2013-05-26 00:19:39
Professor Karen Norris accused him of using work done by doctoral student Heather Kling and not complying with 2011 sanctions.
2013-05-26 00:15:59
Jay Kolls' ties to the University of Pittsburgh date back to 2003.
2013-05-25 00:14:41
The Larwill notebook acquisition is the sole artifact of the Pittsburgh Academy, the precursor to the University of Pittsburgh.
2013-05-24 20:46:14
Heidi L. Schnupp, told police she swiped thousands of dollars from the group, including money that was to be donated to charities.
2013-05-24 18:40:30
District officials will vote on a replacement for acting superintendent Archie Perrin Jr.
2013-05-24 00:25:33
The bill would allow students to dodge an increase in interest rates, but fees could rise in coming years.
2013-05-24 00:13:55
The school board voted to OK a plan that would include the teacher layoffs and cut programs to fill a $1.48 million budget gap.
2013-05-23 21:45:47
Montour school directors voted 9-0 tonight to approve a $59.2 million budget for the 2013-14 school year.
2013-05-23 20:16:28
The board also approved the hiring of Wesley Kuchta, 28, of Harmar to become the McCandless career center's new principal.
2013-05-23 12:14:50
The board plans to vote on the final budget at its June 25 meeting.
2013-05-23 07:43:59
A fifth-grade class has discovered that reading and imagination are as good as a time machine when it comes to bringing history to life.
2013-05-23 06:06:18
Board members defeated a proposed $134.6 million plan that raised taxes.
2013-05-23 05:58:35
The administration's recommendation to close the school is a "weight hanging over meetings," the board president said.
2013-05-23 05:55:01
School directors have approved the purchase of 200 Apple TVs, 16 MacBook Pros and 330 iPads.
2013-05-23 05:38:31
Did you know George Washington took his oath of office in 1789 on Wall Street in New York City? These middle school students know.
2013-05-23 05:35:54
No tax increase is set for next school year, but the district plans to borrow about $27 million through a bond issue for renovations.
2013-05-23 05:17:19
The board passed a preliminary budget of $53.3 million, including a technology budget of $1.1 million.
2013-05-23 05:15:08
The school board on Monday adopted the district's final 2013-14 budget, but three board members voted against the $83 million spending plan.
2013-05-23 04:54:27
The school board gave the district approval to proceed with renovations at the Woodland Hills Academy, the former Turtle Creek High School.
2013-05-22 18:02:56
CHICAGO -- Long after the last school bell scatters children back across this city each day, Tzia Ford is more often than not still inside M
2013-05-22 18:02:43
WASHINGTON -- Community colleges have received a declining share of government spending on higher education over the last decade even as the
2013-05-22 18:02:30
CHICAGO -- After an emotional public schools meeting, officials here in the third-largest district in the country voted Wednesday to close 4
2013-05-22 01:02:40
The three former Pittsburgh city schools teachers captured both the Democratic and Republican nominations.
2013-05-22 00:08:26
The latest bill from Penn State shows the costs connected to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal topping $44.4 million.
2013-05-21 22:46:47
School board members voted 6-2 tonight, with one member absent, to approve a $41.76 million proposed spending plan.
2013-05-21 21:38:54
West Mifflin was among 11 districts that Mr. Long earlier this year had asked to consider taking the Duquesne elementary students.
2013-05-21 00:14:21
Pittsburgh Public Schools is accepting applications for open enrollment in select grades at 11 district schools.
2013-05-21 00:08:01
A federal judge said she'll decide in the next couple weeks whether to dismiss a lawsuit against the NCAA over penalties against Penn State.
2013-05-21 00:04:37
Gov. Tom Corbett is recommending changes to a set of education regulations that have been criticized by both parties.
2013-05-21 00:03:02
A study of 9,523 private student loan borrowers found many are piling on credit card debt and relying on family and friends for help.
2013-05-20 21:17:07
Mars Area school board members Monday approved a $24,625 change order for the contractor building a driveway to Mars Area Elementary School
2013-05-20 18:02:13
English tests? Check. Math tests? Check. Summer vacation? Not so fast.
2013-05-20 00:25:35
Appeals make it difficult for school districts to keep real estate tax revenue.
