NFL player Damar Hamlin funds new scholarships for Pittsburgh-area private and trade school...

WESA 3/23 11:30P Jillian Forstadt

Hamlin’s Chasing M’s Foundation will fund 15 $1,000 scholarships to his alma mater, Central Catholic High School in Oakland, as well as trade and vocational schools.

North Allegheny senior recognized for pancreatic cancer research

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Education) 3/23 10:00P By Maddie Aiken / Pittsburgh Pos

New grants will let Pittsburgh universities increase sexual assault education, trainings

WESA 3/22 11:32P Rachel McDevitt

The It’s On Us grants given to Pittsburgh schools are part of more than $1.7 million awarded this month to 43 institutions statewide.

How does AI affect child development? Pa. researchers say safeguards are needed

WESA 3/19 11:30P Nicole Leonard | WHYY

Researchers found AI could help with creativity and education, but that it can confuse young children and generate harmful misinformation.

With less federal oversight, what’s next for civil rights enforcement in Pennsylvania schools?

WESA 3/18 11:32P Jillian Forstadt

State Sen. Lindsey Williams of Allegheny County is drafting a bill to expand civil rights enforcement within Pennsylvania’s Department of Education.

Norwin families await district fixes to 'racially hostile environment’ after 2024 federal...

WESA 3/17 11:33P Jillian Forstadt

Norwin’s case was among the last racial harassment cases resolved by OCR before the latest Trump administration began steps to dismantle the federal Department of Education and its civil rights office.

Pa. lays out plan to boost higher education enrollment, affordability

WESA 3/16 11:32P Rachel McDevitt

It’s the first time in decades the state has created a guiding document for post-secondary education.

Pittsburgh universities will fight student hunger with new, expanded food pantries

WESA 3/10 11:30P Rachel McDevitt

The PA Hunger-Free Campus grants can be used to create or expand campus food pantries, build community partnerships and offer meal plans that are eligible for federal SNAP benefits.

Pittsburgh Penguins buy local carbon credits to offset team's environmental footprint

WESA 3/8 11:30P Ayla Saeed

The Pittsburgh Penguins are tending to the team's carbon footprint in alignment with the Penguin’s Pledge sustainability initiative.

State House Democrats: Pa. needs to prioritize universal pre-K

WESA 3/8 1:00A Whitney Downard | Pennsylvania C

Research indicates that a quality pre-kindergarten education prepares children for kindergarten and beyond.

Lawmakers discuss school cellphone ban, literacy scores, repairing buildings at Pa. budget hearing

WESA 3/5 11:30P Jaxon White | WITF

Education spending is often among the most heated debates in the state Capitol as lawmakers negotiate Pennsylvania’s state budget.

Pa. schools use new state dollars to expand full-day kindergarten and reduce class sizes

WESA 3/4 11:33P Jillian Forstadt

Schools designated "adequacy funds" from the state to everything from boosting student academic performance and career readiness programs to expanding full-day kindergarten offerings and reducing class sizes.

Pittsburgh students pitch federal bill to guard workers against AI displacement during hackathon

WESA 3/1 11:33P Carson Folio

College students from across Pittsburgh recently came together at Duquesne University to pitch solutions to some pressing tech issues facing the world today — specifically related to the ethical use of AI.

Pine-Richland school board takes steps to reverse controversial library policy

WESA 2/23 11:33P Jillian Forstadt

The changes would reverse measures passed last year that expanded the board’s role in library book selection and prohibited materials with “pervasive vulgarity or profanity".

At one Pittsburgh-area high school, students learn how to debate the ethics of AI

WESA 2/22 11:33P Jillian Forstadt

English teacher Scott Tuffiash launched Avonworth’s AI and Ethics class to get students at his suburban public school talking to one another and thinking critically about the technology around them.