people. but, it doesn t change the life for those workers who were left behind. and kind of spit out. anthony: this is the hill district, traditionally african-american. the numbers here do not indicate a renaissance. black homes take in half the income of their white neighbors. and african-american youth are six times as likely to be arrested, go through the system. from which many can never break free. when activist sala udin was growing up here, the neighborhood was thriving. the golden age harlem of pittsburgh. sala: they used to call this city hell with the lid off . the mills ran 24 hours a day. i grew up in a time when most adult men in the neighborhood, in the morning, i saw them getting up and going to work. my dad for example, dropped out of school, but was still able to find work that paid enough to raise a family. my mother had 12 children. anthony: and your dad was able to raise 12 kids? sala: that s right.
City of Pittsburgh residents won’t see an increase in property taxes next year due to Pittsburgh Public Schools. The school board narrowly approved its nearly $680-million-dollar budget in a five-to-four vote. Two board members who voted against the budget said they didn’t support it because it carries a $9 million deficit.
Students will have a delayed return to in-person instruction at Pittsburgh’s Oliver Citywide Academy in the aftermath of an assault by a student on Thursday that sent a female teacher to a hospital for treatment. Students will learn remotely until Oct. 10, when those in grades 3-8 will return to
Pittsburgh Public Schools students and staff will only be mandated to wear masks in buildings when the county is at a high level of COVID-19, following CDC guidelines. Some board members questioned the move saying they were only informed the day before and the public didn’t have a chance to comment.