In this monthly column, Pittsburgh District 1 Councilman Bobby Wilson discusses children's public school options for the fall. Photo of Pittsburgh's City Council Chambers by Ashlee Green Hello, everyone, This time of year, we parents with school-age children are preparing our families for the start ...

The primary is Tuesday, May 21, and Northsider Devon Taliaferro is running for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors in District 2.  By Sophia Mastroianni Trickle-down approaches can be controversial in political discourse. Restorative practices, which were put in place in Pittsburgh schools...

Photo: Brandon Jackson, General Manager of Bistro To Go, with Pittsburgh Public School Intern, Manny. By Nikki Heckman I experienced my teen years in the 1970s, a decade that has been very romanticized over the years. I can still remember one of my favorite outfits: a tie-dyed tee shirt paired with ...

In preparation for an incoming arctic blast, Pittsburgh Public Schools announces all District schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. Due to tomorrow's cancellation, the District will modify its calendar and Friday will be a full day of instruction, instead of the half day previou...

Pittsburgh Public Schools Pre-K students help Mr. McFeely kick off Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh’s 19th Annual Mister Rogers Neighborhood Sweater Drive on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Sweater Drive at The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh kicked off this week with a visit from M...

This weekend, check out the Third Thursday Film Screening at PCTV, commemorate the 155th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address with an appearance by the "Living Lincoln" at the Citiparks’ Brighton Heights Senior Center and have your pet's photo taken with the Grinch at Wagsburgh to benefit Angel Rid...

By Merecedes J. Howze, Pittsburgh Public Schools The 2018-2019 school year is quickly approaching, and four Northside schools have new school leaders.  In addition to the new (and some familiar) faces at these schools, Northside parents will be afforded the opportunity to meet their child’s principa...

ATA and King PreK-8 are yards from each other, yet they’re drastically different in terms of student success rates and public perception By: Tyler Dague   This is a tale of two schools: Allegheny Traditional Academy and Pittsburgh Martin Luther King PreK-8. Separated by less than half a mile of road...

With a potential teacher strike that would leave 24,000 students out of school, A+ Schools has released a comprehensive list of community partners offering childcare for families. By: Neil Strebig   Earlier today the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers (PFT) formally gave warning to Pittsburgh Public ...

RIF Pittsburgh uses a variety of programs to help battle literacy rates in poverty stricken areas By: Neil Strebig Alison McGee recalls a story from one of RIF Pittsburgh’s “Everybody Wins” events, where she met a self-assured third grader at King Elementary. The student was in her words “too cool f...