Equity in Arts Funding: We’re Not There Yet. We’re Not Even Close.
The head of The Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz says arts and culture nonprofits are still struggling to get as much funding as other nonprofits. Read the […]
Blog and the world blogs with you — so say the Burgh’s new mom bloggers
“Pittsburgh families are usually very connected to the extended family,” says Deborah Gilboa, who blogs locally at Ask Doctor G. “I think it’s great for kids.” Having other people in their […]
Mini-golf! Geocaching! Animal parks! Swimming! Try them all in winter
‘Tis the season after the season. This one is the season when my family prepares to ward off the cabin fever epidemic that strikes every year in Pittsburgh during January […]
Let’s Move: Tackling childhood obesity in Pittsburgh
The numbers are staggering: 30 percent of children in the U.S. are obese, a figure that rises to 50 percent in many disadvantaged neighborhoods. Here in Pittsburgh, the region leads […]
Hope of CMU’s MLK Writing Awards is that talk about race lasts past MLK Day
“Part of what we’re doing is giving them permission to tell their own truth,” Jim Daniels says about the high-school students who write about race and related issues for the […]
Which will win PBS contest: Frogs on the moon or fairies riding crocodiles?
The illustrations WQED gets every year as entries in the annual PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest “put a super-smile on your face,” says the station’s Jennifer Stancil, executive director of […]
MakeShop Micro Grants to have major impact on kids’ entry into the Maker world
Adam Nye wants kids “to be engaged in the design process and be engaged with new technologies. We want to spread this new Maker [philosophy] throughout Pittsburgh.” This is one […]
It’s a STEM world, and Duquesne’s math contest helps kids live and thrive in it
“Scholars are saying that this is the area that we’re either going to make it or not make it in the world in the future,” says Bob Furman about STEM […]
Pitt’s School of Ed wins $4 million in grants to encourage more special ed teachers and leaders
“In the next five years, 60 to 70 percent of [special education faculty] are predicted to retire, so we won’t have the leadership capability to continue preparing quality special-ed teachers,” says […]
Bossa Nova’s bots makes CNN Money’s 7 hot toys for 2011
Toys have come a long way, and this year’s 2011 list of the hottest and coolest gifts for kids is a case in point. Small toymakers are revolutionizing the industry, […]
Forbes ranks Pittsburgh #4 as best place for working moms
Once again, Pittsburgh slides in as the fourth best place in the country for working mothers, says Forbes magazine. New York and Ohio both made strong showings in this year’s […]
Hear Me 101 engages high school students in issues
Student teams from Clairton, McKeesport, Steel Valley and Woodland Hills high schools have been meeting since early fall to discuss topics for the Hear Me 101 project. They’ll begin learning […]
Ten tenacious years for The Sprout Fund. So what’s next?
To understand the impact of Spark — the three-year-old program of The Sprout Fund that has brought early childhood educators together with technology and new media experts to create 30 inventive projects […]
High school students develop and design ideas for vacant lot in Homestead
A group of high school students from Allegheny County have been tasked with reimagining a vacant lot in Homestead. And today, after three months of planning and design, they will present […]
Carnegie Science’s Chevron Center for STEM gets $1 million boost
Chevron and six regional companies have given the Carnegie Science Center $1 million to fund a center for STEM learning that will provide inspiration and teaching in the areas of […]
From juvenile carjacker to award-winning writer: Inspiring inmates and MFA students
When R. Dwayne Betts was 16, he went from good student to carjacker, committing six felonies that landed him in an adult prison for nine years. From that experience grew […]
Kids wanted for SLB Radio showcase of talent in the arts and more
SLB Radio Productions’ Saturday Light Brigade is looking for school-age kids who want to share their talent on the air, whether it’s in the arts or as a member of […]
The Breathe Project: Heinz Endowments’ way of breathing life into local air clean-up efforts
The Heinz Endowments hopes the Oct. 27 kickoff event for The Breathe Project “will increase the pace of air-quality improvement in the region beyond what anybody would have expected several […]