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PCG supports career readiness through Chicago Public Schools Job Shadow Day

For Ryan Witt, Senior Operations Analyst at PCG, it was a positive change of pace to welcome eight local high school students to PCG’s Chicago office for a recent Job Shadow Day. For the third consecutive year, PCG had juniors and seniors from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) focusing on careers in entr...

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PCG Cares…about improving lives

In January, members of PCG Cares in Albany, Glen Allen, Phoenix, Sacramento, and Troy worked with local organizations to sort and prepare lunches, care packages, and donations to help populations in need. Read on for more details of these inspiring stories in our round-up below. In January, members ...

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CMS offers new model for emergency medical triage and transportation

On February 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), outlined a new model for emergency medical triage, treatment, and transportation services. CMS will offer Medicare reimbursement through the new model to transport patients...

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Public Consulting Group continues 3rd year of collaboration with Illinois State Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools

CHICAGO, February 27, 2019— For the third consecutive year, Public Consulting Group (PCG) recently hosted eight Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school students as part of CPS’s Department of Career and Technical Education Job Shadow Day. CHICAGO, February 27, 2019— For the third consecutive year, ...

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PCG consultants co-author Negotiated Rulemaking article with Washington State DCYF

PCG recently collaborated with its client, the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), to publish an article in the February 2019 issue of Policy and Practice Magazine called “Rulemaking that Works: Consensus by the Community for the Community.” PCG recently collaborated...

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HHS releases proposed rules on electronic health data

On February 11, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), released proposed rules on appropriate access, exchange, and use of data obtained through electronic health records. ONC’s proposed rules would im...

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PCG’s partner, Broward County Public Schools, authors contributed content on district-wide equity initiative

To meet the needs of educators working in urban school districts serving diverse student populations, PCG offers rigorous, research-based courses through our Professional Learning Platform (PLP), designed to improve teacher effectiveness and raise student achievement. The Broward County Public Schoo...

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The Special Education Results-Driven Transformation Model

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) today released its new white paper, Getting to Effectiveness: The Special Education Transformation Approach, during the third New Jersey Special Education Annual Summit focused on teaching, learning, and leading in an inclusive world. BOST...

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Making the most of SXSW EDU: 5 Tips from a conference veteran

For education professionals seeking to stay current with the most important innovations in teaching and learning, no event rivals the annual SXSW EDU conference in Austin, Texas, coming up on March 4 through 7. As you’d expect from its name, SXSW EDU is jam-packed with a Texas-sized selection of lea...

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PCG celebrates Black History Month

February is Black History Month, and this year’s theme is “Black Migrations.” Per the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), this year’s theme emphasizes “the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities.” Februar...

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