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Public schools funding, immigrant students may bear the brunt of Trump education pledges, advocates warn

by Lajja Mistry December 24, 2024December 19, 2024

Local education experts think axing the U.S. Department of Education is an unlikely scenario, yet they are still bracing for potential shifts.

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PPS' Path Forward

Final recommendations still set PPS on course for multiple closures, consolidations

by Lajja Mistry and Jillian Forstadt October 15, 2024September 24, 2025

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Updated: PPS adds student voices to school board

by Lajja Mistry June 27, 2024June 27, 2024

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Pa. House Democrats float $5.1 billion plan to lift state’s poorest schools

by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star May 15, 2024May 16, 2024

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PPS poised to sue county over property assessments

by Lajja Mistry March 20, 2024March 24, 2024

Pennsylvania needs to spend $5.4B to close gap between rich and poor schools, Dem report says

by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA January 13, 2024January 14, 2024

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PPS strategic plan eyes school closures to save costs and improve student experience

by Lajja Mistry and Jamie Wiggan December 7, 2023December 11, 2023

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Tables turn on Allegheny County assessments, as new math favors owners over tax collectors, schools

by Julia Zenkevich and Oliver Morrison February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

Rose Wilson confirms one of her multiplication answers with her mother, Lavonda Pritchett, holding newborn Shelley-Rain Pritchett, on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 during a math lesson at their home in Carrick. Rose's brother Adonis Pritchett sits behind her. (Photo by Lindsay Dill/PublicSource)

When the classroom is in the basement: More Black families in Pittsburgh embrace the choice of home education

by Lajja Mistry December 14, 2022December 13, 2022

FROM THE SOURCE PODCAST

A high school senior’s perspective on how adults frame gender roles and talking with teens about sexual safety | S4, Ep. 3

by Jourdan Hicks November 9, 2022December 20, 2022