A rule change lengthening the time students with disabilities can stay in Pennsylvania public schools has been deemed void and “unenforceable” in a new Commonwealth Court ruling.
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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.
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The Campus Laboratory School at Carlow University recently hosted an experimental interdisciplinary approach to teach students about birds.
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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.
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Strategies on the table include consolidating buildings, changing the district’s feeder patterns and returning some schools to a traditional middle school model.
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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.
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Pennsylvania is handing out $3.3 million to fund pre-apprenticeship programs in agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing, and gaming.
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Ten LGBTQ student advocacy groups at Pittsburgh Public Schools recently released a statement asking the district to better protect trans and non-binary students. The letter comes after the death of Oklahoma non-binary student Nex Benedict, who died after an altercation at their school last month.
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Museum employees say they want to improve health and safety conditions, increase transparency, and create better experiences for both museum workers and attendees.
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Local trade apprenticeships and union gain national attention from North America's Building Trades Unions
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Between 10 reassessment reductions granted this year, downtown real estate values have plunged by $448 million alone.