Photo: Carl Watson is Pittsburgh Morrow PreK-8's new principal. He is a graduate of the Pittsburgh Public Schools system. Photo by Sean P. Ray By Sean P. Ray | Managing Editor While teachers are the school personnel students most often interact with, principals also play a vital role in the educatio...

Pride Project, Inc. isn’t structured around cut-and-dry goods and services: It aims to fill in the gaps of what a traditional education can provide, to give people ‘experiences that aren’t quantifiable.’ By Lucia Shen Photo: Ashlee Green In December 2020, Pride Project Inc. bought the former Chatham...

There were close to 3,000 candidates for graduation. By Ashlee Green Photos: Gene J. Puskar for CCAC The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) held a commencement ceremony on May 19 with members of graduating classes from 2022 as well as both 2020 and 2021. It was CCAC’s first in-person gradu...

This is the fifth article in a series about deforestation: how it started, what it means, and what people can do about it. In this article, certified arborist Jeff Karwoski discusses the damage Typhoon Haiyan did to the Philippines and how this natural disaster led to the birth of the Leyte Reforest...

The Academy is named in honor of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, an honorary member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. whose work led to the creation of Black History Month. By Ashlee Green Photo: Justin Laing, right, is a member of Omega Psi Phi and a teacher at the Omega Dr. Carter G. Woodson Academy. H...

‘Connectivity is the new mobility’: Allies for Children has joined with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission and Carnegie Mellon University to draft a plan for future broadband investments in the region. By Ashlee Green Photo: Agriculture, which is a huge asset to Pennsylvania's economy, is beco...

This is the fourth article in a series about deforestation: how it started, what it means, and what people can do about it. In this article, certified arborist Jeff Karwoski discusses how logging is ‘the most dangerous occupation in the United States’ and the importance of people transitioning to a ...

In her scholarship application essay, CCAC student Katie Picciano said that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the courts relied more heavily on technology, which ‘exposed weaknesses in the courts as well as in society as a whole.’ By Ashlee Green Katie Picciano, a court reporting student at Pittsburgh’s...

This is the third article in a series about deforestation: how it started, what it means, and what people can do about it. In this article, certified arborist Jeff Karwoski discusses how the Gold Rush paved the way for timber companies in California, and how man-made development is one of the larges...

Northside Pre–K students and their families are invited to Carnegie Science Center on special Saturdays through April for free classroom programs and family nights. The one-hour Saturday morning classroom program, Ready for Blast Off , invites children ages 3–5 and their adult helper to train like a...