In its 5th-straight Final Four, will Pitt volleyball reach the championship match?

WESA 12/17 10:32P Greg Echlin | For 90.5 WESA

The fourth-ranked Panthers play Thursday night in the semifinal match (ESPN, 6:30 p.m. ET) against ninth-ranked Texas A&M.

King: A year in the life of a Pittsburgh Public school

WESA 12/14 10:34P Susan Scott Peterson

Announcing WESA’s new podcast, "King," about a year in the life of a Pittsburgh Public school. As the debate about school closures raged on across the district, students and staff have had to carry on.

How Pittsburgh's Grandview Elementary is trying to solve the problem of chronically absent students

WESA 12/8 10:31P Jillian Forstadt

School leaders at Grandview are trying to boost the school’s regular attendance rate. More than half of students were chronically absent last school year.

Gov. Shapiro signs CROWN Act into law, strengthening protections from natural hair discrimination

WESA 11/25 4:05A Jillian Forstadt

Governor Josh Shapiro signed the CROWN Act into law during a ceremonial visit to a natural hair salon in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning.

Pitt receives $30 million alumnus gift to support full-ride scholarships for elite students

WESA 11/16 10:33P Rachel McDevitt

The scholarships cover tuition, room and board, and provide study abroad and research opportunities. Alumnus Michael Rees provided the gift.

State budget brings financial relief, charter reform and new literacy measures to Pa. schools

WESA 11/13 10:32P Jillian Forstadt

Tucked inside the $50.1 billion budget passed this week are also provisions that will reshape how reading is taught in schools statewide, as well as long-awaited stipends for student teachers.

Violence has decreased across Pittsburgh’s seven Safe Passage schools

WESA 11/10 10:31P Jillian Forstadt

The program employs district students to both serve as peer mediators as well as participate in anti-violence initiatives. The teens are paid monthly, and the program requires family involvement.

Segregation, staffing among top concerns at final community sessions ahead of PPS closure vote

WESA 11/9 10:33P Jillian Forstadt

The meeting was the first of several the board is holding as it prepares to vote on the future of the district’s footprint on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

New documentary 'In Exile' spotlights global voices of Pittsburgh’s Scholars-at-Risk community

WESA 11/5 10:31P Annika Agarwal

"In Exile," premiering Friday at the Harris Theater, follows the journeys of artists who’ve escaped authoritarian regimes and found refuge and renewal through their art.

Pa. lawmakers want phones out of classrooms. How one Pittsburgh-area school made the switch.

WESA 11/3 10:34P Jillian Forstadt

Carlynton's policy mirrors bipartisan legislation that would ban students across the commonwealth from using their cellphones during the school day, with a few exceptions.

Pennsylvania school weapon alerts bill heads to governor

WESA 10/23 10:30P Emily Previti | Pennsylvania Cap

Senate Bill 246 gives schools 24 hours to notify parents, staff about weapons incidents

With fall enrollment numbers official, Pittsburgh-area colleges show growth

WESA 10/12 10:30P Rachel McDevitt

College enrollment numbers this fall are now official and Pittsburgh-area universities are reporting growing student populations.

University of Pittsburgh USEFULL take-out containers replacing single-use options to cut waste

WESA 10/12 10:01P Kalliyan Winder

USEFULL provides plastic-free reusable containers to college campuses around the country. The company posits “no single-use takeout container options offer truly planet-positive solutions — not even biodegradable and compostable materials.”...

Thousands of Pa. college students wait for key financial aid due to state budget impasse

WESA 10/12 12:01A Charlotte Keith | Spotlight PA

Last year’s aid was also delayed, due to federal data glitches and a botched software rollout.

Pittsburgh Public Schools implements hiring, contract freezes as state budget impasse drags on

WESA 10/10 6:07A Jillian Forstadt

The state’s largest teachers union estimates that Pittsburgh Public Schools has missed out on more than $61 million in expected payments since July.