Penn researchers vote to unionize amid federal health and science funding threats

WESA 7/29 11:30P Alan Yu | WHYY

Organizers campaigned on salary increases and job security, especially for international scholars. They will soon bargain on a contract.

Pittsburgh colleges still examining impact of federal student loan changes

WESA 7/27 11:30P Rachel McDevitt

The law sets new limits on federal student borrowing, changes repayment programs, and aims to hold colleges accountable for student debt.

Penn State to buy former fraternity house where Timothy Piazza suffered fatal injuries

WESA 7/20 11:30P Anne Danahy

Penn State plans to buy the former fraternity house where hazing led to the death of Timothy Piazza in 2017, after reaching a $7.3 million agreement with the property owner.

Most Pa. cyber charters back mandatory weekly wellness checks as Senate moves to tighten law

WESA 7/19 1:00A Marley Parish | Spotlight PA Sta

The schools issued a statement as a bipartisan group of state senators prepared to vote on the measure. Not among them was Commonwealth Charter Academy, the state’s biggest.

Pa. universities to increase tuition if state doesn’t follow through with $40M funding increase

WESA 7/17 11:30P Ashley Stalnecker | LNP / Lancas

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education plans to raise tuition for its 10 state universities for the first time in eight years.

Pittsburgh high schoolers are using STEM to help people with disabilities

WESA 7/14 11:30P Eliyahu Gasson

Public and private schools are teaming up with local nonprofits to cultivate human-centered STEM innovations driven by a social justice mission.

CMU community pushes back on AI summit with paint, petitions, and protests

WESA 7/13 11:32P Riona Duncan

Students and community members at Carnegie Mellon University are pushing back against the National AI and Energy Summit planned at CMU on July 15.

A popular, bipartisan solar program to save Pa. schools on energy costs might soon go dark

WESA 7/13 1:01A Kate Huangpu | Spotlight PA

Trump’s tax and spending bill will end federal support, and state lawmakers are unsure if they’ll renew their portion.

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 Pennsylvania.

Robert Stiffler, former Shady Side Academy teacher and athletic director, dies at 91

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 7/4 10:00P Samuel Long / Pittsburgh Post-Ga

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.

Southwestern Pennsylvania school districts to consider tax hikes as expenses grow

WESA 6/22 11:31P Abigail Hakas | Point Park Unive

A wave of property tax hikes is set to sweep school districts across Southwestern Pennsylvania as costs rise and COVID - 19 relief funds run out.