On Monday, June 12 the Carnegie Science Center unveils its newest addition the 4-story PPG Science Pavilion By: Sarah Gross On Monday, June 12, the Carnegie Science Center revealed its the newest addition, the 48,000-square-foot, PPG Science Pavilion. The building officially opens to the public on S...

Pressley Ridge launches new multi-faceted school featuring sensory-friendly learning environments By: Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Sometimes there are children with needs neither public schools nor specialized schools can reasonably meet, requiring families to look elsewhere for an education. There’s no pri...

ATA and King PreK-8 are yards from each other, yet they’re drastically different in terms of student success rates and public perception By: Tyler Dague   This is a tale of two schools: Allegheny Traditional Academy and Pittsburgh Martin Luther King PreK-8. Separated by less than half a mile of road...

RIF Pittsburgh uses a variety of programs to help battle literacy rates in poverty stricken areas By: Neil Strebig Alison McGee recalls a story from one of RIF Pittsburgh’s “Everybody Wins” events, where she met a self-assured third grader at King Elementary. The student was in her words “too cool f...

From 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, One Northside will hold a Community Knowledge Session: Exploring Community Schools at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East. This session will define the elements of community schools, provide local case studies, and examine how a community model th...

Photos courtesy of Jill Ribble By Alyse Horn For over 10 years the Carnegie Science Center has been hosting Snowball Day during the month of June, and it is that time of year again to save a snowball in order to participate in the summer event. Visitors are urged to make a snowball this winter seaso...

Scratch Food & Beverage is hosting a Communities in Schools Meet n' Greet Happy Hour from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, October 21. This will give Northsider's the chance to stop by and meet the people who work with Northside middle school students each week, and how mentors can impact the lives of students a...

Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Public Schools By Stephen Weiss, His Place Community Center Teachers and Principals will tell you: the first month of school matters! Student attendance during the first month of school predicts attendance throughout the whole year. So if you want students to be at schoo...

Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Public Schools Mayor William Peduto, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and the United Way’s Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time recently launched "Summer 16 Dream! Explore! Do!", a youth-centered campaign for summer activities. "Summer 16 Dream! Explore! D...