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 18:02:56
Charles Steger, the Virginia Tech University president who led the college during the 2007 mass shooting, this week announced plans to retir
2013-05-15 18:02:43
Starting in the fall, the Georgia Institute of Technology, together with AT&T and Udacity, an online education venture, will offer a mas
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 18:01:55
Clarence D. Mumford Sr., a former teacher and assistant principal in Memphis, was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison for orch
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 18:02:39
In the 2011-12 fiscal year, the nation's highest paid public university president was Graham B. Spanier, the president of Pennsylvania State
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.
2013-05-02 05:26:19
The assistant superintendent and assistant principal are moving on to higher positions in Pine-Richland and Fox Chapel Area districts.
2013-05-02 05:23:45
The free fair last month was for teens and adults making a transition from high school to college, college to the workplace or to a new job.
2013-05-01 23:18:03
Taxpayers in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District will not see a tax increase if the proposed 2013-14 budget unveiled Wednesday is adopted.
2013-05-01 18:28:32
Carnegie Mellon's attorneys are arguing with Marvell Technology's attorneys over a patent infringement lawsuit.
2013-05-01 15:05:02
Mr. Hill has led the university's public-affairs operation since 1999 and create the K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month program.
2013-05-01 00:02:02
CMU officials are investigating an incident during a campus parade in which a half-naked female student dressed as the pope.
2013-04-30 17:02:00
David Beaupre from Loyola University Maryland has been named the vice president for management and business at Duquesne University.
2013-04-30 15:22:18
Among the 186 districts are those in Ambridge, Bethel Park, Clairton, Ellwood City, Mt. Lebanon, South Fayette and West Allegheny.
2013-04-30 09:13:10
Collier police remained at the school shortly after 9 a.m. Students and staff were still outside.
2013-04-30 06:51:01
The proposal lowers the property tax rate from 21.26 mills to 16.93 mills. The vote to adopt the final budget is planned for June 3.
2013-04-30 00:15:06
Educators hope to give more students access to college, and help them graduate on time.
2013-04-29 23:39:16
Michael A. Panza was unanimously appointed to be the West Jefferson Hills School District superintendent at the school board meeting.
2013-04-29 00:02:02
Eileen Shields watched her children and grandchildren achieve what life prevented her from doing years ago. Now she's reached a milestone.
2013-04-28 00:25:56
Evolution is not being taught robustly, if at all, in public school biology classes nationwide. Some teachers believe in creationism.
2013-04-28 00:14:07
Commencement is the first time some who earn degrees online visit campus, and for some the trip can mean a several-hour car ride.
2013-04-28 00:10:04
The college commencement season kicks off this weekend. Here are some upcoming undergraduate ceremonies in the Pittsburgh region.
2013-04-27 00:08:01
Westmoreland County Community College students will see a $3-per-credit tuition increase for the fall semester.
2013-04-26 00:11:00
A new study by researchers at Pitt's School of Medicine may hold promise for the understanding and treatment of ALS.
2013-04-26 00:05:01
The Pittsburgh Public Schools board Wednesday approved buying about 4,400 intruder lock sets for classroom and office doors.
2013-04-25 16:45:02
The IU's board cited irregularities in the use of a credit card in accepting Cecelia Yauger's resignation.
2013-04-25 05:22:24
The school board says the district is paying too much to educate students at these schools.
2013-04-25 05:13:30
William Pettigrew has been named Pennsylvania Rural Educator of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of Rural & Small Schools.
2013-04-25 05:12:23
Residents of McCandless, the district's largest municipality, continued to plead with the school board April 17 to keep all schools open.
2013-04-25 04:57:34
The board last week voted to begin the process necessary to hire substitute superintendent Alan Johnson as the permanent district head.
2013-04-25 04:56:12
More growth is on the way for the community college with an enrollment is more than 6,600 students.
2013-04-25 04:53:05
March 1970: The community college founding approved by the state Board of Education February.
2013-04-25 04:42:06
The district will spend as much as $36,000 from the operating budget for the work.
2013-04-25 00:19:03
University of Pittsburgh professor Hugo G. Nutini was one of the great anthropologists studying Mexico of the 20th century. He died at 84.
2013-04-25 00:10:58
The program will waive penalties and interest on delinquent property taxes, which could bring in about $4 million.
2013-04-24 22:19:27
The board spent more than an hour, on discussion about a $45,500 grant from the Heinz Endowments to support the day and related activities.
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