http://www.post-gazette.com/ Local news on the educational front en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:07:30 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/images/144x39pgtoplogo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1282577-499.stm?cmpid=education.xml The family of a 20-year-old college student who died after a frat house fall has settled with the fraternity and a beer distributor. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12345/1283043-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Sharene Shealey, the new school board president, says she is committed to quality schools for her children and others. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282628-454.stm?cmpid=education.xml Contributions from nonprofits are sought to trim $4.8 million shortfall in budget. Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12344/1282994-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml MIAMI -- Rick Scott, businessman turned politician, campaigned for governor in 2010 with promises to run Florida like a successful business Sun, 9 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282776-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The school is being resurrected this summer at Carnegie Mellon University with help from a state grant and matching private funds. Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282827-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12343/1282876-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Budget cuts have eliminated about 95 full-time teachers from the school district here over the past year, swelling class Sat, 8 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282384-122.stm?cmpid=education.xml Melvin Vesely helped wayward students find their way and promoted math education for girls long before it was popular to do so. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282423-454.stm?cmpid=education.xml PA Cyber is found to be in compliance with state laws, but an audit cites concerns. Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12342/1282541-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Michael L. Williams, commissioner of the state's education agency, said Thursday that he is appointing a board of managers to oversee the El Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12341/1281950-56.stm?cmpid=education.xml The nonprofit Education Partnership surprises middle school students with "briefcases" full of school supplies. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12341/1281969-57.stm?cmpid=education.xml Some of the goals: Engage students in classroom work. Involve parents. Train teachers. Prepare for graduation exams. Diversify the staff. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12341/1282003-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml Upgrading wiring to support technology and replacing deteriorating windows at Marshall Middle School are priorities. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12341/1282016-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml The board voted unanimously to OK the surprise retirement of Superintendent William Pettigrew. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12341/1282018-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml The superintendent has recommended that the district close the in the 2013-14 year. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12341/1282033-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml The district is considering changing its starting and dismissal times for all students next school year to save on transportation costs. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12341/1282164-56.stm?cmpid=education.xml Jerry Sandusky has appealed a decision to revoke his $59,000-a-year pension. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12341/1282172-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The State System of Higher Education is expected this spring to float $28 million in debt for the Natali Student Center project. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12341/1282180-56.stm?cmpid=education.xml A preliminary hearing and a separate trial have been postponed for ex-Penn State administrators accused of covering up the Sandusky scandal. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12341/1282233-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Auditor General Jack Wagner's office is preparing to release a report today it says highlights problems in education funding. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12341/1282237-56.stm?cmpid=education.xml Police: As students left school about 1 p.m., the expelled student waited outside with an unloaded BB gun made to look like a real firearm. Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12340/1281752-28.stm?cmpid=education.xml As the university builds its reputation for biomedical innovation, it is promoting technology for classrooms instead of operating rooms. Wed, 5 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12340/1281803-455.stm?cmpid=education.xml The board will consider setting a tax rate that would raise revenue received from property taxes after 11 consecutive years of no increase. Wed, 5 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12340/1281813-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pitt trustees approved salary increases for chancellor Mark Nordenberg and several other key school officials. Wed, 5 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12340/1282060-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml In an effort to encourage collaboration between charter schools and traditional neighborhood schools, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Wed, 5 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12340/1282061-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml PHILADELPHIA -- Like many of his third-grade classmates, Mario Cortez-Pacheco likes reading the "Magic Tree House" series, about a brother a Wed, 5 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12339/1281553-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Carnegie Mellon University says it hopes by this spring to have a successor to Jeannette Wing, chair of the computer science department. Tue, 4 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12339/1281554-56.stm?cmpid=education.xml Indiana University of Pennsylvania said that its new provost and vice president for academic affairs, Timothy Moerland, will start Jan. 14. Tue, 4 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12339/1281582-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml City school board elects Sharene Shealey as its new president. Tue, 4 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12339/1281632-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Salary increases ranged from 3.3 percent to 15 percent. Tue, 4 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12339/1281732-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Linda Lane is recommending the school board raise the total revenue received from property taxes. Tue, 4 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12339/1281740-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml The school board today accepted Mr. Pettigrew's retirement "on or before" Dec. 1, 2013. Tue, 4 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12338/1281264-115.