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Deadline looms for North Allegheny students to apply for foundation scholarships
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (659+ words) The deadline for North Allegheny graduating seniors to apply for one of eight scholarships offered through the North Allegheny Foundation is April 3. Students bound for post-secondary education " college, university or technical school " who are looking for extra financial support can…...
Arnold elementary school students gifted supplies at yearly Adopt a School program
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (586+ words) Sixth grader Landon Fernandez said he might use new school supplies gifted to him to draw, study and help with his homework. Bags of school supplies, including notebooks, colored pencils, glue and more were given to all 600 students at Roy…...
Penn-Trafford hockey team gets championship send-off from classmates, family
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (221+ words) The Penguins Cup champion Penn-Trafford High School hockey team is headed east to compete against North Penn in the Class 2A state finals, and their classmates cheered them on Friday afternoon as they boarded the bus for West Chester. The Warriors…...
Young kids missed the pandemic’s school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind
1+ week, 5+ day ago (421+ words) WASHINGTON " When covid-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are beginning to see how the pandemic years have shaped their education, even though…...
Jessica L. Schleider: If social platforms are harmful, don’t just ban kids. Regulate the harms
2+ week, 1+ day ago (429+ words) As major social media companies head to court this year to defend themselves against claims that their products have harmed young people's mental health, policymakers are searching for decisive responses. The lawsuits, which focus on whether platforms knowingly designed addictive,…...
New literacy program at Pittsburgh Weil targets economically disadvantaged students
2+ week, 4+ day ago (472+ words) Educators at Pittsburgh Weil PreK-5 say a new literacy initiative will improve academics at the Hill District school. Weil teachers have implemented the enhanced core reading instruction program for students in kindergarten through second grades. "It takes a curriculum and…...
‘Brilliant, bold and unapologetically proud’: Senior at Pittsburgh Obama leads, gives back to community
2+ week, 5+ day ago (589+ words) Zaire Howze-Jetter had previously told people he'd study veterinary sciences upon his graduation this spring from Pittsburgh's Obama Academy. "That was just something I told people, because I didn't really know," said Howze-Jetter, 17. But as he progressed at the East…...
Family Development Center in Marshall marking 50 years of preparing tots for kindergarten
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (745+ words) First opening as a parent cooperative in January 1975 with just seven students, the Family Development Center preschool in Marshall has since grown in size while staying true to its traditional values. With its first home at the former St. Christopher's…...
Officials deny seeking quick end to asylum claims for the Minneapolis family of 5-year-old
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (325+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " Federal authorities have denied attempting to expedite an end to asylum claims by the family of a 5-year-old boy who was detained with his father during the immigration crackdown that has shaken the Minneapolis area. Images of Liam Conejo…...
CMU to launch AI platform designed to assist students in introductory courses
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (268+ words) Some area college students can boost their studies with a Carnegie Mellon University initiative that uses artificial intelligence to improve learning in introductory courses. The $55 million investment between CMU and the Gates Foundation will launch Learnvia, Inc., free AI-enabled courseware…...