Pa. student teacher stipend program needs more funding to meet high demand, advocates say

WESA 4/18 11:31P Stephen Williams | WHYY

Bipartisan legislation is funding the program, which works to lessen the financial burden facing student teachers.

Pittsburgh diocese taps Lauren Martin to lead the region’s Catholic schools

WESA 4/18 11:31P Jillian Forstadt

Martin will helm the diocese’s 10 high schools and 35 elementary schools, which serve roughly 13,000 students across Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Washington counties.

All Pa. school standardized tests, including PSSAs, to move online by 2026

WESA 4/18 10:10A Jillian Forstadt

All Pennsylvania standardized tests — including the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Keystone Exams — will move online by 2026.

Talking about racism with kids can be challenging. These Pitt researchers want to help.

WESA 4/15 11:34P Jillian Forstadt

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have launched a new six-week training program to guide white parents through conversations with their children about race and racism.

Penn State Extension leaving 20% of positions unfilled as part of efforts to balance budget

WESA 4/15 11:30P Anne Danahy

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.

Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers roll out higher ed plan built around grants and tuition discounts

WESA 4/13 8:00A Marc Levy | Associated Press

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.

Pittsburgh teen summit aims to build community around collective action on climate change

WESA 4/11 11:35P Jillian Forstadt

Teens from across the region will gather at the David Lawrence Convention Center this weekend for a day-long summit on climate action.

Advocates urge Highlands school officials to address racial disparities

WESA 4/11 11:31P Jillian Forstadt

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.

Pa. student teachers flood state with stipend applications

WESA 4/11 11:11A Ben Wasserstein

The money comes from a $10 million program that was expected to serve around 650 students. At least 3,000 applied.

Pittsburgh Public Schools sues Allegheny County, seeking countywide property reassessment

WESA 4/9 4:56A Jillian Forstadt, Chris Potter

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.

Pa. awards $3M in grants to support students' advanced manufacturing research projects

WESA 4/8 11:31P Betül Tuncer

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.

Pittsburgh school day built around birds gives students many ways into their world

WESA 4/7 1:00A Kara Holsopple | The Allegheny F

The Campus Laboratory School at Carlow University recently hosted an experimental interdisciplinary approach to teach students about birds.

What curious kids — and adults — should know ahead of Monday’s solar eclipse

WESA 4/4 11:33P Jillian Forstadt, Sarah Boden

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.

PPS eyes big changes to address equity, academic, and infrastructure challenges

WESA 4/3 11:34P Jillian Forstadt

Strategies on the table include consolidating buildings, changing the district’s feeder patterns and returning some schools to a traditional middle school model.

Conservative Pine-Richland school board director launches new statewide coalition

WESA 4/1 11:34P Jillian Forstadt

The Pennsylvania School Directors Coalition has billed itself as non-partisan, but its website doesn’t detail leaders’ history with the state’s conservative education movements.