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Schenley High School, located in the North Oakland neighborhood at the edge of the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a historic building opened in 1916 that was a part of the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
The Schenley Experiment is the story of Pittsburgh’s first public high school, a social incubator in a largely segregated city that was highly—even improbably—successful throughout its 156-year existence.
- Jake Oresick
Schenley High School, located at Bigelow Boulevard and Centre Avenue, was designed by architect Ed Stotz. The school opened for students on October 2, 1916, and was the first school built in the United States that cost over $1 million to construct.
4 de mai. de 2017 · Learn how Schenley High School, founded in 1855, became a hub of innovation, diversity and social change for 156 years. Author Jake Oresick traces the school's evolution from its early days to its controversial closure in 2008.
16 de jun. de 2022 · Schenley High School's auditorium, constructed just before the school was closed. Part of the issue was that the Pittsburgh School Districts were in dire financial straits. A $72 million operating deficit and lower school enrollment led to a “right-sizing” plan that closed 22 schools that year.
8 de mar. de 2017 · THE SCHENLEY EXPERIMENT by Jake Oresick, out April 15th from Penn State University Press, is the story of Pittsburgh’s first public high school.
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Pittsburgh Central High School (known as “Central”)—recast as Schenley High School in 1916—was at different times the subject of innovative investment and destructive neglect, providing a case study in both the best and worst urban public education practices.
