Ten LGBTQ student advocacy groups at Pittsburgh Public Schools recently released a statement asking the district to better protect trans and non-binary students. The letter comes after the death of Oklahoma non-binary student Nex Benedict, who died after an altercation at their school last month.
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The move comes as a number of Downtown office buildings have sought, and won, lower tax assessments in the wake of the coronavirus and court-mandated changes to assessments.
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Research has shown that Black students who have at least one Black teacher in elementary school are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college.
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The White House released a state-by-state breakdown that reports $45.1 million in student loan debts for 5,600 Pennsylvania borrowers under the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan were forgiven.
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The money will serve up to 333 children at early childhood education centers the organization partners with in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
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The Moses Taylor Foundation found that school nurses are under-resourced and understaffed. To help solve that problem, the foundation and Penn State Pro Wellness created the Nurse Mentorship Program.
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A faculty member said Penn State’s promise to better fund existing DEI programs felt like “an attempt to pit people against one another.”
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The measure is the most minor criminal offense issued in Pennsylvania and can go on a student’s permanent record.
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Current charter tuition rates for online students vary from $8,639 and $26,564 per student per year. The proposed change would cap that amount at $8,000 per student.
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The plan puts community colleges and state-owned universities under one system, and limits tuition to $1,000 per semester for many students.
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‘Don’t close my school’: PPS students, staff turn out in droves to discuss possible closures, safetyClose to 100 students, parents and staff packed the Pittsburgh Public Schools board hearing Monday to discuss transparency, budget cuts and potential building closures.