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pitt, CMU and Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center win NIH grant to establish a biomedical technology research center. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12338/1281302-84.stm?cmpid=education.xml Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Tennessee will add at least 300 hours of learning time to some of the schools' calendar. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12338/1281315-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pitt senior Paras Minhas was one of 34 across the country to win a Marshall Scholarship for two years of study in England. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12338/1281462-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Timothy Moerland, 56, will also serve as Indiana University of Pennsylvania's vice president for academic affairs when he starts in January. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12338/1281488-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The school day and year are about to get longer in 10 school districts in five states, where schools will add up to 300 hours to their calen Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12338/1281504-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml The Pittsburgh Public Schools board voted 6-3 Monday for Sharene Shealey, 40, of North Point Breeze, to head the board. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12338/1281556-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml North Hills superintendent proposes to alter the start and dismissal times for district high school, junior high, and elementary schools. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12338/1281564-57.stm?cmpid=education.xml Montour School District is accepting applications for a business manager to replace Peggy Schweitzer. Mon, 3 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12336/1280950-56.stm?cmpid=education.xml A suspended Central Catholic High School guidance counselor has been accused of selling heroin from her Forest Hills home. Sat, 1 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12336/1281035-147.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pitt extends Port Authority agreement where the university pays so students and employees ride for no fare. Sat, 1 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12336/1281036-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pittsburgh Public Schools awards $109,235 in bonuses to principals. Sat, 1 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12336/1281120-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml College and university endowments have recovered most of the losses they sustained during the recession, now that the economy has begun to g Sat, 1 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12335/1280648-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The state selected Paul B. Long to develop a financial recovery plan; Duquesne's elected board resumed power for the first time since 2000. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12335/1280694-147.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pitt signed a new five-year agreement with Port Authority where Pitt pays for students and employees to ride without paying a fare. Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12334/1280216-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml Alexis Werner and Michael Sutton have been honored as winners of Racial Justice Awards by the YWCA of Pittsburgh. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12334/1280235-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml The school district will dedicate a high school art room in memory of Virginia Niccolai Dec. 7. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12334/1280289-57.stm?cmpid=education.xml The school board voted 9-0 to withdraw from participation in the Alternative Center for Education, ACE. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12334/1280318-56.stm?cmpid=education.xml First-grade teacher Jennifer Hoffner-Turkowski earned the $25,000 Milken prize. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12334/1280432-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Fifteen developers look at former Schenley High School in Pittsburgh. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12334/1280552-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Philip J. Hanlon, the provost of the University of Michigan, will be the next president of Dartmouth College, starting in July. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12334/1280582-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml Chief recovery officer Paul B. Long, who was named by the state to develop a financial recovery plan for the Duquesne City school district. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12333/1279990-28.stm?cmpid=education.xml Competition from state universities' expanding online programs is pummeling for-profit colleges. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12333/1280041-57.stm?cmpid=education.xml A Freedom Area schoolteacher was arrested Tuesday after a surveillance camera in his office showed him snorting what appeared to be drugs. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12333/1280064-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The students attending Pennsylvania's state-owned universities can rest easy that a potential strike by faculty will not interrupt classes. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12333/1280066-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pennsylvania will seek waiver from No Child Left Behind Act requirements. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12333/1280085-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml The approval of a new police contract in Shaler Township came with the prediction of no tax hike next year. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12333/1280133-143.stm?cmpid=education.xml Former Penn State president Graham Spanier to receive severance and salary package worth about $3.3 million. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12333/1280443-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml The recommendation that the district close Peebles Elementary School would begin with the next school year. Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12332/1279793-454.stm?cmpid=education.xml Attorneys representing former Penn State University president Graham Spanier asked a judge on Monday to toss out the charges against him. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12332/1279879-56.stm?cmpid=education.xml Jennifer Hoffner-Turkowski of University Park Elementary School was the only recipient in the state this year. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12332/1279935-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Jennifer Hoffner-Turkowski, a first-grade teacher at University Park Elementary, was surprised today with the national award. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12332/1279936-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Although members have authorized a strike, faculty at the 14 state-owned universities won't strike before spring, union leaders said today. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12332/1279946-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity previously was put on temporary suspension after reports of a drinking game. