State officials say the $75 million Environmental Repairs Grant Program will help ensure students have a safe and healthy place to learn.
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Penn State Extension offers expertise across the state in fields like gardening, forestry and stormwater management, but budget shortfalls and a "hiring pause" mean about one in five Extension educator positions is currently empty.
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The plan pledges help for both in-state and out-of-state students who enroll in degree programs for high-priority disciplines, such as teaching and nursing.
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Teens from across the region will gather at the David Lawrence Convention Center this weekend for a day-long summit on climate action.
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Advocates are urging officials at the school district to address what they say is a “persistent” history of racism and discrimination against Black students and students with disabilities.
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The money comes from a $10 million program that was expected to serve around 650 students. At least 4,000 applied.
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After weeks of sounding the alarm, Pittsburgh Public Schools has filed a lawsuit with the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in hopes of compelling a court-ordered countywide property reassessment.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced it will award $3,050,357 in grants to 45 student research projects through the Manufacturing PA initiative.
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The Campus Laboratory School at Carlow University recently hosted an experimental interdisciplinary approach to teach students about birds.
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While the city won’t be in the path of totality like its northern neighbors in Cleveland and Erie, approximately 97% of the sun will be covered in Pittsburgh.
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Strategies on the table include consolidating buildings, changing the district’s feeder patterns and returning some schools to a traditional middle school model.