‘Kindergarten camps’ aim to fill in social and emotional gaps for those who missed preschool
Important learning time has been lost in kindergarten as teachers had to work with students who were not used to the routines of school. Kindergarten camps can help.
Pittsburgh Public Schools summer programming gives students a BOOST from pandemic learning losses
PPS’s Summer BOOST program was created to address pandemic learning loss. Details here.
PPS leaders look for solutions to alarmingly low math proficiency, especially among Black students
Does tutoring + culturally relevant lessons + double math periods = math proficiency?
Student-teachers and K-12 students help each other close pandemic learning gaps
This program provides “high-dosage” tutoring to K-12 students in under-resourced neighborhoods, while giving student-teachers hours of hands-on tutoring experience.
For Pittsburgh’s homeless students, transportation issues mean new schools and unfamiliar classrooms
As COVID eases its grip on education, local homeless students have yet to return to a normal school day.
PINJ: First pandemic state test results paint a somber picture for Pittsburgh Public Schools
What does new data show about proficiency in English, science and math throughout Pittsburgh Public Schools? Details here.
Pittsburgh Public Schools’ “Fresh Start” for the school year hopes to elevate teaching and learning
What is PPS’ Fresh Start for the Head and Heart all about? Details here.
PPS and other districts find obstacles as they address pandemic learning interruptions and gaps
Students’ social and emotional needs, chronic absenteeism, discipline issues, staffing shortages and high COVID infection rates make progress with learning gaps difficult.
Post-pandemic chronic absenteeism plagues the Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 may hold attendance solutions.
Despite challenges, Westinghouse student says, ‘We will show them’
The achievement gap between black and white students in Pittsburgh Public Schools remains. What are students and district leadership going to do about it?
How to navigate local child and adolescent mental health services
When your child struggles with mental illness, you have to wait weeks for mental health services in Pennsylvania. Here’s why.