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Community members urge pause on 'future ready' plan, call for community‑centered alternative
Summary
Speakers at the Dec. 15 public hearing told the Pittsburgh Public Schools board to stop and rework the 'future ready' plan, pressing for community schools, clearer operational leadership and more specific strategies to raise persistently low literacy and math proficiency among marginalized students.
Multiple parents, community groups and union representatives used the Dec. 15 public hearing to press the Pittsburgh Public Schools to halt or substantially revise the district's "future ready" reconfiguration plan and to center any new plan on students who have been historically underserved.
Dr. Alyse (Elise) Pinchback Johnson, executive director of Black Women for a Better Education, said the board’s recent vote against the most recent iteration of the future ready plan was "the right decision" because the plan lacked specific actions to address academic needs. She urged the district to set clear goals addressing disparities —…
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