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SCOTUS strikes down loan forgiveness: 80k Southwest PA borrowers stuck with student debt

by Emma Folts June 30, 2023July 3, 2023

Supreme Court strikes down race-conscious admissions practices, impacting Pitt, CMU, Duquesne

by Emma Folts June 29, 2023July 2, 2023

PPS has increased staff despite fewer students, but may need to rethink its investments

by Lajja Mistry June 27, 2023June 26, 2023

A University of Pittsburgh bus drops people off by the Cathedral of Learning on Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Oakland. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

At Pitt, students with Pell Grants — geared to low-income households — are a relative rarity

by Emma Folts June 20, 2023July 10, 2023

From left, Jessica Ruffin, deputy director for the Office of Equity and Engagement for the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Jennifer Liptak, chief of staff for County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Allegheny County manager, and Andy Halfhill, administrator of homeless services at the county, speak at the start of County Council’s special hearing on the impending closure of Smithfield United Church of Christ’s homeless shelter on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at the Allegheny County Courthouse in Downtown. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Downtown shelter, facing closure, draws defenders and detractors at five-hour public hearing

by Eric Jankiewicz June 15, 2023June 15, 2023

A tent is set up on the corner of the overpass above I-376 on Smithfield Street.

Pittsburgh’s leaked draft policy provides insight into homeless camp plans

by Eric Jankiewicz June 9, 2023June 15, 2023

Desks in a schoolroom (Photo by Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)

PA officials spent $12.6M on private lawyers to fight challenge to state’s education funding

by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

Ciara Gordon, a University of Pittsburgh student with ambitions of being a pediatrician, sits for a portrait in a Pitt classroom on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Oakland. Gordon, originally from Homewood, received enough scholarships and grants to make her education at Pitt possible. She was involved in some of Pitt's advocacy efforts to maintain its in-state tuition discount last year. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

The high cost of higher ed: Pitt is one of the nation’s priciest public universities for local families

by Emma Folts and Betul Tuncer June 5, 2023July 10, 2023

District parent Jessica Reed speaks at the Woodland Hills School Board meeting on May 17, 2023. (Photo by Alexis Wary/PublicSource)

At Woodland Hills, parents ask for open communication as distrust in administration widens

by Lajja Mistry June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

A person waits across the street for the Smithfield United Church of Christ shelter to open for the evening on May 8, 2023, in downtown Pittsburgh. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Allegheny County previews plans for users of Smithfield Street shelter, but operator warns of calamity

by Eric Jankiewicz May 30, 2023June 12, 2023