With significant Chinese student enrollment, Pitt and CMU could feel hit from Trump visa policy

WESA 6/2 11:33P Rachel McDevitt

Pittsburgh universities have large international student populations that usually pay full price.

Point Park roundtable focuses on solutions to teacher shortage, high attrition rates

WESA 5/28 11:29P Riona Duncan

Point Park University hosted a roundtable discussion on Thursday about the current teacher shortage facing Pennsylvania schools. The roundtable was held by advocacy group #PANeedsTeachers.

From classrooms to farms, AmeriCorps cuts hit Pittsburgh

WESA 5/26 11:33P Jillian Forstadt, Kate Giammaris

The cuts come amid the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to shrink the federal government. Pennsylvania is part of a multi-state lawsuit challenging the decision.

Between the stacks at the $21 million renovation of Braddock Carnegie Library

WESA 5/22 11:35P Julia Fraser

The $21 million renovation of the first Carnegie library in the United States — built by steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie — is complete. In honor of that first, the library will now be called Carnegie One.

Penn State trustees vote to close 3 Western Pa. branch campuses, 4 others amid declining...

WESA 5/22 11:32P Marc Levy | Associated Press

Penn State University's trustees are backing a plan to close seven of its 19 branch campuses amid declining enrollments. The campuses to close are Fayette, New Kensington and Shenango in Western Pennsylvania, as well as Dubois, Mont Alto,...

Carnegie Mellon students will use online platform to offer free high school tutoring

WESA 5/22 11:31P Riona Duncan

The partnership announcement was made at Carnegie Mellon’s Commencement by Sal Khan, who founded Schoolhouse.world and Khan Academy.

In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young

WESA 5/18 1:00A Gary Fields | Associated Press,

Several civic organizations are hoping to reverse the trend of low youth voter turnout by getting teenagers engaged in public debate before they're even eligible to vote.

How Penn State trustees plan to vote on campus closures could run afoul of transparency law

WESA 5/7 11:30P Wyatt Massey | Spotlight PA Stat

The Penn State Board of Trustees plans to gather in a virtual-only meeting in May to decide the fate of 12 commonwealth campuses. University President Neeli Bendapudi will propose which of the campuses to close.

Pa. Senate passes bill banning trans girls and women from school sports

WESA 5/7 7:00A Jordan Wilkie | WITF

Five Democrats joined all 27 Republicans to send the bill to the Pa. House. Both House Democratic leadership and Gov. Josh Shapiro opposes the bill.

Costly cyber charter tuition is consuming tens of millions of new state dollars for poor Pa....

WESA 5/3 1:00A Kate Huangpu | Spotlight PA

When underfunded Pa. school districts got extra money last year, dozens put it toward charter school burdens that one district called "ridiculous."

Pittsburgh Public’s plan to internally develop school attendance zones is met with some skepticism

WESA 4/28 11:31P Glynis Board

In lieu of a third-party contractor, Pittsburgh Public Schools will be analyzing its own data in-house to determine which elementary schools will feed into given high schools.

International students in Pittsburgh see status reinstated

WESA 4/28 5:19A Glynis Board

“Previously, 2 Pitt graduate students, 1 undergraduate student and 3 recent Pitt graduates had their records in SEVIS terminated by the federal government,” University of Pittsburgh spokesperson Jared Stonesifer said. All six have had records...

U.S. Rep. Deluzio: Ending farm-to-school program will hurt kids, agriculture industry

WESA 4/22 11:45A Kate Giammarise

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ended the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program last month, saying it was a legacy of the pandemic.

PPS' board is asking families to brainstorm for the future, but present questions remain

WESA 4/21 11:32P Jillian Forstadt, Susan Scott Pe

At a listening session inside Squirrel Hill’s Allderdice High School on Monday, board members gathered parents to brainstorm ideas for the district's future.

Glitches, unproven tech in new Pa. financial aid system exacerbated delays for thousands of...

WESA 4/17 11:32P Charlotte Keith | Spotlight PA

School administrators struggled to use an unfamiliar system riddled with problems as thousands of students waited for money they were counting on to pay for college.