What happens when we invest in the people who lead family engagement? The impact can reach far beyond one school, one program, or even one community. In this episode of Empower ED: A PIQE Podcast, Iliana Gallego welcomes two inspiring […]

College is a major transition—not only for students, but for their parents, too. For some families, sending a child to college is a journey into the unknown. Some parents never had the opportunity to attend college themselves, and for families […]

By: Iliana Gallego It is two in the morning, and a teenager has just had an argument with her parents. Instead of texting a friend or calling someone she knows, she opens an AI chatbot. She explains what happened, asks […]

In our latest podcast episode, we welcome Superintendent Roberto Vaca, leader of the Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary School District and the California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators’ Superintendent of the Year. A longtime advocate for family engagement and dedicated […]

What inspires a lifelong commitment to educational equity? And what does the future hold for PIQE? In the latest episode of Empower ED: A PIQE Podcast, Leading with Purpose, host Iliana Gallego sits down with PIQE’s new CEO and President, […]

By: Isaac Cox and Iliana Gallego For Catalina Gallego, the transition from high school to college was far more difficult than she expected. A straight-A student throughout high school, she left home excited to pursue a degree in architecture. Within […]