Pittsburgh Gen Z students still love a good book

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 5/30 10:00P By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

Pittsburgh-area student reaches Scripps National Spelling Bee’s semifinals, is eliminated in 7th...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 5/29 2:19A By Isaac Elster / Pittsburgh Pos

Point Park roundtable focuses on solutions to teacher shortage, high attrition rates

WESA 5/28 11:29P Riona Duncan

Point Park University hosted a roundtable discussion on Thursday about the current teacher shortage facing Pennsylvania schools. The roundtable was held by advocacy group #PANeedsTeachers.

From classrooms to farms, AmeriCorps cuts hit Pittsburgh

WESA 5/26 11:33P Jillian Forstadt, Kate Giammaris

The cuts come amid the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to shrink the federal government. Pennsylvania is part of a multi-state lawsuit challenging the decision.

Pittsburgh organizations reeling after AmeriCorps cuts

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 5/23 10:00P By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

Between the stacks at the $21 million renovation of Braddock Carnegie Library

WESA 5/22 11:35P Julia Fraser

The $21 million renovation of the first Carnegie library in the United States — built by steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie — is complete. In honor of that first, the library will now be called Carnegie One.

Penn State trustees vote to close 3 Western Pa. branch campuses, 4 others amid declining...

WESA 5/22 11:32P Marc Levy | Associated Press

Penn State University's trustees are backing a plan to close seven of its 19 branch campuses amid declining enrollments. The campuses to close are Fayette, New Kensington and Shenango in Western Pennsylvania, as well as Dubois, Mont Alto,...

Carnegie Mellon students will use online platform to offer free high school tutoring

WESA 5/22 11:31P Riona Duncan

The partnership announcement was made at Carnegie Mellon’s Commencement by Sal Khan, who founded Schoolhouse.world and Khan Academy.

In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young

WESA 5/18 1:00A Gary Fields | Associated Press,

Several civic organizations are hoping to reverse the trend of low youth voter turnout by getting teenagers engaged in public debate before they're even eligible to vote.

3 Pittsburgh-area educators named 2026 Pa. Teacher of the Year finalists

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 5/16 10:00P By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

Filmmakers to premiere documentary on Pittsburgh activist Sala Udin

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 5/14 10:00P By Samuel Long / Pittsburgh Post

How Penn State trustees plan to vote on campus closures could run afoul of transparency law

WESA 5/7 11:30P Wyatt Massey | Spotlight PA Stat

The Penn State Board of Trustees plans to gather in a virtual-only meeting in May to decide the fate of 12 commonwealth campuses. University President Neeli Bendapudi will propose which of the campuses to close.

Pa. Senate passes bill banning trans girls and women from school sports

WESA 5/7 7:00A Jordan Wilkie | WITF

Five Democrats joined all 27 Republicans to send the bill to the Pa. House. Both House Democratic leadership and Gov. Josh Shapiro opposes the bill.

University of Pittsburgh agrees to nearly $8 million settlement in pandemic-related suit

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 5/7 6:01A By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

Costly cyber charter tuition is consuming tens of millions of new state dollars for poor Pa....

WESA 5/3 1:00A Kate Huangpu | Spotlight PA

When underfunded Pa. school districts got extra money last year, dozens put it toward charter school burdens that one district called "ridiculous."