The Pittsburgh Public Schools board voted on a new start date Wednesday. The board heard from more than 100 students, parents and staff this week. A majority urged the district to be more transparent in communication.
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Parents frustrated with the city school district’s proposal to delay the start of the school year and shift school start times want the school board to hold the administration accountable.
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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.