by John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Community school programs in eastern and western Pennsylvania are among the 42 institutions that will share in $63 million in federal grant money aimed at expanding or establishing community…
Mastriano’s education funding plan would devastate Pa.’s public…
by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Friday night lights going dark across Pennsylvania would be but one of the more visible impacts of Doug Mastriano’s public school funding plan, education advocates say. A projection of school…
Kindergarten camps aim to fill in social and…
Important learning time has been lost in kindergarten as teachers had to work with students who were not used to the routines of school By Mary Niederberger The start of the new school year was…
Pittsburgh Public Schools summer programming gives students a…
By Mary Niederberger Addison Boehm, Kerria Scanlon and Tamia Day, all soon-to-be sixth graders in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, had their heads bent over a laptop and a small robot made of Legos as they…
What Killed “Equity” in Pine-Richland?
The Pine-Richland School District was working toward a policy that would protect marginalized students. Then came parent protests and the firing of a popular coach. By Colin Williams The Pine-Richland School District occupies a rectangle…