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Aliquippa football will stay 4A after winning lawsuit against PIAA
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) -- After a long, hard fight, a judge has finally ruled in a dispute affecting the future of Aliquippa High School football.Aliquippa won its lawsuit against the PIAA, preventing the school from being moved up to class 5A because of the state's competitive balance rule. The Quips will remain in 4A for football this upcoming season unless the PIAA appeals Common Pleas Judge James Ross' decision.Ross, who heard three days of testimony, made it clear his decision only affects this upcoming season. Aliquippa filed the lawsuit because the district thought it was unfair moving up to 5A,...
Penn Hills School District exits financial recovery, now in monitoring stage
PENN HILLS, Pa. (KDKA) -- The Penn Hills School District is now in the monitoring stage after poor financial decisions led to a deficit in the millions."When I left the school board in 2009, we had money in the bank -- not much -- but then when I got back on the school board in 2015, we were $18 million in the hole. It was just shocking to me," said school board president Erin Vecchio.In 2019, the matter of fiscal mismanagement went before an Allegheny County grand jury, and while charges were not recommended, it said the district was in...
Pittsburgh's Tree of Life awarded money for education
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Federal funding is going to the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. On Friday, Senator Bob Casey announced $1 million to develop new educational programming at the K-12 level. The money is broken down into staffing, technology and classrooms."This is a broad base educational program, and I think it forms the foundation of our efforts to combat antisemitism. We have to go directly at the question: What happens to the next generation?" Casey said. On Wednesday, the U.S. House passed a bill that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to...
Tonight's Canon-McMillan School Board Meeting Open for Public Comment
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MITCS approves resignation of principal during board meeting
MIDLAND ― A local charter school has decided to accept its principal's resignation this week after the administrator was suddenly removed from his position earlier this month. The Midland Innovation and Technology Charter School (MITCS) Board of Trustees unanimously voted to accept the resignations of Principal David Krakoff and...
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