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 […]
Meet Madeline Farnham, a senior at Syracuse University, who has joined Penn Hill Group as an intern this fall. With an interest in communications and education, Madeline is a public relations and public affairs double major. See our interview with Madeline below to learn more about her and all that she brings to our office. Welcome, […]
Earlier this summer, Penn Hill Group Principal, Danica Petroshius, Vice President, Rich Stombres and Senior Associate, Ruth López, participated in National Council of La Raza’s (NCLR’s) Annual Conference. At the conference, the largest gathering of its kind in the Hispanic community, Penn Hill Group provided insight into federal education issues affecting the Latino community to […]
On Friday, June 12, Penn Hill Group Principal Danica Petroshius participated in panel at the Digital Media and Learning Conference in Los Angeles, California, under the conference theme of “Equity by Design.” Other participants included Cathy Casserly, a Fellow at the Aspen Institute Communications & Society Program; Steve Bowen, the Director of Innovation at Council […]
Meet Madison Smith, a rising senior at Washington and Lee University, who has joined Penn Hill Group as an intern this summer. With an interest in poverty studies, Madison is an economics major and education policy minor. See our interview with Madison below to learn more about her and what she brings to our office. […]
