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Is mindful meditation the new normal in some Pittsburgh-area schools?

by Mary Niederberger May 29, 2018October 21, 2020

Anthony Hamlet, superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools, pictured at CAPA 6-12 in downtown Pittsburgh. (Photo by Martha Rial)

Arts & Culture, Education

Could Anthony Hamlet’s staunch focus fix legacy problems at the Pittsburgh Public Schools?

by Mary Niederberger February 14, 2018February 21, 2018

Equity, Uncategorized

It’s no game. Poverty becomes real in a simulation at Point Park University

by Mary Niederberger and Jordana Rosenfeld January 19, 2018January 22, 2018

Barrett Elementary School principal Kevin Walsh talks with a student on Nov. 1, 2017. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Education, Featured

Segregation in Steel Valley: How these Pittsburgh-area elementary students are separated by race and academic performance

by Mary Niederberger November 21, 2017August 8, 2019

Education, The Charter Effect

Is a charter school public? How do they get funds? Reader questions answered.

by Mary Niederberger October 10, 2017

Darci Landa sorts clothing at the Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania Donation Processing Center in Lawrenceville. A former client of its sheltered workshop, she is now an employee earning $7.25 per hour. “I do a little bit of everything here,” Landa said. (Photo by Mary Niederberger/PublicSource)

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania closed its sheltered workshop and now pays minimum wage to workers with disabilities

by Mary Niederberger October 3, 2017January 4, 2018

Education, The Charter Effect

Some charter school heads earn big paychecks compared to other public school leaders. What’s the rationale?

by Mary Niederberger and Stephanie Hacke September 28, 2017October 4, 2017

Education, The Charter Effect

We analyzed teacher salaries at charter schools. Here’s what we found.

by Mary Niederberger and Stephanie Hacke September 27, 2017October 4, 2017

Education, The Charter Effect

Pa. charter schools spend millions of public dollars in advertising to attract students

by Stephanie Hacke and Mary Niederberger August 29, 2017October 24, 2017

Education, The Charter Effect

Charter schools were founded to increase student achievement. Are they delivering on the promise?

by Mary Niederberger August 14, 2017August 15, 2017

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