Freeze on Grants Roils Pittsburgh District
The governance of the Pittsburgh school system has been thrown into question after three local foundations announced they were suspending all of their grantmaking activity in the district.
Citing a "sharp decline of governance, leadership, and fiscal discipline" in the 38,000-student district, the Grable Foundation, the Heinz Endowments, and the Pittsburgh Foundation sent a letter last month announcing their withdrawal to the nine members of the board of education and Superintendent John Thompson.
Mayor Tom Murphy plans to name a commission this week to examine the makeup of the board, whose members have been feuding among themselves and with Mr. Thompson for months. The commission also will hire outside consultants to conduct financial and curriculum...
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