Posted by client August 5, 2020
Why Paid Internships Are More Important During A Pandemic Than Ever
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the economy. As adults around the world began to grapple with a changing job sector and record-high rates of unemployment claims, students were left to wonder if paid internships would become a sidelined topic. Then, just around a month ago, Mayor de Blasio announced the cancellation of the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) citing health and safety concerns. SYEP places 14 to...
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PENCIL is proud to release Innovations in Summer Youth Employment to Support Scale, Equity, and Quality, a paper sharing reflections about the creation, outcomes, and implications of...
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Dear PENCIL Partners, As we welcome in 2021 and the fresh start to the new year, we want to thank each of you for your...
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New York City is home to the largest school system in the country, with 1.1 million students enrolled in public schools. Earlier this month, New...
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Supporters
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How can you use your business expertise to change student lives? Ask Michael Maslansky, one of corporate America's leading communications and research strategists. Since 2016,...
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One of Christopher Hayward's fondest memories with PENCIL is taking fifth-graders from the East Village Community School to the New York Stock Exchange. While that...
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Over 25 years, hundreds of companies like JPMorgan Chase, Verizon, Bloomberg LP, and more have partnered with PENCIL to participate in programs that connect public...
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Students & Interns
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This year, as PENCIL was preparing to plan for its 25th anniversary, our world rapidly shifted in the course of a few days. Our team...
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Schools and Administrators
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This year, PENCIL is virtually honoring the Partnership between Justice Richter and the High School for Law, Advocacy, and Community Justice (LACJHS) with the Veteran...
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