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This PPS back-to-school event is designed “empower families with the essential tools for a strong beginning to the 2023-2024 school year.”

Details here on the new PPS survey for parents and caregivers.

All the Pittsburgh parenting news you need this week.

AP African American Studies students at Allderdice share their thoughts.

Spring is high school musical season, and the Pittsburgh region has an incredible lineup of shows.

New strategies are helping fight absenteeism in Pittsburgh schools.

Craig’s Closet locations will open in 10 Pittsburgh Public Schools buildings.

As schoolhouse doors open, Pittsburgh’s district and its police bureau remain in apparent defiance of a 12-year-old law requiring that they agree on communication and coordination.

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.

This beautiful Larimer rain garden will help kids learn about pollinators, stormwater, native plants and more.

PPS’s Summer BOOST program was created to address pandemic learning loss. Details here.

Once a time for make-up courses or addressing special needs, summer is now some school districts’ best shot at tackling pandemic learning loss.

Does tutoring + culturally relevant lessons + double math periods = math proficiency?

As COVID eases its grip on education, local homeless students have yet to return to a normal school day.

Students interested in a robotics internship at KEF Robotics don’t need top-notch programming skills. But they do need drive and a desire to learn.

Pennsylvania’s standardized test scores are out and they show just how far kids fell behind during the pandemic. From learning online at home, to hybrid with no routine, to days […]

What does new data show about proficiency in English, science and math throughout Pittsburgh Public Schools? Details here.

“The equipment just kept coming and coming and coming. It was pretty wild.”

Students’ social and emotional needs, chronic absenteeism, discipline issues, staffing shortages and high COVID infection rates make progress with learning gaps difficult.

The Pittsburgh Public Schools board is ready to move on after facing the challenges of the pandemic and the resignation of Anthony Hamlet as superintendent.

“I can honestly say a big part of my STEM journey is that it isn’t about being perfect.”

A+ Schools’ annual report to the community finds Pittsburgh facing segregated schools, inequitable funding and the loss of thousands of students.

Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 may hold attendance solutions.

Great ideas for volunteering at schools in the Pittsburgh area — and why it can help your kids succeed!

After-school activities in Pittsburgh go way beyond sports to include everything from tech and maker learning to chess classes.

How working groups, Moonshot Grants and dedicated educators are changing the face of personalized learning.

Hamlet’s resignation will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2021.

When kids are equipped with the learning tools they need, they participate more in class and have more academic success.

“I was thrown a bunch of challenges and difficulties, and once I solved it, it was the best feeling ever.”

“Our mission is to be great neighbors and service providers.”

How would today’s students create the schools of tomorrow?

“It’s just been really hard. I’m just ready to go back to normal.”

In addition to healthy food, kids need to feel safe, accepted for who they are and represented in their school communities.

“I tend to like the intimacy that we tend to have right now.”

Being challenged to do something difficult and then mastering it creates trust and satisfaction.

“I hope what the kids take out of it is that understanding history helps us understand ourselves and helps us understand the world.”

Reserve your free ticket for CelebratED 2020.

One of the key findings is that black girls are ten times more likely than white girls to be referred to juvenile justice.

The awards highlight the amazing talents of young artists as well as showcase the library’s services to teens.

Rain or shine. Indoors and outdoors. Little kids and teens. We’ve got covered.

Youth are taking action and working to make the city of Pittsburgh a more racially just place. 

Many parents have trepidation about what’s to come — whether schools open or distance learning continues.

These innovative learning organizations are teaching kids practical and social emotional skills for life.

When their daughter was born with severe autism, Joey and Christy Porter struggled to find resources to help them care for her.

“Even though they’re resilient, kids still need support.”

“Bridging the digital divide is just a start. … We encourage others to join us.”

It’s a mammoth task to get all the students ready to learn online by April 16.

These four spring writing contests will keep literacy skills sharp for kids from kindergarten through high school.

No one is better at finding the joy in new situations than children.

“It can be tempting to get glued to the news, but that may only increase anxiety.”

“If you want to get me to school every day, give me something I really enjoy doing.”

“We have everything we need to succeed. Let’s just get to work.” 

The longitudinal study is a major undertaking that aims to identify opportunities and assets that lead to positive change for youth.

Educators are realizing the value of play and of the simple messages of Mister Rogers.

“Pittsburgh is one of the places we point to as being on the leading edge of education innovation.”

For many families, buying back-to-school supplies wreaks havoc on the budget.

Pittsburgh has become a hub for education vision. That reputation will continue to grow as word spreads globally.

How to help your son or daughter have the best possible start in school.

Now is the time to register for kindergarten, but in the City of Pittsburgh, there are lots of options.

“It’s encouraging to see something we feel in our gut is helpful actually be supported by research.”