Oliver Morrison, Author at PublicSource

Author Archives: Oliver Morrison

Oliver Morrison is a general assignment reporter at WESA. He previously covered education, environment and health for PublicSource in Pittsburgh and, before that, breaking news and weekend features for the Wichita Eagle in Kansas. He started his career in New York reporting for local and national publications like City Limits and The Atlantic. He taught English and theater in the Arkansas Delta for seven years before switching careers in 2013. Oliver is a graduate of Deep Springs College, the University of Oxford and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. Email: omorrison@wesa.fm.

The administration building of Pittsburgh Public Schools in Oakland. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

EDUCATION

A new era of cooperation between Pittsburgh Public Schools and the mayor could bring benefits. But contentious issues remain.

by Oliver Morrison January 13, 2022September 7, 2022

Dade Humphries, a social worker at Prevention Point Pittsburgh, sets up the organization’s Medical van in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood near a needle exchange site on December 10, 2021. (Photo by Lindsay Dill / PublicSource)

HEALTH

U.S. Steel faces lawsuit alleging that Clairton Coke Works ‘decrepit’ condition continues to endanger Mon Valley residents

by Oliver Morrison November 19, 2021November 19, 2021

ENVIRONMENT

A tragedy of errors: A series of maintenance failures led to the 2018 fire at the Clairton Coke Works

by Oliver Morrison November 19, 2021November 18, 2021

Author Archives: Oliver Morrison

Learning declined unevenly during the pandemic, new Pittsburgh schools test data shows

A mother and child struggle with whether to return to Oliver Citywide Academy so soon after tragedy

New scholarship program adds to efforts to promote teacher diversity in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh parents struggle with new tradeoffs as school buildings shut unpredictably

A new era of cooperation between Pittsburgh Public Schools and the mayor could bring benefits. But contentious issues remain.

As overdose deaths surged in the pandemic, new programs in Pittsburgh streamline access to medicine for opioid addiction

What happens when German class turns into a lesson on COVID vaccines? The surprising lessons of a skeptic.

One of Pittsburgh’s leading air quality advocates has a message on her way out: Get a seat at the table.

U.S. Steel faces lawsuit alleging that Clairton Coke Works ‘decrepit’ condition continues to endanger Mon Valley residents

A tragedy of errors: A series of maintenance failures led to the 2018 fire at the Clairton Coke Works