2013-05-19 17:05:07
The Clairton robotics team made it to the final eight in the nation.
2013-05-19 00:25:10
Three men have all either earned their GED, or are studying for it at the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council. Their paths are different.
2013-05-19 00:23:07
A 1996 skiing accident left Meghan Wilson with quadriplegia. On Monday, she'll graduate from Pitt's School of Medicine with an M.D./Ph.D.
2013-05-19 00:20:22
Officials offer accolades to her for overcoming challenges of quadriplegia to graduate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
2013-05-19 00:10:41
Funding has shrunk for GED instruction and literacy programs as more people sign up and the test is revised.
2013-05-19 00:10:00
A new set of educational standards based on Common Core has run into late-in-the-game opposition along unusual political lines.
2013-05-19 00:08:19
The Black Male Leadership Development Institute graduated 52 teens, who learned about leadership, character and college preparation.
2013-05-19 00:03:47
While the test has always been revised every decade or so, this latest version is more challenging and more expensive.
2013-05-18 00:09:28
Among Pitt leaders and key employees included in this year's filing, four of the five highest paid were in athletics.
2013-05-17 00:11:03
Hundreds of Pittsburgh Public Schools items are up for bid.
2013-05-16 19:07:00
Davaun Barnett Sr., 41, is on leave from his job as principal of Linton Middle School. His wife filed for a protection from abuse order.
2013-05-16 12:57:21
Some in the district are concerned that while Anne E. Stephens has a Ph.D., it's not from an accredited university.
2013-05-16 00:21:54
Two key players in a master's degree scandal at West Virginia University nearly six years ago have filed a second lawsuit against WVU.
2013-05-16 00:18:18
Pittsburgh Brashear High School students celebrated their college and career plans.
2013-05-16 00:13:54
With funding tight, expenses increasing and limits set on taxes, officials are considering the ads as they look for new ways to raise money.
2013-05-16 00:10:05
Alex Johnson, who spent a little more than five years at CCAC, is leaving to assume the presidency of Cuyahoga Community College.
2013-05-16 00:07:12
Brendan Allen, 12, a recent amputee, was named the recipient of the national award for April.
2013-05-15 22:41:47
School board members voted 7-0 tonight to approve a $55.4 million spending plan for 2013-14 and a property tax rate of 18.41 mills.
2013-05-15 22:24:52
The North Allegheny School Board will not vote next week on an administration proposal to close Peebles Elementary School for 2014-15.
2013-05-15 21:30:06
Shaler Area school board unanimously approved its preliminary general fund budget for the 2013-14 school year at its voting meeting.
2013-05-15 15:53:14
A student found a powdery substance in an unused Turner Elementary School desk and Wilkinsburg police are investigating what it is.
2013-05-15 11:56:21
Alex Johnson, president of Community College of Allegheny County since 2008, is leaving July 1 for a similar job near family in Cleveland.
2013-05-15 00:15:00
As of last week, it looked like Clairton's team wouldn't be able to go to the National BotsIQ, but generous strangers helped raise $30,000.
2013-05-15 00:10:48
Some of the 14 state-owned universities are under pressure to end campus-wide firearms bans.
2013-05-15 00:04:12
Janet Thompson, whose tenure included serving as principal of Schaeffer, Regent Square and Clayton elementary schools, died at age 74.
2013-05-14 08:23:00
A hangar fire at the Beaver County Airport destroyed the offices of ACES Aviation.
2013-05-13 23:42:10
The trial of Marco Delgado, a lawyer and philanthropist in El Paso, is set to begin Monday in U.S. District Court.
2013-05-13 23:40:03
An advisory committee is providing input on the district's $2.4 million effort to re-envision its schools.
2013-05-13 23:09:38
Board members unanimously voted to introduce the $101 million budget at Monday's board meeting. A final vote is scheduled for June 17.
2013-05-13 10:45:48
He earned $2.9 million in total compensation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
2013-05-13 00:07:23
Penn State doesn't agree with how an annual survey of university presidents' pay is done.
2013-05-13 00:04:17
At Faison, good behavior is taught alongside academics in an effort to change the culture of the school long plagued with problems.
2013-05-11 17:46:43
Carnegie Mellon University investigated after the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh complained about photos taken at a spring carnival event.
