‘Unacceptable:' PPS leaders to evaluate future of school where student was killed

WESA 5/24 9:34P Sarah Schneider

After two fatal shootings within a year and a half outside a Pittsburgh Public School, teachers there say they don’t want to go back to that building.

A student allegedly shot and killed a classmate this morning outside Oliver Citywide Academy

WESA 5/24 10:34A Oliver Morrison

The fatal shooting of a student is the second in as many years at Oliver Citywide Academy, a full-time special education center on the North Side for students in grades 3-12.

Pa. schools are removing books from libraries. Here’s what the Supreme Court has said about bans.

WESA 5/24 4:31A Gabriela Martínez | WITF

Legal scholars and school librarians weigh in on how much authority school boards have to remove books, and at what point could a removal violate students’ First Amendment rights.

'7:15 is too early': Pittsburgh Public Schools parents urge board to change high school start times

WESA 5/23 5:16A Sarah Schneider

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that high schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. to give adolescent brains enough sleep as their bodies develop.

Shapiro hears from area students about increased need for school mental health support

WESA 5/18 4:30A Sarah Schneider

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to help school districts give students more mental health support. He heard from students Wednesday in Westmoreland County about their needs. One suggested later school start times could help.

Taliaferro wins Pittsburgh Public Schools primary, but could face a fall challenge from Sofo

WESA 5/17 4:45A Sarah Schneider

Incumbent Devon Taliaferro bested opponent Ron Sofo in Tuesday's Democratic primary for a Pittsburgh Public Schools board seat, though the two could face off again in November.

Competitive Pennsylvania school board races draw attention, and critics

WESA 5/15 4:30A Anne Danahy

Many school board races in Pennsylvania districts are competitive this year, and slates of candidates with very different viewpoints mean voters will have choices when they cast their ballot in Tuesday's primary.

They're finished: Beaver County school district dissolves controversial ‘pronoun committee’

WESA 5/12 2:31P Sarah Schneider

The school board at the South Side Area School District in Beaver County has voted to disband its controversial 'pronoun' committee. The board created the committee six months ago after a teacher said he wouldn't use a student's preferred name...

Pittsburgh study finds legal counsel at bail hearings decreased bail amount, pretrial detention

WESA 5/10 9:22A Kevin Gavin, Marylee Williams, L

On today’s episode of The Confluence: A new study from the RAND Corporation found that providing legal counsel at bail hearings reduced the use of monetary bail and pretrial detention; higher education enrollment dropped during lockdown, but the...

To improve kids' mental health, some schools are starting later

WESA 5/10 4:31A Brooke Schultz | Associated Pres

Large school systems including Denver, Philadelphia and Anchorage have been looking into later start times to help adolescents get more sleep and improve mental health.

Fox Chapel seniors win first place with video on suicide prevention

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 4/12 11:30P By Cindy Alexander