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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Students shot outside Brashear

On another post Anonymous wrote:

*New Post*

3 Brashear students shot at school:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/us/three-students-are-shot-near-pittsburgh-school.html?hp

Petition to leave major decisions for the incoming board

On another post Pamela Harbin wrote:

New post please:
Please take a minute to sign this important petition. We are asking Dr. Linda Lane to wait until the newly elected school board members are sworn in to vote on critical issues facing our schools.
http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=49258804305307213&postID=3348253519642027312

Comments are welcome and appreciated! Thank you.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Board is asked to close Woolslair

Catching up; from the PG:

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2013/11/05/City-schools-leader-asks-board-to-close-Woolslair-next-fall/stories/201311050135

Test overkill

Catching up, from the PG:

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2013/11/03/With-more-than-270-tests-at-Pittsburgh-schools-this-year-when-is-enough-enough/stories/201311030067

Teach for America

On another post Anonymous wrote:

New topic-- Teach for America
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2013/11/09/Pittsburgh-schools-may-hire-from-Teach-for-America.html

Can anything be done to stop this obvious last minute stab to sabotage our schools? I know our colleagues at YINZERCATION posed some great questions to ask the board about it-- but no one is saying this is a pathetic death blow to public education in yet another city. How can we stop these lame ducks? Hey Dr. Lane we dont want to be Philly! Hey Mr. Peduto-- while closing schools is bad, it is also a distraction -- so they can pull an end run and do their final dirt. The least we can do is call them on the dirty game plan.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Enrollment decline

From the PG:

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/breaking/2013/10/28/Pittsburgh-public-schools-report-enrollment-decline/stories/20131028019

Friday, October 18, 2013

Closings (not yet identified) planned for Pittsburgh public schools

From the PG:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/education/closings-planned-for-pittsburgh-public-schools-708088/