AP
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers President Nina Esposito-Visgitis said Thursday she is disturbed that the city school district proposed spending more than $8 million on online educational tools without what she called significant teacher input.
She said she found out about the district's proposals just before Wednesday’s meeting, where the Pittsburgh Public Schools board reviewed the agenda ahead of its voting meeting next week. The district unveiled a package of more that 20 programs ranging from $4 million on a platform that provides “engaging instructional opportunities for differentiated, remedial and accelerated content” in math, literacy and social studies to $500,000 for a online platform with lessons on social-emotional learning.