In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young

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In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young

PITTSBURGH (AP) — At Perry Traditional Academy, students took time out from classes on a recent Thursday to listen quietly in the school auditorium while a small group of their classmates questioned the four candidates running in Pittsburgh's upcoming mayoral primary.The topics covered an array of issues important to the teens: policing, school funding and youth involvement in their administrations.The forum, coordinated by the Allegheny Youth Vote Coalition working with Pittsburgh Public Schools, was the eighth held at a public high school in the city, all designed to get the youngest and future voters involved in elections. After the candidates ..