Talking about Race, Class, and College Access

Advancing postsecondary access and success in the 21st century demands bold and targeted action. American institutions’ mission-driven goals to help break down the barriers for low-income families and communities of color have never been more daunting – nor more vital. The problem isn’t new. Many educational integration and equity trends that scholars and practitioners were addressing twenty years ago are still salient today.

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Public Consulting Group

Public Consulting Group (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, PCG employs over 2,500 professionals in more than 40 offices worldwide—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm has extensive experience in all 50 states, clients in six Canadian provinces, and a growing practice in Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector.

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6 key concepts in 2022 in corporate training

whitePaper | August 22, 2022

Corporate e-learning is increasingly becoming an important part of modern organizations. According to data released by the Brazilian Association of Training and Development, in 2021 companies should invest 20% more in training and development (T&D), compared to the previous year. Many organizations support this idea and consider corporate training an essential part of a company’s investment and growth strategy

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Top Trends in Education for 2020

whitePaper | February 28, 2020

Globalization has brought new ways of working, living, and therefore also studying. In 2017, according to the data of UNESCO (2019), there were over 5.3 million international students studying around the world, up from 2 million in 2000. As higher education institutions, we adapt academic systems to address the talent needs from the industry as well as the needs from cohorts of more nomadic students.

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL 2020 TOOLKIT

whitePaper | August 3, 2020

Action steps and resources to help your team prevent learning loss and meet the social-emotional behavioural (SEB) and academic needs of each student. The goal for this toolkit is to help your team create a flexible, data-driven plan for supporting students’ academic and social-emotional behavior (SEB) needs into the summer and throughout the 2020-21 school year—whether in a remote, onsite, or blended environment.

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What Matters and What Works in Literacy Instruction

whitePaper | September 15, 2022

To transform students into skilled readers, schools must understand the science of reading and align their literacy instruction to it. The science of reading is a cumulation of research in the fields of education, psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience. This paves the way for what students need to learn a

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What Type of Training Do You Need?

whitePaper | November 30, 2021

The Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report is one of the largest annual surveys of global IT professionals. This report, which has collected data from over 178,000 respondents since launching in 2008, provides a detailed examination of the most pressing topics in IT, including highest-paying jobs and certifications, top tech areas job satisfaction, and preferred learning methods

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Keys to Unlocking Success

whitePaper | September 16, 2022

In March 2020, K–12 schools around the United States temporarily closed their doors in an attempt to both circumvent the possible widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that sparked a worldwide health crisis (Van Lancker & Parolin, 2020) and abide by mandated shutdowns and stay-at-home orders that governors, legislators, and local leaders enacted across the country.

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Spotlight

Public Consulting Group

Public Consulting Group (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, PCG employs over 2,500 professionals in more than 40 offices worldwide—all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm has extensive experience in all 50 states, clients in six Canadian provinces, and a growing practice in Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector.

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