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Three people recently elected to serve on the Board of Education for Pittsburgh Public Schools and two member who won reelection have been sworn into office. The ceremony was held Dec. 6 for first-time board members Tracey Reed, who represents District 5; Jamie Piotrowski, District 7; and Gene Walker, District
Shulamit Bastacky believed that every child should have a teddy bear. As a child during the Holocaust, Bastacky was hidden from the Nazis by a nun in her native Poland. She spent the first several years of her life isolated and without much human touch. Neither did she have a favorite stuffed animal to bring her comfort. Her childhood experiences moved Bastacky, who died Jan. 1, to launch Shulamit’s Teddy Bear Project, collecting toys for children in need. Scott Vensel, an eighth-grade language arts teacher, recalled the first time he brought Bastacky, a frequent speaker at schools, to Do...
Share this article Share this article PITTSBURGH, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After a year during which the pandemic made traditional schooling and after-school learning opportunities nearly impossible and as schools, libraries, and museums begin to reopen, Remake Learning Days reconnected tens of thousands of families this spring to the joys and possibilities for modern learning. See Remake Learning Days Across America in action Remake Learning Days reconnected tens of thousands of families to the joys and possibilities for modern learning. Remake Learning Days is a family-friendly festiva...
Remake Learning Days Initiative Set For May 6-15 Thursday, May 6, 2021 Students of all ages and their families will enjoy fun, free events hosted throughout the community during the Remake Learning Days initiative May 6-15. Hosted virtually and at libraries, city recreation centers, schools and venues across the community, these events are designed to engage learners of all ages and their families in the wide diversity of enrichment programming available throughout the community. Families, educators and students are encouraged to visit remakelearningdays.org to explore the wide array of...
Kenneth Klase, principal of St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School in Upper St. Clair, has been named a Most Valuable Principal by the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. The foundation received 1,300-plus nominations for more than 135 principals from public, private and charter schools in the Pittsburgh area. Klase is one of only 16 principals to be honored as a Penguins Most Valuable Principal. Through a partnership with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, the Grable Foundation and Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, the program recognizes principals who demonstrate an innovative approach to learning,...