Category: Education (Classroom)

Carnegie Mellon's CS Academy brings free coding education to students worldwide

By lowber on September 24, 2025

The whiteboard in Professor Mark Stehlik’s office at Carnegie Mellon University still has the details of what turned into a computer science program for high…

Hempfield to pilot Lego-based therapy program at 2 elementaries

By lowber on September 21, 2025

Two Hempfield Area elementary schools will pilot a Lego-based therapy program this school year. Source: The Tribune-Review

Hundreds of Pennsylvania educators call for cyber charter funding reform in state budget

By lowber on September 11, 2025

Hundreds of Pennsylvania school district administrators are calling for cyber charter funding reform to be included in the state’s 2025-26 budget. Source: The Tribune-Review

Central Westmoreland CTC eyes campus, program expansion as enrollment increases

By lowber on September 5, 2025

Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center is outgrowing the buildings on its 44-acre campus in New Stanton — noting a more than 500-student increase in…

Hempfield resident's donation to WCCC will support students in skilled trades, allied health

By lowber on August 30, 2025

After a 43-year career in highway construction, Hempfield resident Bob Miner Jr. wants to give back to the skilled trades industry and his lifelong home,…

WCCC sees enrollment increase after years of decline

By lowber on August 29, 2025

After 14 years of declining enrollment, Westmoreland County Community College may be starting to reverse the trend. Source: The Tribune-Review

Mt. Lebanon named highest-ranked Pittsburgh-area high school in national listing

By lowber on August 26, 2025

Mt. Lebanon was the highest-ranked Pittsburgh-area school in a U.S. News and World Report listing of the country’s best public high schools. Source: The…

Last chance: Penn State New Kensington, Fayette welcome final 2-year class before impending closure

By lowber on August 25, 2025

Bailey Maschok always knew she wanted to spend two years studying at Penn State New Kensington and finish her degree at the university’s main campus…

Hempfield Area drafts 3D designs for high school renovation

By lowber on August 24, 2025

Five years after Hempfield Area School District approved a feasibility study for a renovation of its 1956 high school, the district is starting to nail…

Hempfield Area looks to bolster curriculum oversight at elementary schools

By lowber on August 14, 2025

Hempfield Area School District is looking to add another layer of oversight to the curriculum at its five elementary schools. Source: The Tribune-Review

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