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12332/1279964-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Stephen P. Grill, the principal of a public school in Belle Harbor, Queens, strode down an auditorium aisle on Tuesday morning, past chairs Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12332/1280004-455.stm?cmpid=education.xml West Virginia University Tuesday said it has suspended a fraternity following an investigation into an alleged hazing incident in October. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12332/1280012-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml The South Fayette school board voted 9-0 to terminate the district's participation in the Alternative Center for Education in North Fayette. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12331/1279587-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Access to school libraries is linked to good test scores in Pennsylvania, one study says. Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12330/1279485-455.stm?cmpid=education.xml People are divided over a $70 million plan by WVU and a developer to build upscale student housing and retail in a nearby neighborhood. Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12329/1279330-454.stm?cmpid=education.xml Federal education officials have denied Pennsylvania's request to evaluate charter school achievement using more lenient criteria. Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278405-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml French fries, the Olympics and "SpongeBob SquarePants" all had a part Friday in teaching a group of seventh-graders about drilling for gas. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278433-57.stm?cmpid=education.xml A demographic study including pupil enrollment projections and an elementary school facilities study were the issues. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278438-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml A new study shows BC3 as a key financial generator for the region. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278446-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml The third-day enrollment was higher than projections, but not enough to halt a plan to close one of three small elementary schools. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278450-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml Most can name a teacher such as Robert Gielas, who inspired them and whose influence left an imprint. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278451-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml When the school bell rang Tuesday morning at Chartiers Valley Intermediate School, it signaled the start of classes for William Merrell. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278462-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml The high school students found a way to further beautify a school courtyard garden. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278464-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml The elementary mathematics curriculum in Mt. Lebanon School District continues to raise concerns among some parents. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278466-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml The district has released the name of an employee who was fired by the school board last month after being ordered to do so by the state. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278469-56.stm?cmpid=education.xml The board on Nov. 13 voted down a resolution that would have decreased fees to rent district facilities. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278474-56.stm?cmpid=education.xml The administrative offices could be moving from Churchill to Braddock in 2014. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278637-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pittsburgh Public Schools board Tuesday unanimously approved "Equity: Getting to All," focusing on improving initiatives already under way. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12326/1278777-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Susi Nichol, an art researcher, was looking forward to hiking and horseback riding in Arizona in February with her sons, a first grader and Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12325/1278227-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml Members of a union representing Shaler Area School District teachers unanimously authorized their leaders on Monday to strike. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12325/1278248-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml A growing number of Pennsylvania families are choosing cyber-charter schools. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12325/1278252-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Massive open online courses (or MOOCs) harness the power of their huge enrollments to teach in new ways. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12325/1278263-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Dilworth is among 10 city schools honored for high achievement as the district's first Students and Teachers Achieving Results. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12325/1278526-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Teaching Introduction to Sociology is almost second nature to Mitchell Duneier, a professor at Princeton: he has taught it 30 times, and a t Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12325/1278527-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Tuvan throat singing was never in my repertoire. I had never heard of Tuva, a small Russian republic north of Mongolia. And until the third Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12325/1278528-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml New York City's Education Department and union leaders have agreed on the cancellation of three vacation days from the weeklong February bre Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12325/1278553-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pittsburgh Public Schools will start classes for most students on Monday, Aug. 26 and end classes on Monday, June 9. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12325/1278554-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The Pittsburgh Public Schools board has approved a resolution opposing federal sequestration. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12325/1278555-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The city board tonight unanimously approved an equity plan that focuses on improving initiatives already under way. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12325/1278580-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Mark Brentley Sr. proposed plan would include expanded voicemail, meeting in a larger room and having a court stenographer. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12324/1277970-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml A North Allegheny High School graduate and senior at Yale, she is one of 32 Americans named Sunday as Rhodes scholars. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12324/1277972-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml A steep enrollment drop and corresponding tuition increase at the Alternative Center for Education is threatening the future of the school. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12324/1278006-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Four want to open in Pittsburgh; six others elsewhere in the county. