School board elections are increasingly contested.
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by Casey D. Cobb, University of Connecticut
When people run for school board these days, they often are...
STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE at PPG’s announcement of its $1 million gift to the Pittsburgh Promise, at the Energy Innovation Center, Oct. 14.
The PPG Foundation...
by Rob Taylor Jr., Courier Staff Writer
Perry Traditional Academy and Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12 (also known as University Prep) have some of the highest percentages...
We were taken aback by an article that appeared in the New Pittsburgh Courier on February 5, 2015 that misrepresented The Pittsburgh Promise.
As chairman...
A few years ago, there was widespread discussion around Pittsburgh, about whether to lower the academic standards for high school athletes. The advocates of...
Though the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship can pay eligible students from the Pittsburgh Public School District up to $40,000 for in-state college or technical training,...
