wednesday, February 24. Acting Secretary of Education John King will testify. The House Committee […]
Meet Amber Krupp, a senior at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, who has joined Penn Hill Group as an intern for this winter/spring. With an interest in education advocacy, Amber is a political science major with a minor in law, justice and social change. See our interview with Amber below to learn more about her and all […]
Earlier this month, Penn Hill Group Principal Danica Petroshius served on a panel during the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) professional development conference. Discussing “Current Trends and New Approaches in Learning,” Petroshius served on a panel with An Me Chung (Mozilla), Stephanie Morris (National Association of the Education of Young Children) and Carissa Moffat Miller […]
The Lumina Foundation recently hosted “The Higher Education Act at 50: A Time for Reflection and Revitalization,” where Principal Alex Nock participated. With this being the 50th anniversary of the Higher Education Act’s (HEA’s) initial passage, Lumina convened this event in part to consider how higher education can be more student-centric. Nock discussed the history […]
As a part of a training through the Department of Education’s District Reform Support Network, Principal Danica Petroshius participated in the “Race to the Top-District 2015 Personalized Learning Summit.” The day focused on building capacity for personalized learning, and Petroshius specifically discussed the national landscape of personalized learning. Petroshius, with fellow speakers Nasir Qadree, Head […]
Penn Hill Group Principal Danica Petroshius was quoted in a Politico article, “No Child Left Behind: The oral history,” specifically on her experience working on the 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA): “Danica Petroshius, former education staffer for Ted Kennedy: ‘They looked around and said, ‘You can’t do an education bill […]
