Lajja Mistry

Skip to content Big changes are looming over Pittsburgh Public Schools. As part of the district's Facilities Utilization Plan, Boston-based

Seth Small still remembers, a decade later, feeling that his classmates at Manchester PreK-8 were behind.

ERS consultants proposed closing down Manchester K-8 and housing a CAPA middle school in the building. What does that mean for the Manchester community?

As the district considers new closures, communities hit hard by past consolidations brace for more changes.

Skip to content Past PPS closures still haunt district parents. Families worry they'll go through it again.

As many Pittsburgh high school students register to vote, teachers at Baldwin High School and Pittsburgh CAPA teach lessons on government and misinformation.

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.

After Pittsburgh Public Schools consultants pitched their final facilities proposal, some parents assembled their own closures plan in response.

Pittsburgh Public Schools has had an influx of English Language Learner students. The district faces a shortage of English Language Development staff.