Last week was a bounty of good news for boosters of the Pittsburgh Promise. It was announced that $160 million had been raised over the
No, not another event on the scale of the G-20; this time, it is a summit on education. Funded by a $10k grant from the
Principals in the Pittsburgh schools were recipients of bonuses totaling $300,000 for achieving goals set for them. Very laudable. Rewarding exceptional achievement is a solid
In a stunning bit of news, it is reported that John Tarka, head of the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, agreed in principle to the concept
In what has to be an action that completely captures all that is wrong with Pittsburgh Schools, the Board is refusing to sell an abandoned
According to published reports several anonymous foundations have decided to offer $200k over the next five years to the Pittsburgh Public Schools in order to
A+ Schools, a group ostensibly concerned with improving education in Pittsburgh public schools, is very disturbed by the high turnover rate of teachers in the
Late last week the Pittsburgh Board of Education approved a new set of guidelines on how to dispose of surplus property. With declining enrollment and
As the Pittsburgh Public School District Board prepares to release its proposed budget for 2011, they are quick to point out there will be no
The advocacy group A+ Schools has produced its annual report card on how well the Pittsburgh Public Schools leadership-the nine member elected school board-handles itself.
