Pittsburgh-area schools are using new tools to curb student vaping

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 12/6 9:00P By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

Gov. Shapiro signs CROWN Act into law, strengthening protections from natural hair discrimination

WESA 11/25 4:05A Jillian Forstadt

Governor Josh Shapiro signed the CROWN Act into law during a ceremonial visit to a natural hair salon in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning.

Sala Udin steps down from Pittsburgh Public School Board after decades of activism

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 11/21 9:30P By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

Pittsburgh-area schools brace for cyber charter reform that promises savings, but skepticism...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 11/21 9:00P By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

Pitt receives $30 million alumnus gift to support full-ride scholarships for elite students

WESA 11/16 10:33P Rachel McDevitt

The scholarships cover tuition, room and board, and provide study abroad and research opportunities. Alumnus Michael Rees provided the gift.

Pittsburgh-area schools offer resources to students and families in need as food insecurity rises

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 11/14 9:00P By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

For Pittsburgh's Hill District, another school closure feels all too familiar

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 11/14 9:00P By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

Art classes in Homewood, North Side Carnegie Libraries taught by Pittsburgh-based artists

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 11/14 9:00P By Samuel Long / Pittsburgh Post

State budget brings financial relief, charter reform and new literacy measures to Pa. schools

WESA 11/13 10:32P Jillian Forstadt

Tucked inside the $50.1 billion budget passed this week are also provisions that will reshape how reading is taught in schools statewide, as well as long-awaited stipends for student teachers.

Pittsburgh-area schools welcome long-awaited state budget, new funding

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 11/13 1:33A By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

Violence has decreased across Pittsburgh’s seven Safe Passage schools

WESA 11/10 10:31P Jillian Forstadt

The program employs district students to both serve as peer mediators as well as participate in anti-violence initiatives. The teens are paid monthly, and the program requires family involvement.

Segregation, staffing among top concerns at final community sessions ahead of PPS closure vote

WESA 11/9 10:33P Jillian Forstadt

The meeting was the first of several the board is holding as it prepares to vote on the future of the district’s footprint on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Pittsburgh-area schools credit cellphone bans for fewer fights, better focus among students

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 11/6 9:00P By Megan Tomasic / Pittsburgh Po

New documentary 'In Exile' spotlights global voices of Pittsburgh’s Scholars-at-Risk community

WESA 11/5 10:31P Annika Agarwal

"In Exile," premiering Friday at the Harris Theater, follows the journeys of artists who’ve escaped authoritarian regimes and found refuge and renewal through their art.

Pa. lawmakers want phones out of classrooms. How one Pittsburgh-area school made the switch.

WESA 11/3 10:34P Jillian Forstadt

Carlynton's policy mirrors bipartisan legislation that would ban students across the commonwealth from using their cellphones during the school day, with a few exceptions.