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PENCIL Fellows Head to Work across New York City
07.09.2012 | Leave a Comment | Fellows Spotlights, PENCIL NewsThis morning, nearly a hundred high-achieving high school juniors and seniors began their summer internships through the PENCIL Fellows Program. PENCIL Fellows receive comprehensive career-readiness training, and participate in paid six-week internships at top NYC companies. Today, PENCIL Fellows went …
Recently, Slate‘s readers came up with some exciting ideas to boost Science, Technology, Mathematics, and Engineering (STEM) in our schools. Teaching STEM today is one of the best ways that we’ll prepare our students to compete in a competitive, global …
To all of our hard-working volunteers: we hope that you have a safe, happy, and restful Fourth of July! You guys are brighter than any fireworks! Required listening:
From the Big Apple to the Windy City: PENCIL Partnership Program Unveiled in Chicago PENCIL’s affiliate network in Baltimore, Rochester, and Philadelphia all prove that the PENCIL model works. PENCIL—at the forefront of a national movement that engages businesses and …
PENCIL President Addresses Teacher Attrition and Retention in “The Huffington Post”
06.26.2012 | Leave a Comment | PENCIL NewsPENCIL President Michael Haberman has been writing for The Huffington Post since 2010. It’s an important outlet for him to address a national audience, and to show how PENCIL is addressing the issues that schools are facing throughout the US. …
Beauty and Brains: PENCIL Partners Provide IS 349 with ‘Fashion Sense’
06.25.2012 | 2 Comments | PENCIL NewsTrends may come and go, but a good education is always in style. That’s why PENCIL Partners Yolanda Lee, Women’s Technical Design Manager at Sears, and Principal Roy Parris worked to provide some young women at I.S. 349 with professional …
PENCIL Fellows Orientation: “We were all born with greatness, and a purpose to fulfill”
06.25.2012 | 6 Comments | Fellows Spotlights, PENCIL NewsLast week, Citigroup, Inc. made an important investment, and we don’t just mean the work that the financial services leader does in retail banking or transaction services. No, last week Citigroup invested in our future when it hosted the 2012 …
PENCIL Business Partners Inspire the Class of 2012
06.25.2012 | Leave a Comment | PENCIL NewsThroughout the school year, PENCIL’s Business Partners have drawn on their experience and insight to transform public education. Now, with seniors graduating, many of our Business Partners–and some of our staff–are attending ceremonies and delivering commencement addresses throughout the City to impart …
New State Law on Disclosure of Teacher Evaluation Information
06.21.2012 | Leave a Comment | PENCIL NewsYesterday, The New York Times reported on a new law that will affect how information on teacher evaluation is shared, and who can access the data. It’s an important change, and it represents a compromise between parents, teachers, Governor Cuomo, …
On the Chalkboard: Spring 2012
06.19.2012 | Leave a Comment | PENCIL News“I just wanted to thank you again for everything you have done for the students from my school. Through this project, you have given my students an experience that we never could have imagined.”—Assistant Principal Lisa Levine, High School of …
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- PENCIL Annual Spring Gala:
Imagine What We Can Do - An Evening To Benefit PENCIL
May 21, 2013
