School News

Tanisha Long (she/her) is the Allegheny County Community Organizer for the Abolitionist Law Center, a Pittsburgh-based public interest law inspired by the struggle of political and politicized prisoners. Her interview with the PittEd Justice Collective has been edited for length and clarity.

Fourteen Pittsburgh Public Schools participated in a four-week experience that encouraged them to pursue education as a profession. 

The $540,000 grant will support an expansion of operational capacity that allows for deeper engagement with students as they transition from high school to college.

The Shifting Power in Educational Research and Development initiative was designed and facilitated by Remake Learning and University of Pittsburgh School of Education, with the help of a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Jill Sarada, the school’s assistant director for elementary grades learning, has been named the next director of the Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education.

Dean Valerie Kinloch is organizing and leading the 2021 National Council of Teachers of English convention. The virtual event will feature First Lady Michelle Obama as a keynote speaker.

In fall 2023, the University of Pittsburgh School of Education will offer a Bachelor of Science in Teacher Education Program. It provides a four-year, undergraduate pathway to teacher certification.

Pitt Education faculty member Sharon Ross says she joined the PittEd Justice Collective because "I wanted to push myself to do more personally and professionally, and to be better for my students, my family, and my community."

Middle school students of the Center for Urban Education's Ready to Learn program presented their social justice math projects over Zoom.

The Council of Graduate Students in Education (CGSE) at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education named Leigh Patel and Andrea Zito the winners of the 2021 Extra Mile Award.

The Pitt School of Education hosted a Social Justice Curriculum Fair in April 2021. Nearly 200 K-12 educators, community partners, and School of Education students, faculty, and staff attended the virtual session