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12324/1278018-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Requirements of the federal Affordable Health Care Act and tough finances cause CCAC to cut hours for some. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12324/1278087-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Most of the schools scored within the top 15 percent in terms of growth among schools in the state. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12324/1278134-115.stm?cmpid=education.xml An international group of researchers including Carnegie Museum of Natural History mammalogist John Wible saw their paper published today. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12323/1277449-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml "I have no idea what these people do," said Paul Robinson, chairman of Purdue University's faculty senate, waving at a row of offices. Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12323/1277476-454.stm?cmpid=education.xml Michael J. Conti was paid by Avanti Management Group as a consultant for its master's degree program, to which he guided school employees. Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12323/1277816-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml This weekend, 16 high school students convened at Carnegie Mellon University to show off their science research. Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12323/1277889-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pittsburgh schools superintendent Linda Lane called for all hands on deck to tackle academic and financial problems facing the district. Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12322/1277620-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml Paul B. Long is a former administrator in the North Allegheny School District. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12322/1277657-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml A judge says he'll rule within two weeks on motion to postpone trial on lawsuit filed by former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12322/1277658-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Penn State announced a presidential search, a new athletics code of conduct and the lifting of a warning against its accreditation. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12322/1277659-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Prosecutors claim that the lawyer who represented two top Penn State administrators before a grand jury did not have a conflict of interest. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12322/1277707-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml The Pittsburgh Public Schools board is preparing to vote on a resolution opposing automatic federal budget cuts. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12322/1277716-454.stm?cmpid=education.xml College faculty vote overwhelmingly to authorize a strike in long-running negotiations with Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12321/1277315-455.stm?cmpid=education.xml Allegheny County Councilman William Robinson wants to restore $1.8 million for CCAC and more than $400,000 for the county controller in 2013 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12321/1277316-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Higher education recommendations will be studied by governor, but no timetable has been set for the review. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12321/1277320-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml An Ohio man pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to threaten the University of Pittsburgh in a YouTube video this spring. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12321/1277348-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Community College of Allegheny County will trim hours for about 400 of its part-time workers. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12321/1277367-454.stm?cmpid=education.xml Attorneys for PSU have requested a stay through the criminal trials of former administrators Graham Spanier, Gary Schultz and Tim Curley. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12321/1277418-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml Paul B. Long, 63, a native of McKees Rocks and graduate of Shaler High School, will come up with a financial recovery plan for the district. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12321/1277422-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Affirmative votes were cast by 95 percent of those taking part in the election, union leaders said. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12321/1277455-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml During the campaign, both President Obama and Mitt Romney repeatedly extolled the value of schools and teachers. Mr. Romney, in their first Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12321/1277456-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled, 8 to 7, on Thursday that Michigan's voter-approved 2006 ban on affirmative a Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1276937-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml Elementary and middle school teachers will train with Pitt professors to boost math achievement and more. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1276970-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml Parents and teachers are looking for online votes to help the school win the grant. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1276976-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml It was a project that brought some very big kids to the classrooms at the school in Ross. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1276984-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml On his first after-school visit to Peters Creek, student Jordon Burnsworth donned wading boots to scoop vertebrates from the water. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1276992-55.stm?cmpid=education.xml The board is expected to approve nearly a quarter of a million dollars in change orders pertaining to the high school renovation project. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1277069-454.stm?cmpid=education.xml The group assembled by the governor issued a set of recommendations intended to make post-secondary study more accessible and affordable. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1277077-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pittsburgh Public Schools officials have released a $521.8 million proposed preliminary budget for 2013. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1277213-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Nadia Brumell, 16, woke up at 6 a.m. in the unfamiliar home of her stepfather's grandfather in East New York, Brooklyn, to get ready for sch Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1277214-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Money troubles interfere with the academic performance of about one-third of all college students, and a similar number of students regularl Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1277215-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml NEWARK -- The teachers' union for this city's chronically troubled schools approved a contract on Wednesday establishing performance bonuses Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1277216-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Starting next fall, 10 prominent universities, including Duke, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Northwestern, will form a Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1277246-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Alexander Waterland, 25, of Loveland, faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both when he is sentenced on March 15. