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Incumbent Devon Taliaferro bested opponent Ron Sofo in Tuesday's Democratic primary for a Pittsburgh Public Schools board seat, though the two could face off again in November.

There are four open seats on the board — but only District 2 is contested. The race offers voters a choice between two different visions of the district's future.

Nearly 1,000 students from Pittsburgh Public Schools were recognized during Senior Celebration Day.

In a 5-4 vote, the Pittsburgh Public Schools board voted Wednesday to use $27,000 in grant funds to cover costs of police training for four district security guards.

On Friday, Superintendent Wayne Walters sent families a letter saying that in the next school year, teachers would use the one-hour delay for professional development. But after hearing concerns about the plan, Walters sent another letter Wednesday, saying that the idea will be discussed as part of a strategic planning process, but not be carried out next year.

Pittsburgh Public Schools hosted its 29th annual African American History Bowl Challenge this year to give students an opportunity to engage with the accomplishments of Black individuals to American history. Superintendent Wayne Walters first pitched the competition when he was a teacher.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Students will be gradually returning this week to a Pittsburgh school following a shooting last week outside the school that wounded four students.

Students have learned remotely in the week since four were wounded in a shooting outside of their Homewood 6-12 school.

Pennsylvania students at Pittsburgh Westinghouse Academy 6-12 will gradually return over this week following a shooting that injured four people.

Following a 2020 state law targeting illegal bus-passers, safety tech company BusPatrol says it has equipped 1,000 school buses in Pennsylvania with cameras that captured just under 8,000 violations since August 2022.