Teachers displaced

On another post Anonymous wrote:

400 PPS teachers displaced; may lead to furloughs Tribune Review Pittsburgh Public Schools officials announced today that they will be displacing 450 teachers from their current buildings based on their seniority within ... http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_791023.html"

Pittsburgh still not cleared

On another post Anonymous wrote:

For a new post-PPS atill not cleared from a previous year of PSSA testing.


2 districts cleared of cheating on test


Tarentum Valley News Dispatch
Test results are still being reviewed for Pittsburgh Public Schools, Monessen City Schools and the Big Beaver Falls School District, according to spokesman for the state Department of Education.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/s_789921.html

Take a Father to School Day receives national recognition

From the Courier:

http://www.newpittsburghcourieronline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6939:take-a-father-to-school-day-gets-national-recognition&catid=38:metro&Itemid=27

Cuts to special ed

On another post Anonymous wrote:

"new post: article today in P-G on special ed. cuts

Do the math - 58 teachers plus 14 paraprofessionals = savings of 3.4 million dollars

6 (yes just 6 central office personnel) = savings of $580,857. 6 central office = over a half million dollars. What a pay difference between teachers, paras. and Bellefield!"

Public Source article on the Pittsburgh Promise

http://publicsource.org/investigations/keeping-promise

Changes in school starting times

From the PG:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/some-city-schools-to-start-day-as-much-as-one-hour-earlier-630654/?p=2

Allocation of state funds among school districts

As long predicted by PURE Reform, the allocation of state funds among school districts is becoming an issue; particularly at issue is a provision that did not adjust the allocation despite the fact that some districts such as PPS have lost considerable enrollment while others have seen large increases in enrollment. From yesterday's PG:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/legislators-plan-lawsuit-to-trim-aid-to-shrinking-pa-schools-630417/

As noted when prior Superintendent Roosevelt decided to dip into reserve funds, PPS may well need these funds to smooth a transition to a smaller share of state funds.