By Jake Dabkowski Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb emphasized three key findings in a report released today following an audit of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police: that the Pittsburgh Police disproportionately charged Black individuals for…
First pandemic state test results paint a somber…
Lower testing scores were expected due to COVID-19 disruption By Mary Niederberger — Standardized test scores for the 2020-2021 school year, released by the state Department of Education today, show proficiency rates in English language…
Pittsburgh Public Schools “Fresh Start” for the school…
“The pandemic really threw us for a loop.” By Mary Niederberger — “Good Morning. Welcome to the first day of school.” That was the greeting for students at Pittsburgh King PreK-8 on Tuesday, an unusual…
Pittsburgh Public Schools and other districts encounter obstacles…
Students’ social and emotional needs, chronic absenteeism, discipline issues, staffing shortages and high COVID infection rates make progress difficult By Mary Niederberger — Weeks before classes started in the Pittsburgh Public Schools last fall, school…
Author Brian Broome shares his story of growing…
By Mary Niederberger “People made me believe I was born wrong.” Pittsburgh author Brian Broome has become famous for his memoir about the difficulties of growing up as a queer Black boy in small town…
Post-pandemic chronic absenteeism plagues the Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 may hold attendance solutions By Mary Niederberger UPDATE: Since this story originally appeared in November, chronic absenteeism has continued to increase to alarming levels in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. As of Jan.…