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Sala Udin, Pittsburgh Public Schools’ new board president, wants to focus on healing and search for a superintendent

The school board is ready to move on after facing the challenges of the pandemic and the resignation of Anthony Hamlet as superintendent.

22 Dec 2021

Few Black professors have tenure at Southwestern Pennsylvania colleges

At many universities in the region, there are little to no Black tenured professors, according to the federal data released earlier this year.

17 Aug 2021

Can we fix Pittsburgh Public Schools? Here’s what the A+ Schools 2020 Report has to say

In many ways, fixing what’s wrong with America starts with its schools and restructuring them to eliminate institutional racism.

19 Nov 2020

How schools can emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever

Could the world’s communities build something even better than before by expanding on trends like the sudden increase in communication between families and schools?

15 Sep 2020

Remake Learning launches Tomorrow, a plan for new ideas in education — no matter what happens next

If we've learned one thing from this pandemic, it's that we don’t have to keep doing the same things we’ve always done.

27 May 2020

Heinz Endowments launches Pittsburgh Readiness Institute to prepare high school seniors for careers

The Heinz Endowments is investing $700,000 in a six-week summer pilot program, with the aim of having a year-round program to train students across Allegheny County by 2022.

10 Feb 2020

Second time’s the charm? County launches working group to study new Children’s Fund

A similar proposal was defeated last fall after a number of Democratic leaders voiced their opposition.

26 Mar 2019

City of Bridges High School to open this fall with community and social justice approach to education

The new school will combine state-mandated academics with project-based learning in the community.

18 Feb 2019

Will a new approach to discipline improve Pittsburgh Public Schools? This new data is encouraging.

Pittsburgh Public Schools is adopting new discipline procedures to address the glaring racial disparities in suspension rates across the city.

04 Jan 2019

Op-ed: Here’s a three-step plan for making sure everyone in Pittsburgh has a good job

Gene Walker suggests a three-stage process that will take bold and coordinated efforts by a lot of people and industries. But what if it works?

17 Jul 2017

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