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Aug 6, 2026
Chronic absenteeism rates in schools nationwide remain higher than they were before the 2020 covid pandemic — and Pittsburgh-area schools and organizations are trying to reverse...
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Jul 3, 2026
An NBC News poll found a majority of Americans think there’s too little emphasis put on civic education — and that might not entirely be a bad thing, says Gwen Torges. “In some...
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Feb 23, 2026
Each of the 15 students in Mollie Sweeney’s third grade class raised their dominant hand. Sweeney, a teacher at Burrell’s Bon Air Elementary, then walked through the motions of...
Aug 6, 2026Chronic absenteeism rates in schools nationwide remain higher than they were before the 2020 covid pandemic — and Pittsburgh-area schools and organizations are trying to reverse...