Pittsburgh councilman moves to declare 'state of educational emergency' in the city
Julia Felton | Tribune-Review TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A Pittsburgh councilman is moving forward with an effort to address what he terms “a state of emergency” in the public school system. “We need to have a joint response to react to this emergency,” Councilman Ricky Burgess of North Point Breeze said Tuesday. “It’s going to take all of us working collaboratively to help the kids.” Burgess and Councilman R. Daniel Lavelle introduced a resolution declaring a “state of educational ...