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The school board recently approved five ambitious goals set by Superintendent Wayne Walters, including lessening the achievement gap between Black and white students, safety measures and improving the reputation of the district.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: The city is appealing the decision of an arbitration panel to reinstate a Pittsburgh police officer who was fired after a civil proceeding found him to have sexually assaulted a colleague; an organization coordinating a volunteer network to deliver food to Pittsburghers is celebrating the passage of a federal bill that would make it easier for organizations to donate food; and a conversation with Pittsburgh Public School District Superintendent Wayne Walte...

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.

With next year’s school budget under discussion, Pittsburgh Public Schools is facing some tough choices about what to fund.

A new report out from advocacy group A+ Schools found that nearly 42 percent of students were chronically absent last year — meaning they missed more than 10 percent of days.

Pittsburgh’s Oliver Citywide Academy will roll out enhanced safety measures after a student assaulted a teacher at the school in September. The school will provide two-way radios for every classroom, introduce an additional security guard to the building, revise its enrollment process to review student documentation from previous settings, and

Students at Oliver Citywide Academy in Pittsburgh are learning online this week after a staff member was assaulted in the school on Friday.

Students will now have access to about 40 local companies where they can job shadow and complete other training, Mayor Ed Gainey announced Friday.

Students participating in the Career and Technical Education program at Pittsburgh Public Schools will have increased access to job shadowing, paid internships and jobs, city and school officials announced Friday. A partnership between the city, the school district and local corporate partners aims to prepare students for the workforce and