Jillian Forstadt
Education ReporterJillian Forstadt is an education reporter at 90.5 WESA. Before moving to Pittsburgh, she covered affordable housing, homelessness and rural health care at WSKG Public Radio in Binghamton, New York. Her reporting has appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition.
She can be reached at jforstadt@wesa.fm.
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Chief financial officer John Zahorchak presented board members with a $106 million balanced budget proposal for the 2025-2026 school year. Administrators did not propose raising taxes. -
Speakers told members of the Senate Education Committee on Monday that they are working to come up with more creative solutions to chronic absenteeism. -
The summit kicked off with a presentation on the significance of Medicaid funding in Pennsylvania. Roughly 3 million Pennsylvanians rely on the program. -
At a listening session inside Squirrel Hill’s Allderdice High School on Monday, board members gathered parents to brainstorm ideas for the district's future. -
Incumbent Gene Walker faces Allie Petonic in the primary election to represent District 9 on the Pittsburgh Public Schools board. -
Mahdi Bey faces Eva Diodati in the primary election to represent District 7 on the Pittsburgh Public Schools board. -
Tonya Fores faces Erikka Grayson in the primary election to represent District 3 on the Pittsburgh Public Schools board. -
Tawana Cook Purnell faces Carlos Thomas in the Democratic primary to represent District 1 on the Pittsburgh Public Schools board. -
A recent report found that more than 15% of the district’s $5.6 million food budget that year was spent on items from local and family-owned suppliers. -
At a budget workshop Monday, district chief financial officer Ron Joseph said the district is at risk of not receiving roughly $15.3 million in promised pandemic aid.
