Jillian Forstadt

State lawmakers contend for key House and Senate districts, with one-party "trifecta" control possible for Democrats. Republicans are eager to regain the House and hold their Senate majority.

Pittsburgh Public Schools board members and staff during a meeting on Feb. 26, 2024.

The final proposal names 17 Pittsburgh school closures, one school creation and splits others into traditional K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 models.

Community backlash was widespread after PPS consultants floated a spate of closures and consolidations in August. Their final recommendations include tweaks but no substantial reduction to the proposed downsizing.

A new report from Research for Action finds Pennsylvania still falls below the national average when it comes to identifying students experiencing homelessness in the first place.

Many PPS teachers and families say students need stability, not another change. That’s especially resonant for the district’s immigrant and refugee community.

Many elementary and middle schools across Pittsburgh could double or triple in size if city school board members vote to move forward with school consolidations.

Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will be in Pittsburgh Monday for separate campaign rallies in the lead-up to Tuesday’s election.

Gateway High School senior Adrienne Woods speaks with National Education Association president Becky Pringle on Sept. 6, 2024, who visited the school as part of a push to inspire interest in teaching careers early on.

Superintendent Wayne Walters told school board members Tuesday night that the district is using the latest third-grade reading scores to reevaluate how schools teach the subject.