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Wheatley stays focused on education
Category: Metro Written by Rebecca Nuttall - Courier Staff Writer
After seven years as state house representative of the 19th Legislative District, Jake Wheatley has remained focused on his commitment to closing the racial achievement gap. For him, education is a top priority and improving education in his district, he said, is the key to resolving other issues.
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JAKE WHEATLEY
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“When I talk about education I always talk about the complete sense. It’s important to really make sure every child receives a high quality education,” Wheatley said. “We really see that as a critical piece; everything else is based on that. That’s the foundation.”
As subcommittee chairman on education appropriations as well as a member of the state education committee, Wheatley has been at the center of resolutions to improve education throughout his district and beyond.
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More school closings looming for Hill, North Side
Category: Metro Written by Rebecca Nuttall - Courier Staff Writer
The recent decision by the Pittsburgh Public School Board to close Pittsburgh Rooney 6-8 and Pittsburgh Vann K-5 schools has left some angry, some hopeful and some confused. Some groups are focused on improving the existing schools in Pittsburgh’s African-American community and others are worried more school closings will follow.
“As we have been watching the decline of the student population in Hill District schools and as we have been listening to the board, going back three years, we can’t say it came as a surprise, although it was a disappointment,” said Sala Udin, chair of the Hill District Education Council. “Especially Vann because Vann, at one time, was a model of academic excellence that people came from across the country to see.”
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PITTSBURGH ROBERT L. VANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Clark to head YWCA Center for Race and Gender Equity
Category: Metro Written by Courier Newsroom
A national presenter and trainer with an expertise in diversity and inclusion—Dina L. Clark—has been named the new director of the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh’s Center for Race and Gender Equity.
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Prior to her appointment for the YWCA, Clark served as the first executive director of the Western Pennsylvania Diversity Initiative, a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to promoting regional economic growth by providing resources to employers in the greater Pittsburgh region to attract, hire and retain employees from a variety of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
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Work fair helps parolees reevaluate themselves
Category: Metro Written by Rebecca Nuttall - Courier Staff Writer
For ex-offenders like Leo Halcomb, starting a new life after prison is full of setbacks, the greatest of which is finding a job. Many feel they are reentering a society that doesn’t want to see them succeed, but Halcomb was able to overcome these obstacles with the help of family and friends.
“I faced the dilemma of not having a job, but I had people who were there for me,” Halcomb said. “I had a good support system.”
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| FULL HOUSE—Leo Halcomb speaks at Trinity Lutheran Church on the North Side.
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CLEANING UP LARIMER
Category: Metro Written by Courier Newsroom
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On March 13, Public Allies Pittsburgh and the Larimer Green Team organized a community-wide cleanup in the Larimer neighborhood with participants from the Kingsley Association, Get Larimer, the Boys and Girls Club, Pittsburgh Cares and Larimer residents.
The cleanup took place throughout the designated sections of Larimer. It aims to bring residents together through service by promoting a clean Pittsburgh for everyone and showing how residents and organizations can make one community a better place. Volunteers met at the Larimer Community Garden and Public Allies. Bags and gloves were provided by Sen. Jim Ferlo’s office. Boys and Girls Club members participated in the cleanup.
A short tutorial on community service was held at the Kingsley Association. The above photos show kids and adults from the Pittsburgh Alliance cleaning up the community garden in East Liberty.
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