Education
Mt. Lebanon School District to charge for sports, extracurriculars
By Matthew SantoniThe Mt. Lebanon School Board passed an $83.16 million budget on Monday night, instituting fees ranging from $5 to $40 per year for students participating in sports and extracurricular activities. Mt. Lebanon joins its neighbors in Bethel Park and Upper …
Foundations a lifeline for school districts, students
By Rick WillsSeneca Valley High School senior Robert Kunkle wanted to make a battery fueled by bacteria — a far-fetched project more typical for a university lab …
Corbett to tap new education secretary
By The Associated PressHARRISBURG — The superintendent of a large suburban Harrisburg school district will be Gov. Tom Corbett’s nominee for education secretary and replace Ron Tomalis, who after a busy and rocky two-year tenure will move into an advisory role in the …
CCAC president to head community college in Cleveland
By Tony LarussaThe departing president of Community College of Allegheny County gets high marks for helping turn the institution’s sagging fortunes around, officials say. Alex Johnson, 62, has accepted the job as president of Cuyahoga Community College — Tri-C — in Cleveland, …
Bill requires schools to prepare for allergy emergencies by having stock of EpiPens
By Megan RogersHARRISBURG — Michele Rossi of Lebanon County sends her 8-year-old daughter to school with an epinephrine auto-injector in case she has a severe allergic reaction, but worries about other students who may not know they have an allergy or be …
State Democrats ask Corbett to scrap Keystone Exams as graduation requirement
By Megan RogersHARRISBURG — Senate Democrats want Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration to halt the use of Keystone Exams as a high school graduation requirement. Democrats say it is a $300 million mandate that does not provide school districts with adequate financial resources …
Norwin School District under fire for handling of chicken pox outbreak
By Michael DivittorioNorwin High School students who were excluded from school on Monday because they did not have proof that they have been immunized against chickenpox, or that they are not at risk of contacting the virus, are expected to be in …
Charter schools flout open records law, state official tells Senate panel
By Brad BumstedHARRISBURG — Taxpayer-funded charter schools are a “cancer” on the state’s open records law because they routinely ignore citizens’ requests for records, the state’s open records director said on Monday. In response to a question at a Senate hearing, Terry …
Pilot program allows Pittsburgh students to prosper with help from horses
By Bill ZlatosIn shifts of three, helmeted students took turns climbing a wooden platform overlooking the Washington County countryside. Then they mounted horses. “Even the first ones …
Spanier tops list of highest-paid university leaders
By Debra ErdleyThe severance package former Penn State University President Graham Spanier received when he lost his job because of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal …
Elizabeth Forward Middle School designated a School to Watch
By Eric SlagleBeing designated a Pennsylvania School to Watch by Don Eichhorn Schools is no simple feat. Elizabeth Forward Middle School is one of only 33 in …
Trib Total Media honors 50 high school students
By Bill ZlatosTrib Total Media on Thursday awarded Samantha Wilczynski a $5,000 scholarship at its Outstanding Young Citizens banquet for high school students in the North Division. …
Armstrong School District begins work on new high school
By Tim KaranLooks like there’s no turning back now. Contractors for Armstrong School District have begun construction on the district’s new 7-12 high school off Buffington Drive in Manor Township, according to Todd Buzard of Reynolds Construction Management. Buzard introduced the school …
Charleroi Middle School recognized by state program
By Chris BuckleyAs a School to Watch, Charleroi Middle School is in rare company. It is only one of four schools in Pennsylvania to receive the designation. …
PTI to launch culinary school based in North Fayette
By Tribune-ReviewThe Pittsburgh Technical Institute will launch a culinary school, the American Academy of Culinary Arts, this summer at its North Fayette campus. Greg DeFeo, president of the Pittsburgh Technical Institute, said the school anticipates accepting 44 students for its first …
Pittsburgh school district’s painting sells for $905,000
By Bill ZlatosGoing, going, gone. “Interior,” a post-Impressionist painting owned by Pittsburgh Public Schools, sold for $905,000, including expenses, at auction on Wednesday by Sotheby’s in New …
SeaPerch lets Propel Homestead students get their feet wet in robotics
By Jennifer R. VertulloPropel Andrew Street High School students literally are getting their feet wet in robotics in a SeaPerch collaboration with engineers from Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corp.’s …
Pitt, Penn State beyond reach of poor
By Debra ErdleyThe University of Pittsburgh and Penn State, long among the highest-priced state flagship universities in the nation, may be pricing themselves out of serving the state’s poorest students, a study concludes. The schools ranked among the nation’s 10 priciest public …
Students, teachers swap profiles to ease freshman year at McKeesport Area
By Jennifer R. VertulloFounders Hall Middle School students are swapping profiles with teachers as they transition into their freshman year at McKeesport Area High School. In the tradition …
Closing of Bethel Park’s St. Katharine Drexel Catholic School continues diocese trend
By Bill ZlatosThe Rev. John Hissrich loves eating lunch four days a week in the cafeteria with children at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic School in Bethel Park …
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