You’re not a current member.* Click here to donate today ([link removed]) and join the 1,000+ people who help make these stories possible.
View this email in your browser ([link removed])
[link removed]
DONATE ([link removed])
SEND TIPS ([link removed])

When Pittsburgh Public Schools buildings were closed all last week due to snow and resulting road conditions, it may have felt like deja vu to families who are still feeling the impacts of the COVID-19-related closures of 2020 and 2021.

James Fogarty, executive director of A+ Schools, told Public Source addressing the lingering effects of the pandemic shutdown ([link removed]) remains a top priority for the organization.

We checked in with six local education leaders ([link removed]) about their aims for 2026.


** OUR TOP STORY
------------------------------------------------------------


** Education leaders name their K-12 priorities for 2026 ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]

School board President Gene Walker said charter school reform is on his radar ([link removed]) . “I think as charter schools begin to kind of leak into our more rural communities, it'll become a much bigger issue that folks take seriously, especially around funding,” Walker said.
Read more ([link removed])

ADVERTISEMENT
[link removed]

Join Carnegie Museums in Celebrating Black History Month ([link removed]) with performances, community tabling, a talk led by Carnegie Museum of Art's Charles "Teenie" Harris Community Archivist Charlene-Foggie Barnett and recognition of our Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh Winners.


** NOT TO MISS
------------------------------------------------------------


** Pitt ‘powerhouse’ team grapples with significant funding loss ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]


** Before we talk about Pittsburgh media’s future, how about some deep listening? ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]

ADVERTISEMENT
[link removed]

Experience Tapescape ([link removed]) : Climb, slide and explore a rolling landscape made of over 10 miles of packing tape.


** MORE NEWS
------------------------------------------------------------

Shapiro expected to address housing costs, energy demand, and unfinished business in budget pitch ([link removed]) (Spotlight PA)

Construction underway on 50 units of new affordable housing in Downtown Pittsburgh ([link removed]) (WESA)

Sen. John Fetterman supports ICE agents’ mask use amid rising doxxing threats ([link removed]) (TribLIVE)


** FROM OUR ARCHIVES
------------------------------------------------------------


** PPS records show 90% of buildings need costly renovations as district weighs school closures ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

[link removed]


** LOCAL EVENTS
------------------------------------------------------------

🎼 PSO plays Brahms’ Third ([link removed]) Friday-Sunday | Heinz Hall, Downtown | From $32

🥇 Winter Olympics watch parties ([link removed]) Feb. 6-22 | Redbeard’s Sports Bar & Grill

🎞️ Free Rangos movies ([link removed]) Through Feb. 27 | Kamin Science Center | Museum admission required

🔴 Annie ([link removed]) Feb. 19-March 1 | Byham Theater, Downtown | From $38

[link removed]

Thank you to those who became supporters of Public Source’s journalism for Jan. 27-Feb. 2: Amy, Anonymous, Barton, Brett, Bridgette, Christina, Denise, Karen, Hilary, Jean, Jim, Joan, Joshua, Linda, Lydia, Maria, Molly, Phyllis, Sisters of St. Joseph, Shelby, Susan R., Susan T. and Virginia. Join them by giving today! ([link removed])
------------------------------------------------------------

Donations by check can be made payable to Public Source and mailed to 1936 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15219. So that we can credit you properly, please include your email address with your gift.

*Membership status shown is based on email address and may not show correctly if you're subscribed under multiple email addresses. If our records need to be updated, just reply to this email to let us know.
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]

Pittsburgh’s Public Source informs and inspires the Pittsburgh region through the power of deep, independent journalism. Read more about us ([link removed]) .

Copyright (C) 2026 Pittsburgh's Public Source. All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in to the newsletter from Pittsburgh's Public Source.
Our mailing address is:
Pittsburgh's Public Source
1936 5th Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
USA
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences ([link removed]) or unsubscribe ([link removed])