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Pittsburgh Public Schools students return Aug. 29.
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A University of Pittsburgh program to help local under-resourced students prepare for college just got a big financial boost. The Hillman Foundation has given Pitt's Justice Scholars Institute half a million dollars to train high school educators to teach advanced courses for college credit.
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Superintendent Wayne Walters inherits issues that have plagued Pittsburgh Public Schools, including declining enrollment, poor staff morale, a wide achievement gap between Black and white students, and discipline issues that disproportionately impact students of color and students with disabilities.
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The Pittsburgh Public Schools board announced Thursday that it plans to fill the district’s top job with longtime district administrator and former teacher Wayne Walters.
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The Pittsburgh Public Schools board will announce its next superintendent this afternoon. The board had originally said that news would come next week during its monthly voting meeting. The names of other candidates will remain anonymous. Board president Sala Udin says the leader will have to address staff morale and student achievement issues.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools wants to partner with a tech company that will help the police department identify and fine people who don’t stop at bus stop signs. The program is free and the company will split fine revenues with the district.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools could name its next superintendent this month. The search firm the district hired narrowed down a pool of 30 applicants to five finalists and confirmed that the board is in talks with one candidate. Board president Sala Udin says an announcement will be made later this month.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: A 2010 law mandates schools and law enforcement to have a cooperative agreement but Pittsburgh Public Schools and the city’s police bureau haven’t met this requirement; legislation moving through Harrisburg could restrict what public records those incarcerated can request; and what the community near the new Shell plant thinks of the ethane cracker.Today’s guests include: Charlie Wolfson, enterprise reporter PublicSource; and John Hargreaves, volunteer director for the PA Prison Society.
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Though applicants for Pittsburgh Public Schools’ top job will remain anonymous, seven speakers during the board’s monthly public hearing urged board members to choose Wayne Walters, who led the district in an interim capacity this year.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools will dismiss early Wednesday and Thursday because of expected high temperatures. Graduations and end-of-the-year celebrations will continue as scheduled.