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Closing the Opportunity Gap for Students with Disabilities Through Progress Monitoring

In the new white paper, “Closing the Opportunity Gap for Students with Disabilities Through Progress Monitoring,” PCG’s Dr. Jennifer Baribeau and Dr. Jennifer Meller provide educators information on why ongoing progress monitoring of Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals is an important proce...

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PCG Announces 2023 Summer Internship Program

Public Consulting Group (PCG) is thrilled to announce its 2023 Summer Internship program. This year, we welcome 41 interns to teams across all our practice areas and corporate departments. This intern class brings a diverse set of experiences, representing over 40 colleges and universities across 20...

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Best Practice for Demographic Data Collection & Reporting: Evaluator’s Guide

Public Consulting Group (PCG) is proud to share its latest guidance on best practice for collecting and reporting data related to race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. By summarizing findings from leading industry sources, this report aims to move evaluators toward more cultur...

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PCG hosts “Translating Fire & EMS Operational Challenges into Financial Needs” Webinar

As more fire and EMS departments have been expressing the need for additional funding, countless have struggled through referendums and challenging budget meetings to justify every penny of increase. Public Consulting Group (PCG) is here to provide support to fire and EMS administrators on how to st...

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PCG is Proud to Offer Professional Learning Workshops for MTSS Implementation

Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is an essential educational framework for developing sustainable and equitable tiered supports for students. MTSS is a wholistic approach focused on prevention and calls for districts and schools to build a continuum of accessible academic and behavioral suppor...

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Transforming Child Welfare Services and Supports through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021. Properly utilized and implemented, these funds have the potential to substantially support and transform child welfare services to children and families, assist with the implementation of the Family First Prevention Services ...

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PCG Was Proud to Support CARE International During Haiti’s Earthquake Crisis

On August 14, 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit southern Haiti and caused significant destruction across the island. Six hundred and fifty thousand people needed emergency humanitarian assistance. Then, two days later, Tropical Depression Grace hit the island, creating additional risks and challe...

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Accelerate Academic Achievement

This blog series is designed to support school-based administrators in addressing the US Department of Education’s call to action, via the Return to School Roadmap, for federal, state, and local leaders to close the performance gap for students with disabilities during the 2021–2022 school year. Acc...

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Build School Communities and Support Students’ Social, Emotional, and Mental Health

The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund provides substantial funding to support the reopening of schools and to address the academic, social, emotional, and mental health concerns that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The American R...

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Ways States Can Reinvest the American Rescue Plan Act’s Ten Percent FMAP Enhancement for Home and Community Based Services

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), signed into law on March 11, 2021, provides relief for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) programs with scheduled, enhanced federal financing participation to offset state expenditures. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) , 1 signed i...

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