Investigations — Lajja Mistry

Investigations

PPS spent $1.4 million on special education settlements as families, advocates continue to call for services
From snow storms to NFL Draft week, remote learning leaves behind some PPS students
Pittsburgh school suspensions returned to pre-pandemic levels, as Black students with IEPs see a big jump in discipline
PPS records show 90% of buildings need costly renovations as district weighs school closures
Six-figure earners multiply at PPS, while Black employee paychecks lag behind
Inequitable enrichment: How Black and low-income students are largely left out of Pittsburgh’s gifted program
How magnet schools attract some, repel others, and contribute to Pittsburgh’s polarized education system
Allderdice and Westinghouse, 3 miles away, are worlds apart in AP classes, teacher experience, student disadvantage
For Pittsburgh schools, per-student budgets can be thousands of dollars apart
Pittsburgh Public, operating at half of its capacity, faces projected loss of nearly 6,000 students by 2031

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