On April 3, 2024, the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) board of directors received a presentation from district leaders regarding a proposal for a School District Facilities Utilization Plan. According...
Naomi Segel, Co-Editor-In-Chief
• February 18, 2024
The post-pandemic world has caused heightened loneliness and mental health issues for teenagers everywhere. Nearly half of American teens deal with mental health issues, however only 20% receive the care...
On December 4, 2023, Ms. Yael Silk was sworn in as the new School Board Member for Pittsburgh Public School’s fourth district. Ms. Silk succeeded Ms. Pam Harbin, and now represents Allderdice High...
At 2:18 AM on Monday, January 8th, 2024, the first United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS). It was carrying...
On September 13, 2023, the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) released its first Racial Equity Audit Report. Bloomberg Law News defines a racial equity audit as “an independent analysis by a law firm or...
Kevin McCarthy has served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican since he was elected to represent the state of California in the 110th Congress. Over the years, McCarthy rose through the...
On November 18th, 2023, at 7 AM CDT, the private aerospace company SpaceX conducted the second Integrated Flight Test (IFT-2) of its new Starship launch vehicle. This test flight, despite its ultimate...
Those red bugs with little black spots? Spotted lanternflies. Most people know them as those annoying beetle-like creatures that people are constantly stomping on. In the past year, the bugs have become...
The Pittsburgh Promise, the privately funded scholarship for Pittsburgh Public School students to afford in-state university tuition, recently reminded families that its financial support for students...
The Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Board of Directors approved a youth court program during its legislative meeting on April 26. The youth court proposal would allow participating-students to discipline...
The Board approved a funding grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency with a two-part package. The District’s Chief of Operations Officer, Mike McNamara, proposed the commission’s...
Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Wayne Walters, announced Friday to the students, families and staff that there would be proposed changes to the 2023-2024 academic schedule. Schools would...
