A Social History of Pittsburgh’s First Public High School
by
Jake Oresick
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2017
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.
Established in 1855 as Central High School and reorganized in 1916, Schenley High...