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Carnegie Mellon President Jared Cohon Wins National Engineering Award

Carnegie Mellon President Jared Cohon Wins National Engineering Award       PITTSBURGH—Carnegie Mellon...

 

Statement of Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg Responding to Appropriation Cuts Announced by Governor Tom Corbett

Statement of Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg Responding to Appropriation Cuts Announced by Governor Tom Corbett March 8, 2011 Just last...

 

Statement by Dr. Linda Lane, Superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools, on the release of the Commonwealth’s 2011-12 Budget by Governor Tom Corbett:

  Superintendent Lane’s Statement on Governor’s Budget Proposal   PITTSBURGH, March 8, 2011---Statement by Dr....

 

Shady Side Academy Presidential Installation , January 19-Thomas M. Cangiano to Be Installed as 15th President

  Shady Side Academy Presidential Installation, January 19 Thomas M. Cangiano to Be Installed as 15th President  –...

 

Board Appoints Dr. Linda Lane Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent -Deputy Superintendent Becomes First African-American Woman to be Named Permanent Superintendent

  Board Appoints Dr. Linda Lane Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent   Deputy Superintendent Becomes First...

 

NSF Extends Program Encouraging African Americans To Pursue Careers in Robotics, Computer Science

  NSF Extends Program Encouraging African Americans To Pursue Careers in Robotics, Computer Science Research Universities and HBCUs...

 

Board Members Elect New Leadership at Board Organization Meeting-Sherry Hazuda Elected President

  Board Members Elect New Leadership at Board Organization Meeting   Sherry Hazuda Elected President  ...

 

Antioch College Names Mark Roosevelt Its New President

Antioch College Names Mark Roosevelt Its New President   function PopupPic(sPicURL, sHeight, sWidth) { window.open(...

 

Bill Strickland & Manchester Bidwell Corporation Host Experts’ Discussion on Education Reform Following Screening of “Waiting for ‘Superman’” on December 2, 2010 at 6 p.m.

  Bill Strickland & Manchester Bidwell Corporation Host Experts’ Discussion on Education Reform Following Screening of...

 

Carnegie Mellon, FBI Announce Competition -Promoting Internet Safety Awareness

Carnegie Mellon, FBI Announce Competition Promoting Internet Safety Awareness Computer Animation Contest Lets Students Warn Peers About Web...

 

Report: Early Childhood Education Opportunities Lacking in Many Counties

Report: Early Childhood Education Opportunities Lacking in Many Counties      ...

 

Shiv Nadar Foundation and Carnegie Mellon University Announce a Landmark Partnership for Scholars in Undergraduate Engineering

Shiv Nadar Foundation and Carnegie Mellon University Announce a Landmark Partnership for Scholars in Undergraduate Engineering...

 

My Promise to Pittsburgh Contest for Students.

  My Promise to Pittsburgh Contest for Students.  The City of Pittsburgh made a promise three years ago to the students in our...

 

Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt Notifies Board of His Decision to Leave Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt Notifies Board of His Decision to Leave Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Public Schools...

 
 

Highmark Healthy High 5 Awards More Than $3.3 Million to Support Ongoing Bullying Prevention Efforts in Pennsylvania

Highmark Healthy High 5 Awards More Than $3.3 Million to Support Ongoing Bullying Prevention Efforts in Pennsylvania  ...

 

Pitt Ranked No. 15 Among U.S. Public Universities in 2010-11 Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Pitt Ranked No. 15 Among U.S. Public Universities in 2010-11 Times Higher Education World University Rankings — The...

 

Black Male Grad Rates: Despair, And A Ray Of Hope

  Black Male Grad Rates: Despair, And A Ray Of Hope In the past few weeks, more than 400,000 young black men entered American high...

 

Pennsylvania Department of Education Announces $101 Million in Federal Funds for Bold Reforms to Boost Student Achievement

Pennsylvania Department of Education Announces $101 Million in Federal Funds for Bold Reforms to Boost Student Achievement  ...

 

Pitt’s Global Studies Program Receives First-Time Designation as a National Resource Center by U.S. Department of Education

Pitt’s Global Studies Program Receives First-Time Designation as a National Resource Center by U.S. Department of Education...

 

Academic Progress Continues as District Students See Gains on 10 of 14 State Exams Rate of Progress Greatest in Middle Grades Where District’s Work has Been in Place the Longest

  Academic Progress Continues as District Students See Gains on 10 of 14 State Exams   Rate of Progress Greatest in...

 

Bill Gates Statement on Efforts to Improve Public Education-Says the Pittsburgh School District offers a Model for other U.S. Teachers

    Bill Gates Statement on Efforts to Improve Public Education   Microsoft Corporation Chairman says the...

 

The Pittsburgh Promise Reports Important Progress in Influencing City Living, Educational Improvement Efforts, Student Retention and Community Support

The Pittsburgh Promise Reports Important Progress in Influencing City Living, Educational Improvement Efforts, Student Retention and...

 

Patricia E. Beeson Elected Pitt's New Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor by the University's Board of Trustees

Patricia E. Beeson Elected Pitt's New Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor by the University's Board of Trustees “Her abilities,...

 
 

Eight Compact Member Schools Make Newsweek's List of America's Best High Schools

Eight Compact Member Schools Make Newsweek's List of America's Best High Schools...

 

Historic Five-Year Contract Creates Stability as District and Teacher’s Union Work Together to Improve Student Achievement

Historic Five-Year Contract Creates Stability as District and Teacher’s Union Work Together to Improve Student Achievement...

 

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