Topics in Learning
A mentoring program designed to uplift HBCUs flourishes in Pittsburgh
HBCUs are a great option for many students. This program helps them discover this historic resource.
Café Momentum’s restaurant and culinary training center for youth opening Downtown
In the coming months, Café Momentum will hold an orientation session for the first group of 150 youth. Details here.
9 immersive career programs in Pittsburgh where kids can experience jobs firsthand
These programs connect kids to professions from engineering and veterinary medicine to scientific research and teaching.
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.
Free webinars for parents and teachers on making the most of family-school collaboration
Join the Parents as Allies team to hear about the latest research on ways that parents/school collaboration helps kids.
Around the world, learning ecosystems are changing lives — especially in Pittsburgh
From Pittsburgh to Doncaster, learning ecosystems are building relationships, changing lives and reshaping the future of education.
Sponsored Content Passion Projects ignite kids’ curiosity at Shady Side Academy
Students are learning and inspired through Passion Projects.
Personalized learning looks different in every district - - just like the students it supports
How working groups, Moonshot Grants and dedicated educators are changing the face of personalized learning.
New Brookings research explores the realities — and encouraging possibilities — of family-school engagement
“It’s a real moment to transform how we do family/school engagement,” says CUE’s director. Parents “are really expecting to be more deeply engaged in their kids’ education.”
Kidsburgh Learning Guide: Helping young people use their voices
Is your child is passionate about social issues or looking to have a voice in their community? There are many ways to support that goal right here in Pittsburgh.
Wondering What’s Next: At the start of another school year, what might tomorrow look like?
Amid so much division and deep, Delta-fueled anxiety, how might parents, neighbors, and communities act as allies in children’s learning?
Two months, 200 new ideas and a chance to revolutionize parent engagement in education
Here’s how the global Family Engagement Design Sprint is building on pandemic-fueled progress.
3 small steps that can fill this school year with moments of joyful learning
All of us can help put joy at the center of learning for our kids. Here’s how.
Pitt report: K-12 schools need to change for success in a post-pandemic world
The report noted that inequities in the delivery of education across and within districts were exacerbated by inflexible policies at the state and local levels.
A plea from young people: Don’t lose the lessons of the pandemic
How would today’s students create the schools of tomorrow?
How will nearly $500,000 in Moonshot Grants change the world of education?
Remake Learning’s Moonshot Grants aim to vault learning innovation into the stratosphere.
You are your child’s first teacher. A new video series from Trying Together supports your efforts
Moms and dads start the educational process long before teachers and schools become involved.
AIU’s ‘joyful grants’ help teachers fund projects to keep kids motivated
More than 90 local teachers received “joyful grants” from the Allegheny Intermediate Unit this year to start projects to help kids succeed during this challenging school year. Abbey Nilson wanted […]
‘Bright Spots’ video highlights pandemic innovations at South Hills schools
These shining examples are the heroic efforts of innovative, caring, and dedicated educators who are meeting the needs of children, families and communities each and every day.
How the Fred Method from Mister Rogers can help forge the future of learning
When timeless and classic meets future-facing and innovative, all things are possible.