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Agora Cyber Charter School, which serves over 5,500 students from 66 counties in Pennsylvania, announced that it earned accreditation by the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools. Middle States is a worldwide leader in accreditation and continuous school improvement. Read more here – https://www.timesherald.com/2021/11/24/agora-cyber-charter-school-earns-middle-states-accreditation/

The University of Pittsburgh announced that it will be received a $100 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation that will help create a new bioresearch and development facility. Learn more about the grant here: https://www.pitt.edu/pittwire/features-articles/bioforge-hazelwood-green-richard-king-mellon-foundation 

Gayle Manchin, federal co-chair of the Applachian Regional Commission (ARC), toured several PA businesses as part of a two-day tour. Read more here – https://www.timesleader.com/news/1522760/ashley-machine-and-tools-in-the-spotlight

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Prairie View A&M University researchers have identified cancer drugs that could possibly be used to also treat pulmonary hypertension, a rare and incurable lunch disease. The connection was found using an algorithm created by combining computational and experimental approaches. Read more here – https://www.upmc.com/media/news/102021-chan-pulmonary-hypertension

With Labor Day having passed us by, the fall will soon be here. This is the time many political and policy-oriented individuals in Pennsylvania are beginning to focus on the 2022 Governor’s race. Is it too early for you and your organization to begin learning who the contenders are and what might be their thoughts… Read More»

Stride Inc. is partnering with PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center and STOMP Out Bullying™ to launch a new bullying prevention initiative. Read more about the initiative – https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211004005039/en/Ed-Tech-CEO-Bullied.-He%E2%80%99s-It.

Hari Sastry, Senior Vice-Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer of the University of Pittsburgh testified in a Higher Ed Funding Hearing in the PA House how changes to the funding the school gets from the state could impact students.   Read his full testimony here – https://pitt.app.box.com/s/smrmofd3u17aih1rbcl3dww8yt823fum