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PENCIL marked the end of the school year and recognized the business and school leaders who continue to do everything they can to transform public education at the annual Year-End Celebration at the 79th Street Boat Basin on Tuesday, June …
Three Inspirational PENCIL Partnerships Honored at the Year-End Celebration
06.19.2012 | Leave a Comment | PENCIL NewsEach of PENCIL’s School and Business Partners should be commended for all they do to transform public education—across our nearly 400 Partnerships, business and school leaders are demonstrating what public-private partnerships and skills-based volunteerism can do to boost student achievement. …
PENCIL’s Second Partnership Workshop Shares Best Practices
06.19.2012 | Leave a Comment | PENCIL NewsOn Tuesday, April 24, more than 50 PENCIL Partners and Principals came together for PENCIL’s second Partnership Workshop to discuss best practices in preparing students for post-secondary success. The working breakfast, hosted by Proskhauer Rose, featured a presentation by Vice …
Reach 750: New York Businesses Continue to Step Up for Schools
06.19.2012 | Leave a Comment | PENCIL NewsLast October, PENCIL launched Step Up For Schools Campaign: Reach 750, a campaign challenging the New York City business community to renew and expand its commitment to education, support the City’s future financial competitiveness, and take an active role in …
President’s Corner, Spring 2012
06.19.2012 | Leave a Comment | PENCIL NewsIn April, I wrote a piece for The Huffington Post that celebrated the “new volunteerism.” I bring it up now as the school-year ends because, in looking back over the last school-year, I’m reminded of all the ways that everyone …
Historic Night, Historic Venue: New York’s Business Leaders, Educators Join Together at PENCIL Gala
06.19.2012 | 2 Comments | PENCIL NewsMore than 700 business leaders, principals, teachers, students, supporters, and media members, gathered at the American Museum of Natural History on May 10 to celebrate PENCIL, honor four of our exceptional PENCIL Partners, and make “Imagine What We Can Do: …
From the Big Apple to the Windy City: PENCIL Partnership Program Unveiled in Chicago
06.19.2012 | Leave a Comment | PENCIL NewsOur flourishing national network of PENCIL Affiliate Partners in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Rochester demonstrates that PENCIL and our Partners are leading a national movement to create public-private partnerships that address real issues in our schools. And now, that movement is …









