Who We Are
Each and every child deserves a great teacher. As a nonprofit, we collaborate with schools, districts, legislators, and communities nationwide to recruit, train, develop and support educators who, in turn, support learners at all levels.
What We Do
We prepare outstanding new teachers, support good teachers and leaders to become exceptional, and shape systems and policies that foster vibrant growth and lasting success for all students and teachers.
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How We Do It
The experts at PEBC are lifelong learners who celebrate independent thinking and work to foster agency for both teachers and students, culminating in deep understanding. Our Teaching Framework is based on 30 years’ learning alongside teachers – the approaches are not new, and yet they are not outdated. Educators at all levels can adapt this Framework to their own context and effectively strengthen students’ confidence and competence as problem solvers and makers of meaning.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Critical Practices in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (2024-2025)
What do teachers need to believe, know, and be able to do to foster agency, understanding, and equity for culturally and linguistically diverse learners?
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Protected: BIPOC Educational STEM Thinkers = B.E.S.T. Conference Affinity Groups (2024-2025)
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BIPOC Educational STEM Thinkers = B.E.S.T. Conference | 2025
A two-day summer conference in Denver for BIPOC STEM educators from across Colorado and beyond to come together and name systemic changes needed for sustainability and retention of BIPOC STEM educators. We will create a sense of belonging, cultivate change and heal in order to best support our students and communities.
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Leading from All Levels: An Approach to Leveraging Leadership Across Multiple Contexts
Leaders will examine the PEBC Leadership Framework through reflective and collaborative learning experiences in order to strengthen the impact of leadership on your school or district.
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Minds on Math Institute (May 2025)
In this institute you will learn how to address all eight of the Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice within workshop model instruction.
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New and Notable
FORWARD Initiative
The FORWARD Initiative strives to improve the education environment by equipping educators and leaders with skills in positive conflict resolution, including curiosity, respect, and bridge-building. It seeks to counteract polarization and drive positive change in education and decision-making.
Colorado Safer Schools Initiative
CSSI is expected to be a multi-year initiative that will provide added capacity and perspectives to work already underway at the state level and to support state and local leaders across a wide spectrum of efforts that relate to student and educator wellbeing.
BEST Conference
We invite you to immerse yourself in a community of BIPOC STEM educators. Join use to explore opportunities for belonging, awareness, healing, and change.
PEBC BLOG
PEBC Reflects on Incredible Visit to Southeast Colorado Schools
Representatives from the Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC), the University of Denver and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) visited schools in Southeast Colorado on Monday, September 30. The purpose of the visit was to learn more about the uniqueness of our rural schools and communities. The group visited schools that included […]
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FlyteCo Brewery Partners with PEBC to Support Teachers through “Hall Pass Hazy IPA”
At FlyteCo Brewery, education may not be our core business, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make an impact. So, why did it make sense for us to invest our time and resources in this cause? The answer ties back to our commitment to increasing access and equity—specifically, in aviation—and how that naturally aligns with […]
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Creating an Environment for Educators to Flourish
Flourish (verb) 1. grow or develop in a healthy way especially as a result of a healthy environment. 2. to thrive. 3. to cultivate order, beauty or abundance for the common good of others.* In what ways might we help educators flourish? “I can’t wait for Professional Learning Community (PLC) today,” shared Val, a fourth […]
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Reimagining Retention for BIPOC Educators
In the crisp embrace of a fall morning in 2022, PEBC colleagues Sathya, Wendy and I met in a charming Denver coffee shop, each fueled by a shared vision: to move from theory to practice and shake things up in education, through PEBC. As educators of color, Sathya and I resonated deeply with the absence […]
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Listen in as Dr. Marlee Bunch and pre-service teacher Chrissy Kim join Michelle Morris Jones on the PEBC Phenomenal Teaching Podcast to discuss Dr. Marlee Bunch’s book, The Magnitude of Us: An Educator’s Guide to Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms. In her new book Marlee provides an accessible blueprint for utilizing histories, culturally responsive teaching, and community responsive pedagogy to […]
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