It's a new school year.
And in a package of articles, the Post-Gazette explores what that means for school districts, parents, teachers and of course, the students.
Here is a series of articles from schools and students in the region, and what the new year means to them.
Part One: The keys to freshmen success
Part Two: Students flee campus bookstores in search of cheaper prices
Part Three: Children have always had problems, we just have names for more of them today
Part Four: Why girls score low on SATs is baffling
Part Five: Sept. 11 now part of school textbooks
Part Six: Public, charter schools not equal under new law
Part Seven:
Students' online teacher rating is a mixed bag
Part Eight: A nation still at educational risk, plus Study finds few male, minority teachers