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Support for Pittsburgh’s immigrant students, adult learners left in limbo amid federal grant freeze

WESA 7/10 11:33P Jillian Forstadt

The administration is withholding $230 million in federal grants for Pennsylvania after-school and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy and more.

Trump administration freezes some education funding to states, including $230 million to Pa.

WESA 7/7 11:30P Anne Danahy

The Trump administration is holding up nearly $7 billion in federal education funding that states were slated to get Tuesday, including more than $230 million to...

Cyber school facing wrongful death suit says it’s ‘unreasonable’ for teachers to see students...

WESA 7/3 11:31P Katie Meyer | Spotlight PA

The wellness check requirement, passed into state law last year, was inspired in part by the death of a 12-year-old Commonwealth Charter Academy student.

UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

WESA 7/1 10:38A Collin Binkley | Associated Pres

The federal case focused on Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed for the University of Pennsylvania in 2022.

Shortage of new teachers is hurting Pa. kids’ academic prospects, report says

WESA 6/29 1:01A Elena Eisenstadt | Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania school districts are struggling to find enough certified teachers to fill vacancies, a trend advocates say is diminishing the quality of kids' education.

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Why We Love These Biographies of Myron Cope and Sonny Clark

Pittsburgh Magazine 7/11 4:33A Kristofer Collins

Behind the Yoi: The Life of Myron Cope, Legendary Pittsburgh Steelers Broadcaster Dan Joseph with Elizabeth Cope University of Nebraska Press, $34.95 Near the end of his wonderfully readable...

Looking for Art in Pittsburgh? Go to Braddock

Pittsburgh Magazine 7/11 4:18A Lauren Davidson

RENOVATION UNDERWAY AT CARNEGIE ONE IN BRADDOCK EARLIER THIS YEAR. | PHOTO BY HUCK BEARD Q uantum Theatre, known for staging productions in out-of-the-ordinary locales, in 2007 performed Th r se...

DC Restarts With the Best ‘Superman’ in Decades

Pittsburgh Magazine 7/11 3:50A Sean Collier

PHOTO BY JESSICA MIGLIO / WARNER BROS. A fter years of darkness both figurative and literal in the big-screen world of DC Comics, James Gunn has arrived to turn on the lights. The iconic superhero...

Weekend Wish List

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Medicaid cuts in Trump’s tax bill will ‘devastate’ access to care in rural Pennsylvania, critics...

WESA 7/10 11:30P Marley Parish | Spotlight PA Sta

State officials estimate 310,000 Pennsylvanians will lose Medicaid coverage and anticipate strain at health facilities caused by federal budget cuts.

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Friday Poll: Stay or go decisions, summer 2025

PensBurgh 7/11 4:13A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images Who should be staying and going this summer? Well, we better get this Friday Poll in before something goes off and happens to make it unnecessary. Today’s...

Feeder systems to NHL experiencing massive changes with alteration to CHL transfer agreement

PensBurgh 7/11 12:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images If it feels like everything is changing in the lower levels of hockey, it’s because it is The feeder leagues for hockey are currently undergoing a seismic...

Ranking potential Erik Karlsson trade destinations

PensBurgh 7/10 1:00A Hooks Orpik

Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What could the Penguins do with their star defenseman? Most of the major dominoes have fallen now a week into the NHL’s free agency period....

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Penguins sign 2025 first-round pick Ben Kindel to entry-level contract

PensBurgh 7/9 12:00A Garrett Behanna

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Penguins have their highest draft pick since Derrick Pouliot under contract. The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed 2025 first-round draft pick Ben Kindel to a...

Report: Gavin McKenna committing to Penn State

PensBurgh 7/8 1:23A Mike Darnay

Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images The highly-rated 2026 NHL Draft prospect is reportedly headed to Happy Valley. Gavin McKenna is reportedly heading to Penn State to play college hockey. McKenna, who...

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