The Education Policy and Leadership Center
A Non-Partisan, Non-Profit Organization Dedicated To Effective Education Policy
The 2023-2024 Advanced Education Policy Leadership Fellowship Program kicked off their program year on September 21-22 in Washington, D.C. The AEPLP is a multi-state cohort with Fellows from Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Their convening in DC included multiple speakers from national organizations, a trip to the US Department of Education, …
Thirty-one (31) participants embarked on their yearlong journey through EPLC’s Fellowship Program with an initial analysis of the relationships among local, state, and federal policy. Check out this year’s roster of participants who come from across the Commonwealth. They are principals, superintendents, Department of Education employees, professional association and intermediate unit leaders, college and university …
Megan Van Fossan and her team of Fellows (Luis Beltran, Joseph Eye, Stacey Sidle, Sarah Pesi) from the 2022-23 Education Policy Fellowship Program developed a legislative proposal to require mental health screenings for secondary students to identify and address their needs. The team continues to work on getting the legislation passed and implemented, and was …
Congratulations to Pennsylvania’s six EPFP alumni who will be serving as our Advanced Fellows this year, joining Fellows from Kansas, Missouri, New York, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Ohio. This by-invitation-only program engages about 30-35 experienced professionals from K-12, higher education, advocacy, and policymaking positions in a year-long experience that begins with a Washington Seminar and culminates …
Thanks to the many folks who applied to participate in this year’s Education Policy Fellowship Program. With over thirty Fellows accepted into the program from across the Commonwealth, we begin our 25th year of EPFP with the Class of 2024. Beginning on September 15th, this group will embark on a year of activities and learning …
Edward J. Fuller, Penn State University; Charles D. Allen, U.S. Army War College; and Monica Taylor, Temple University, received EPLC’s 2023 Alumni Awards for their outstanding achievements and service to education at EPLC’s Annual Recognition Luncheon on June 7, 2023 at the Penn Harris Hotel in Camp Hill. Ed Fuller is a graduate of the …
Thirty-one (31) participants in the 2022-2023 EPFP completed their year-long engagement and graduated from the program on June 7, 2023 during the annual recognition luncheon at the Penn Harris Hotel in Camp Hill. The Fellows appreciated the thoughtful remarks made by their peers during the ceremony; Luis Beltran (PA Migrant Education Program), Sarah Pesi (Jewish …
EPLC’s Education Policy Fellowship Program Education Policy Fellows: Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program 2023-2024Calendar and Agenda DATE SESSION TOPICS Session 1Friday, September 159:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Introductions and Setting the Stage for Fellowship ProgramIntroductions to Program and FellowsK-12 Governance: Intersection of Local-State-Federal Education PolicyPolitics, Elections and Public Policy in PennsylvaniaOverview of Key Education Policy …
Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program2022-2023 Participant Roster (Updated February 1, 2023) Brittany AronsonAssistant Professor of Teacher EducationPennsylvania State University Theresa BartholomewDirector of Educational ProgramsWarrior Run SD Luis BeltranRecruitment CoordinatorPA Migrant Education ProgramMillersville University Mark BlanchardAssistant SuperintendentCumberland Valley SD Christine F. BrownAssociate Teaching ProfessorPenn State Brandywine Carole L. ButlerDirector of Human Resources, Diversity &InclusionMoorestown Township SD(New …
Amy Morton Is New Executive Director of EPLC