Parent Nation Organizing Pays Dividends
Last week we learned that the impressive organizing work done by Pittsburgh Faison Parents and Staff has paid off. On Friday, the Board of Education approved Faison to start the school year with five...
View ArticleJanuary 2015 Board Watch Report Card
As we recommended in the previous Report Card, we ask School Board members to take the time to become informed on topics about which they will make decisions. Doing so will increase Board effectiveness...
View ArticleSeptember 2015 Board Watch Report Card
The Board received its lowest grade in Role Clarity. This grade reflects volunteer observations that the Board spends relatively little time focused on (1) how the district is making progress toward...
View ArticleStudent-Based Budgeting
Download the report. Read Carey’s testimony. Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) is about to adopt a budget that is larger than the City of Pittsburgh’s at $567.95 million. This budget is a statement...
View ArticleDecember 2015 Board Watch Report Card
For this reporting period and throughout the past six years of the Board Watch program, the School Board has received its lowest grades in Role Clarity. The Board has the extremely important...
View ArticleRestoration over criminalization
Today we released a follow up to our community brief on school climate from last year about restorative practices in Pittsburgh Public Schools. The post Restoration over criminalization appeared first...
View ArticleLessons from High Performing PPS Principals
As we get ready for “Our Schools Can Succeed” on October 3 with Karin Chenoweth and Dr. Valerie Kinloch (tickets here), I thought I’d share a few lessons about what high performing schools are...
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