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In Pennsylvania, fourth graders from middle and upper class families are more than twice as likely as their peers from low income families to score…
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Over the last 40 years, family income has overtaken race as the best predictor of student achievement. Among Pittsburgh Public Schools, the general trend…
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The good news: over the last 40 years, the achievement gap between black and white students has narrowed substantially.The bad news: the gap based on…
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About 50 of the 550 students at University Preparatory School in the Hill District are learning the skills of effective leaders.Teachers at the school…
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Pittsburgh Public School’s national search for a new superintendent will be a multi-month, transparent process full of community input, Board President…
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Pittsburgh Public Schools is turning to more progressive methods of discipline, after finding that cut and dry methods, like Zero Tolerance, led to too…
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A grant awarded to the Community College of Allegheny County is designed to provide education and training in healthcare professions to low-income…
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Moira Kaleida and Lynda Wrenn might both be new to the Pittsburgh Public Schools Board of Directors, but they’re not new to the district. Kaleida was born…
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A+ Schools' annual analysis of Pittsburgh Public Schools noted again a troubling academic disparity between the district's black and white students.“The…
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Creating the formula for the perfect curriculum can be a complex issue, requiring balance between subjects, instructors and policy advocates.For several…