Public Hearing - October 26, 2026

Pittsburgh Public Schools public hearing, October 26, 2026: Speakers focused primarily on the district’s Future Ready Facilities Plan, approved in May, and the proposed school closures, consolidations, and program relocations. Many parents, students, educators, and community members urged the board to reconsider or pause the plan, particularly the closure of Miller African Centered Academy, and raised concerns about effects on Black communities, educational programs, enrollment, transportation, staffing, special-education services, and family confidence. Speakers also questioned the planned Montessori relocation from Friendship to Linden, citing capacity, building-condition, outdoor-space, and maintenance concerns. They requested transparent cost and enrollment data, including a breakdown of building and moving costs and clarification of funding for needed classroom space and repairs. One speaker cited roughly $160 million in annual charter tuition; other cost figures were claims made by speakers, not board-approved spending decisions.