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Community organizations and school staff join forces to reimagine the district’s North Side high school by confronting issues of attendance and infractions — and creating opportunities.
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Autism support in Pittsburgh: Where to go, what to ask, what’s available?
“Not everyone with autism has ‘savant’ characteristics or extraordinary skills, like in ‘Rain Man.’ Not everyone with autism is emotionally distant, like in ‘The Good Doctor.’ And not everyone with autism has an intellectual disability.”
Grad students at Pitt, CMU say their wages aren’t keeping up with rising cost of living
Grad students at Pittsburgh’s major research universities are fronting a growing share of the academic workload. In return, they’re asking for a bigger paycheck.
My American Dream ended on a deflated air mattress in a run-down Squirrel Hill apartment
I wanted to be hopeful; I needed to be. It was not until we visited Downtown that I realized how bad the socioeconomic situation in Pittsburgh actually was.
EQT says fracked gas is a climate solution, but scientists call that deceptive greenwashing
“We need to get to net zero by the middle of the century, and a large expansion of natural gas just is not consistent with that,” said Paulina Jaramillo, a professor of engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.
In no-suspense presidential primaries, Allegheny County map shows weaknesses for both Trump and Biden
Biden fared well in the same affluent suburbs that pushed back on Trump Tuesday night, with Upper St. Clair, Fox Chapel and Mt. Lebanon voting for him at more than 90%. Resistance to Biden grew in some Mon Valley towns…
Live primary results: Summer Lee nominated to serve second term in Congress
Pennsylvania voters went to the polls today to choose party nominees for the 2024 General Election. The White House, congressional seats, seats in the Pennsylvania House and Senate and state row offices were on the ballot.
Pitt students, spurred by Gaza, pledge days of divestment activism on campus
The organizers are also calling for Pitt’s “full material divestment” from any entities associated with Israel. PublicSource has asked the university to detail any financial ties to Israel.
Primary Day 2024: how to vote in Pennsylvania for nominees for president, Congress and state offices
Of about 121,712 primary ballots mailed to county voters, 82% went to Democrats. While state GOP leaders have begun imploring their voters to adopt early voting, former President Donald Trump has continued disparaging mail voting.
County police oversight board ready to start, but has yet to probe a case
“I’m unhappy that we haven’t had local municipalities beating down our door begging us to let them start, let them opt in to this,” said Allegheny County Councilor Bethany Hallam. “And so that’s really where the effort needs to go…
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