Editorial | History should be taught the way it happened, no matter how bad it is

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 8, 2021

To limit its teaching in school classrooms is to blatantly ignore the struggles of generations of Americans and is a step backwards in recent progress in school curriculum reform.

Panel discusses dismantling systemic oppression in education

By Allison Radziwon, Staff Writer • July 30, 2021

Pitt’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion held the event “Building a Just Educational System,” which focused on how to remove oppression and injustices that prevent students from reaching their fullest potential.

Opinion | We need to improve Holocaust education

By Rachel Soloff, Staff Columnist • February 2, 2021

With an uptick in fascism and anti-Semitic attacks internationally, we need to improve and emphasize Holocaust education.

Opinion | Schools aren’t going to change in the ways we need them to

By Dalia Maeroff, Senior Staff Columnist • January 25, 2021

Many seem to think the way schools operate will be revolutionized by the pandemic. However, technology is usually less effective than a more social, hands-on experience.

Opinion | Our education system is failing us

By Dalia Maeroff, Staff Columnist • September 29, 2020

The American education system is setting students up for failure when it comes to entering the workforce.

Opinion | Account for mental health struggles when shaping curriculum

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • April 1, 2020

I haven’t been able to get myself in a rhythm and routine of accomplishing all of my school work as normal, and frankly, I shouldn’t be expected to.

Editorial: Don’t eliminate mental health counseling at colleges

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 16, 2019

Harrisburg Area Community College's decision is problematic and risky, and it’s the opposite of what colleges should be doing with mental health services.

Editorial: House bill necessary to reform higher education

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 15, 2019

A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday is a reasonable starting point to make college more affordable.

Editorial: Lawsuit could be a step towards equity in Pa. education funding

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 3, 2019

Where the state government has failed to solve the problem of inequity in education funding, this lawsuit could be a step towards a solution.

Opinion | American education system should distance itself from grades

By Kelly Loftus, Staff Columnist • March 3, 2019

I believe in educative structure. I believe in academic integrity. But I also believe that somewhere, we went wrong. We, as a society, need to reevaluate our current system of grading in order to institute something more just and constructive