“We need to consider that there was a distinctive strand of black progressive education in the 1930s.”

Jeffrey Aaron Snyder

from “Progressive Education in Black and White: Rereading Carter G. Woodson’s Miseducation of the Negro”

 

“…nothing could be more responsive than answering the student call for more conversation, more preparation, more learning around the history of and issues surrounding race, privilege, and  justice in this nation.”

“Discovering together.”

“Progressive education cannot be static; it must be ever searching, ever experimenting, ever moving onto higher ideals and more complete realization of them.” – Eugene Randolph Smith

Notice anything different? After months of conversations, design, and revisions, we are excited to introduce you to PEN’s new look & feel!

In the aftermath of a divisive electoral season and historic election, we understand how essential it is for parents, teachers, and school to be in partnership in responding to the needs of children.