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WHAT IS PBEA?

The Pennsylvania Business Education Association (PBEA) is an organization made up of business educators at the secondary and post-secondary levels from across the state of Pennsylvania. This organization has been serving Pennsylvania educators since 1930. PBEA’s focus is the educational needs of its membership.

WHAT WILL PBEA DO FOR YOU?

It is evident that business education is facing a critical time in Pennsylvania. PBEA recognizes its role in helping you prepare for this new wave of change and has a renewed commitment to provide a network for formal and informal communication among educational environments, businesses and legislation. We must remain united as professionals to be heard, and the best way to be heard is through activity on the local level. PBEA is the leading organization for the advancement and promotion of business education!

Mission Statement:

PBEA’s mission is to advance business education, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and technology education by supporting educators through professional development, curricular innovation, and networking; promoting equitable, high-quality instruction for all learners; guiding students and professionals in business-related careers; and fostering partnerships with schools, post-secondary institutions, and employers to strengthen career pathways and workforce readiness.

PBEA’s Purpose As Per Article 1, Section 1 of the Articles of incorporation

The principal purpose of the Organization is to advance business education, financial
literacy, entrepreneurship, and technology education by:

  1. Supporting educators who teach business, computer and information technology, career and technical education, personal finance, and related topics through professional development, curricular innovation, and networking;
  2. Promoting high-quality, equitable instruction in business, computer science, finance, information technology, and related fields for learners of all backgrounds
  3. Providing vocational and career guidance to students and professionals pursuing education and careers in business-related fields;
  4. Fostering partnerships with schools, post-secondary institutions, government agencies, and employers to strengthen career pathways and workforce readiness;
  5. Soliciting and receiving funds, grants, gifts, and bequests in furtherance of the above purposes; and
  6. Engaging and pursuing any other purpose permitted to be pursued by a charity (or, by a private foundation should this organization ever become a private foundation), as that term is defined in 26 USC §§ 501(a) and (c)(3) and associated regulations, as each may from time to time be amended.