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12320/1277262-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml At the first state of the district presentation tonight, Linda Lane called for all hands on deck to tackle academic and financial problems. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12319/1276718-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml City chools faces challenges in avoiding red ink. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12319/1276911-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The proposed budget for Pittsburgh Public Schools has a $9.8 million deficit that school officials say will take hard decisions to close. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12319/1276952-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Former Carnegie Mellon University trustee Marco Delgado will remain in a Texas jail, where he is being held on money-laundering charges. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12319/1276964-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml A commission on higher education appointed by Gov. Tom Corbett is calling for cost reductions and expanded training for Pennsylvania jobs. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12319/1277037-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Under sequestration, automatic federal budget cuts will take place in 2013 unless the Senate, House and president agree on budget issues. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12319/1277079-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml Shaler Area school board spoke with representatives from Millvale and Etna at their meeting about how residents prove their residency. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12319/1277117-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml Enrollment at North Allegheny is higher than projected, but not high enough that the district should drop the proposal to close a school. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12318/1276451-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Superintendent Linda Lane said the district is already working to stem the tide. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12318/1276452-114.stm?cmpid=education.xml Parents of a former Fox Chapel student are suing the district for not properly accommodating their son's allergy to tree nuts. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12318/1276489-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Duquesne University police searched Fisher Hall Monday night after someone discovered a bomb threat scrawled on a bathroom wall. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12318/1276509-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml With Woodland Hills withdrawing support from Boyce Campus Middle College High School, the alternative program now faces an uncertain future. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12318/1276513-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The union representing faculty at Pennsylvania's state-owned universities hopes by Friday to announce results of a strike authorization vote Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12318/1276666-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml While massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are still in their early days, the race has begun to integrate them into traditional colleges - Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12318/1276702-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml The Mars Area School Board and the union representing support staff will negotiate on Thursday. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12317/1275799-499.stm?cmpid=education.xml When Martha Yablonsky began her Ph.D. program in 2003 there was no time limit in place. Now the university says she's run out of time. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12317/1276264-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Some voters will find their precinct has been moved to another district, based on the 2010 census. The new map was submitted Nov. 5. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12317/1276265-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml The number of international college students in America is up by 6 percent, due largely to a surge from China. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12317/1276280-122.stm?cmpid=education.xml Gertrude Wade, the first black female principal of a Pittsburgh school, died Friday at her home on Race Street in Homewood. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12317/1276283-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml UPMC researchers are developing tools to pinpoint brain injuries suffered by military personnel. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12317/1276356-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml The Fox Chapel Area School District subjected the student to ridicule by seating him alone in the cafeteria, according to the lawsuit. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12317/1276359-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml In its eighth annual report, A+ found decreases in the graduation rate and regression in some grades' proficiency in reading and math. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12317/1276478-53.stm?cmpid=education.xml Duquesne University police searched Fisher Hall tonight after someone discovered a bomb threat scrawled on a bathroom wall. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12317/1276514-54.stm?cmpid=education.xml Marie Palano was named assistant principal at the Seneca Valley Middle. Nannette Farmer was named acting principal at Rowan Elementary. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12316/1275827-109.stm?cmpid=education.xml The University of Pittsburgh leader from 1956 to 1965 was a dynamo. James A. Kehl, who had a front-row seat, recalls some of his big ideas. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12316/1275833-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml The Keystone Exams are intended to be the state's new achievement barometer for high school students, eliminating the PSSA tests. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12316/1276148-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Occupy Pittsburgh holds a teach-in at the University of Pittsburgh on student debt, the commercialization of education and instructors' pay. Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12315/1276055-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Pennsylvania higher education officials took a contentious pay cut off the table in contract talks with state university faculty on Friday, Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12315/1276085-298.stm?cmpid=education.xml Nicholas B. Dirks, Columbia University's executive vice president for arts and sciences and dean of the faculty, has been chosen to be chanc Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500