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Jillian Forstadt

Pittsburgh

Education Reporter at WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA)

education reporter @905wesa (pittsburgh's @NPR station). previously covering housing & health @wskg. (she/her) 📩[email protected]

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  • 3 days ago | wesa.fm | Jillian Forstadt

    Pittsburgh school board members have spent most of the past year debating how to best go about closing schools without disrupting students’ well-being. While some board members want to finalize the list of school closures ahead of November’s general election, district administrators have said that no buildings will shutter until after the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

  • 3 days ago | wesa.fm | Jillian Forstadt

    Pittsburgh school board members have spent most of the past year debating how to best go about closing schools without disrupting students’ well-being. While the list of schools set to close may be finalized ahead of November’s general election, district administrators have said that no buildings will shutter until after the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

  • 3 days ago | wesa.fm | Jillian Forstadt

    Pittsburgh school board members have spent most of the past year debating how to best go about closing schools without disrupting students’ well-being. While some board members want to finalize the list of schools set to close ahead of November’s general election, district administrators have said that no buildings will shutter until after the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

  • 3 days ago | wesa.fm | Jillian Forstadt

    Pittsburgh school board members have spent most of the past year debating how to best go about closing schools without disrupting students’ well-being. While the list of schools set to close may be finalized ahead of November’s general election, district administrators have said that no buildings will shutter until after the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

  • 2 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Jillian Forstadt

    Pittsburgh Public Schools ended 2024 with a better financial outlook than expected, although changes at the U.S. Department of Education — and years of budget shortfalls — are keeping district officials vigilant. At a budget workshop Monday, district chief financial officer Ron Joseph told school board members that the district is at risk of not receiving roughly $15.3 million in promised pandemic aid.

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Jillian Forstadt
Jillian Forstadt @jillianforstadt
4 Feb 25

New: As fears of deportations surge, districts like @PPSnews are working to remind families and staff of the many federal and local protections for immigrant students that remain in place. https://t.co/sqPWm5lLSt

Jillian Forstadt
Jillian Forstadt @jillianforstadt
3 Dec 24

RT @KateGiammarise: "With Allegheny County Council poised to wrestle over the county’s 2025 budget Tuesday evening, social service provider…

Jillian Forstadt
Jillian Forstadt @jillianforstadt
18 Nov 24

RT @KateGiammarise: Pittsburgh is considering closing more than a dozen schools. Can they become affordable housing? https://t.co/xKmZx4y2e…