Tag: school closures

PPS contemplates school closure plan

Summary: Following a six-month study commissioned by the school board, consultants from Education Resource Strategies (ERS) unveiled their plan to reshape Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS).

Allegheny Institute November 14, 2024

PPS Board has facility recommendations, what comes next?

As of the 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) had 19,764 students but space (functional capacity) for 16,000 more. Thus, in January

Allegheny Institute November 7, 2024

Pittsburgh’s School Buildings to Go Under the Microscope

The Pittsburgh Public Schools has seating capacity for 36k students, but it only utilizing 25k of it, roughly 70%. That means another round of school

Christopher Wendt June 13, 2011

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