By Brittany Hailer Ronald James Andrus, 78, died in the Allegheny County Jail Sunday. Andrus was being held on a probation violation at the facility since mid-July, according to an email Warden Orlando Harper sent…
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…