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On today’s episode of The Confluence: The state Supreme Court selected the map dictating the commonwealth’s congressional districts, but some lawmakers continue to argue the map is partisan; teachers are reaching a breaking point, after two years of teaching in a pandemic and instances of violence; and the founder of the Pittsburgh Labor Choir explains why singing is an important part of social justice movements.
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On today's program: Nina Esposito-Visgitis, the president of the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, explains what she’s hearing from members now that…
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Jadyn Gibson’s African-American literature class spent last Thursday discussing the foreshadowing and tension they had felt building during President…
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On today's program: The election is fast approaching, but lawsuits surrounding this fall’s vote are still tied up in court; college students face…
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Jill Biden says her husband, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, would have had a plan for safely reopening schools.Jill Biden, who is…
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The Pittsburgh Public Schools district postponed a program that was intended to train current employees of color to be teachers after rescinding the…
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More than 60 years after the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, an analysis of state data shows persistently stark disparities between the racial…
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The Pittsburgh Public Schools board approved a resolution Wednesday night opposing state or federal legislation that would arm teachers.Board President…
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The Pittsburgh Public Schools board approved three employee contracts Wednesday night, more than a month after a planned teacher and support staff strike…
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A Pennsylvania school district has given its teachers small wooden baseball bats as a reminder to fight a school shooter with any weapon available should…