The future of a Pittsburgh school where two students died is uncertain; board members want answers

WESA 6/4 11:33P Sarah Schneider

Oliver Citywide Academy will not reopen this year. Students will learn remotely through the end of the school year as they mourn the death of 15-year-old Derrick Harris.

Teachers leaving their jobs at an accelerating rate in Pennsylvania, new study finds

WESA 6/3 1:00A Marc Levy | Associated Press, Br

A new analysis by Penn State’s Center for Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis shows that the rate of teacher attrition in Pennsylvania grew faster in the 2022-23 school year and hit its highest point in a decade of tracking.

Advocates urged PPS to air-condition schools in 2022. Now students are learning remotely due to...

WESA 5/31 11:30P Sarah Schneider

Students in 40 Pittsburgh Public Schools will learn remotely for the rest of the week because of expected high temperatures. Leaders have repeatedly said that remote learning does not work for all students, but installing air conditioning is costly.

40 Pittsburgh schools move to remote learning due to high temperatures and insufficient air...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 5/31 10:54A By Jordan Anderson / Pittsburgh

2 Pittsburgh schools move to remote learning

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 5/29 5:52P Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Penn State’s accrediting agency requests documents on student life, treatment of student-athletes

WESA 5/29 8:00A Wyatt Massey | Spotlight PA Stat

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education asked for documents following media reports of campus controversies. The agency will decide whether or not to take action against Penn State in July.

Pittsburgh Public Schools parents push for later start times as the debate continues

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 5/26 11:30P By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

Pittsburgh school board member criticizes superintendent's response to Oliver Citywide Academy...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 5/26 6:50A By Hallie Lauer / Pittsburgh Pos

‘Unacceptable:' PPS leaders to evaluate future of school where student was killed

WESA 5/24 9:34P Sarah Schneider

After two fatal shootings within a year and a half outside a Pittsburgh Public School, teachers there say they don’t want to go back to that building.

A student allegedly shot and killed a classmate this morning outside Oliver Citywide Academy

WESA 5/24 10:34A Oliver Morrison

The fatal shooting of a student is the second in as many years at Oliver Citywide Academy, a full-time special education center on the North Side for students in grades 3-12.

Pa. schools are removing books from libraries. Here’s what the Supreme Court has said about bans.

WESA 5/24 4:31A Gabriela Martínez | WITF

Legal scholars and school librarians weigh in on how much authority school boards have to remove books, and at what point could a removal violate students’ First Amendment rights.

'7:15 is too early': Pittsburgh Public Schools parents urge board to change high school start times

WESA 5/23 5:16A Sarah Schneider

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. to give adolescent brains enough sleep as their bodies develop.

Pittsburgh-area libraries in distressed communities will receive $3.8 million

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 5/22 11:30P By Jordan Anderson / Pittsburgh

Shapiro hears from area students about increased need for school mental health support

WESA 5/18 4:30A Sarah Schneider

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to help school districts give students more mental health support. He heard from students Wednesday in Westmoreland County about their needs. One suggested later school start times could help.

Taliaferro wins Pittsburgh Public Schools primary, but could face a fall challenge from Sofo

WESA 5/17 4:45A Sarah Schneider

Incumbent Devon Taliaferro bested opponent Ron Sofo in Tuesday's Democratic primary for a Pittsburgh Public Schools board seat, though the two could face off again in November.