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After 23 months of negotiations, teachers in the South Allegheny School District have reached a contract settlement with the school board that will give teachers annual raises that average 2 percent. (Today)
Two Pittsburgh school board members have set up their own citywide meeting for Monday so the public can comment on a school closing proposal and any other issues facing Pittsburgh Public Schools. (Today)
A majority of Pittsburgh City Council members said yesterday that they'll vote for a tuition tax, but that won't stop the universities -- and maybe the students -- from trying to derail the effort. (Today)
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation yesterday awarded $290 million in teacher-effectiveness grants to schools in Pittsburgh and three other cities, saying the bold initiatives they've proposed have the chance to shape the future of teaching in America. (Today)
In the past several weeks, as the H1N1 flu has swept through the nation, questions have been raised about how Pennsylvania chose to handle the process of distributing the limited doses of vaccine. (Today)
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Yesterday
- Ravenstahl says he has votes to pass Pittsburgh's tuition tax
- City schools hail 'historic moment'
- Auditor general discourages school interest-rate swaps
- Religious author gives away edited copies of 'Origin of Species' at Pitt
- Controller says agency misused funds
- West Mifflin school board to vote on new superintendent before turnover
- Council looks to vet tax-exempts' projects
- South Butler board, teachers make final pitches to arbitrators
- West Mifflin school board to vote on Sardon
- Costumes, music enhance fall plays at North Hills, Pine-Richland
- Pine-Richland names principal
- Vo-tech school lets students give it a try
- Volunteers help St. Joseph Catholic get the word out to students
- Sto-Rox board adds administrators from staff
- Wanted: Athletic director for Central Valley School District
- Penn Hills' district enrollment drops by 9 percent
- Peters school board mandates projects for graduating seniors
- Wilkins Elementary School closed after water main break
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
- Gates Foundation awards $40 million to city schools
- Stop swapping, auditor general tells school districts
- Mt. Lebo police to view tape to ID graffiti scribbler
- Female teachers settle in pay-based lawsuit
- Pittsburgh council grills legal expert about tuition tax
- Moon school to provide flu vaccine tomorrow
- Pittsburgh school board votes acceptance of $40M Gates grant
- Mayor's budget plan rejected
- Suspended West Jefferson Hills superintendent faces hearing
- Pine-Richland names new high school principal
- South Fayette hears school expansion financing options
- Schools' Grades Reflect Persistent Disparity
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
- Marchers protest treatment of black city school children
- Oversight board likely to reject Pittsburgh's proposed budget
- South Butler teachers, administration far apart on pact
- Plan for city schools could shuffle students again
- Global village moves to U.S. campuses
- Researchers at CMU refining electric vehicle
- At CUNY, Mission to Elevate Science Begins to Bear Fruit
- Programs to Certify Teachers May Grow
- China Is Sending More Students to U.S.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
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