Allegheny County schools with reported racial achievement gaps
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See how proficiency rates compare between black and white students at 23 Allegheny County school districts.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Trayvon Martin’s mother tells Pittsburgh audience to push for justice seven months after the death of Antwon Rose II
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Sybrina Fulton, whose 17-year-old son Trayvon Martin was killed by a Sanford, Fla. neighborhood watchman in February 2012, gave encouragement and advice to Pittsburghers seven months after the killing of Antwon Rose II by an East Pittsburgh police officer.
EDUCATION
Failing the Future: Some Southwestern PA universities help students from under-resourced districts learn key college skills
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Many students are aware of what they do not have and they’re worried about how that lack of access has set them up for a future in higher education or the workforce.
Failing the Future
Failing the Future: Educators, advocates gather in Pittsburgh to share ideas on helping disadvantaged students succeed in college
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More than 1,000 people from across the country gathered in Downtown Pittsburgh this week for a national conference focused on increasing college enrollment and graduation rates for students from low-income families or underrepresented groups.
Failing the Future
Failing the Future: PA’s secretary of education visits Sto-Rox to address disparities faced by students
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How can the struggling district share services with other districts so that students will have access to more classes and opportunities?
Failing the Future
Failing the Future: Teachers find ways to provide basic school supplies for Pittsburgh-area students in needy districts
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In communities where neither district nor family budgets allow for the purchase of school supplies, some teachers go to great lengths to fill the gaps.
Failing the Future
Failing the Future: How much each Allegheny County school district brings in per student through property taxes
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This chart shows how the disparity in property values from district to district affects the ability to raise local revenue that can be applied to school budgets.
Failing the Future
Failing the Future: Once-thriving Clairton sits next to booming West Jefferson Hills. Their children are learning an early lesson on inequality.
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While Clairton City and West Jefferson Hills school districts border each other, the two are vastly different. State and local funding play a major role, as does migration due to the economy.
DEVELOPING PITTSBURGH
North Siders want the Garden Theater block to be developed. They just can’t agree on how to get there.
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Disagreement among the community, legal battles and a carousel of developers have stifled promised redevelopment.
DEVELOPING PITTSBURGH
Hazelwood holds the largest “redevelopment opportunity” in Pittsburgh. How talk of Amazon and change is affecting residents.
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The 178 acres called Hazelwood Green create both promise and anxiety for its neighbors.