2013-05-11 00:14:38
The board of governors urged Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities schools to allow the matter to be examined by a task force.
2013-05-11 00:10:44
Students earned a trip to a national robotics competition, but the cash-strapped district can't afford to send them to Indianapolis.
2013-05-11 00:05:05
Ron Tomalis ran one of the biggest departments in the state government.
2013-05-10 00:19:38
With the help of volunteers, Pittsburgh-area students learn to navigate the job interview process.
2013-05-10 00:17:54
A study released this week says colleges' pricing and aid policies are endangering the advancement of low-income and working-class students.
2013-05-09 05:15:37
Michael Panza will be leaving to become superintendent of the West Jefferson Hills School District no later than July 1.
2013-05-09 05:10:53
Principal Art Broadwick has high hopes for his students at the school in Robinson.
2013-05-09 04:58:24
School directors approved a preliminary budget Tuesday that holds the line on taxes, but adds teachers, nurses and laptop computers.
2013-05-09 04:56:40
When James Budzilek takes over the reins of Mars Area School District, he will have no excuse for not wearing school colors.
2013-05-09 04:45:32
The district is considering a plan to renovate the K-6 Woodland Hills Academy, formerly Turtle Creek High School.
2013-05-09 00:53:26
Sotheby's, which said the buyer is anonymous, had estimated that the Henri Le Sidaner painting would draw $350,000 to $450,000.
2013-05-09 00:16:51
CMU continues its review into whether measures will be taken against a student who appeared half-naked in a campus parade.
2013-05-09 00:10:03
Virginia Cowell worked with preschoolers with emotional and behavioral problems.
2013-05-08 15:21:40
An undisclosed deal is reached between a former subcontractor and laid-off Indonesian workers for severance pay involving a factory closure.
2013-05-08 01:05:11
The 17-year-old took the first place trophy Monday night by beating out 14 other students at the August Wilson Monologue Competition.
2013-05-07 23:14:14
James Budzilek has been superintendent of the Leechburg Area School District in Armstrong County for nine years.
2013-05-07 21:00:26
The policy would foster Parent School Community Councils in all buildings and make the policy apply to all schools.
2013-05-07 00:14:19
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has announced that St. Katharine Drexel School in Bethel Park will close next month.
2013-05-06 23:51:02
A combination of improved tax collection, increased development in the district and personnel cuts have brought the deficit down.
2013-05-06 22:51:50
Taxpayers in the Hampton Township School District can expect to pay about $56 more to fund the the 2013-14 budget.
2013-05-06 00:08:47
Three newcomers seek the city school board seat in District 9.
2013-05-05 00:26:29
At La Roche College on its 50th anniversary year, actor and activist Martin Sheen told students that "one heart with courage is a majority."
2013-05-05 00:04:14
Workers in the 25- to 34-year-old age group are the only age group whose wages on average are less now than in 2000.
2013-05-04 15:05:42
Mr. Sheen was at the McCandless college to receive an honorary doctorate as part of graduation ceremonies for 302 students.
2013-05-04 00:39:32
Pittsburgh's former bishop tells 1,592 graduates changing the world for good "requires a strong relationship with the God who created it."
2013-05-04 00:29:22
The three Penn State alumni elected to the board of trustees show that many alumni are not happy with the board.
2013-05-03 15:16:10
"At this point, there's no confirmation he was going to use the gun inside the building," school district spokeswoman Ebony Pugh said.
2013-05-03 00:15:01
School officials say the hike is necessary to continue to "provide quality education in the face of flat funding" from the state and county.
2013-05-03 00:01:37
John C. Reynolds, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon since 1986, died at age 77.
2013-05-02 05:57:50
Michael A. Panza, the first permanent superintendent since 2010, will receive a five-year contract and earn $150,000 a year.
2013-05-02 05:56:49
The district is considering asking teachers to accept pay freeze, and it may have to fund the purchase of 1,500 new laptops.
2013-05-02 05:49:01
Middle and high school students created stepping stones for Habitat for Humanity's local organization.
2013-05-02 05:38:56
Employees worked a year without a contract and negotiated for 18 months.
2013-05-02 05:27:26
The seven buildings have 14-year-old wiring that does not support most computer devices.
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