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Pitt report on improving education post-pandemic says personalized, learner-centered approach is keyOn today’s episode of The Confluence: We talk about what interventions still need to happen to help remedy pandemic learning loss and improve education as we head into the next school year; UPMC and a world-renowned transplant surgeon are at the heart of a federal investigation, we talk about the case and its implications; and how North Allegheny recent graduates are trying to help the next class of school activists make change.Today’s guests include: Briana Mihok, senior policy strategist for the Institute of Politics at the University of Pittsburgh; and Jonathan Silver, reporter with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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An open letter signed by some 1,200 UPMC employees calls on leadership of the state's largest hospital system to do more to protect access to abortion
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One PGH was launched by former Mayor Bill Peduto last year as a way to secure funding for affordable housing, community centers, education, and other social programs from tax-exempt nonprofits like UPMC.
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A painted path and edible garden give patients and staff a new space to relax and learn.
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A statewide hospital association had sued over the issue
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The five largest nonprofits in Allegheny County would, if they were taxed, contribute more than $127 million a year to local municipalities, the county and school districts, according to a report released earlier this week by the city and county controllers.
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Efforts to unionize healthcare workers in Pittsburgh and across the state may be getting a shot in the arm, thanks to a little-noted change the state wants to make in its handling of Medicaid funds.
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UPMC's "Shot of Hope" COVID-19 vaccine clinic opens in the Hill District on Monday.
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A limited number of immunocompromised patients in western Pennsylvania this week received doses of Evusheld, a new monoclonal antibody cocktail meant to prevent COVID-19 before an exposure.
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As omicron advances, medical experts urge people to get the COVID-19 vaccine and booster.