K-12 News

The Parkland School Board approved Edward “Eddie” Ohlson Jr. as the new varsity boys basketball coach, replacing Andrew “Andy” Stephens, who will become athletic director when Bill Dreisbach retires in September.

Five public schools and two charter schools made the list of the Top 100 high schools in Pennsylvania, according to U.S. News & World Report.

The program empowers high schoolers to be local leaders when it comes to caring for the environment.

The Bethlehem Area School District said the proactive safety measures were designed to increase safety and security at high school football games at BASD Stadium.

East Penn School District approved a new five-year contract with Assistant Superintendent Laura Witman during Monday's school board meeting.

Sairett Rosario is the first female football player at Broughal Middle School since Alondra Cruz played football there in the 2017-2018 school year.

Chief Financial Officer Diane Richards officially began her five-year contract on July 1, the school district said. She became the second department head to step down within a few weeks of starting.

Former Allen High School Cheryl Clark was demoted to assistant principal last month.

The event included choral and dance performances by teachers and students.

Some Lehigh Valley school districts are seeing an increase in chronic absenteeism and truancy following the COVID-19 pandemic. And what was already an issue before COVID appears to have reached a level of urgency in some schools.

Faculty from the high school's visual arts department will hold a free reception and artists talk from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday.

For the first time in its 122-year history, Crayola is bringing back retired colors in a special, limited edition 8-pack this spring.

The interim principal will take over for Harrison Bailey III, who has accepted the position of superintendent of the Wilson Area School District. A search is underway for someone to fill the job permanently.

The Wilson Area School Board approved the appointment of Amy Austin as the new assistant superintendent. She had been the district's director of curriculum and instruction since 2023 and is a former principal.

The Bethlehem Area School Board's curriculum committee said it would like to talk more with the district and its stakeholders on the future of local school sports programming.

Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley is holding a "Give Kids a Smile Day" event later this month, offering free dental services for children in Allentown.

On the night of Jan. 13, the full moon passed directly between Earth and Mars, blocking our view of the ‘red planet’ for over an hour.

Amy Austin, Wilson Area School District's director of curriculum and instruction, would be promoted to assistant superintendent under an item on the district school board agenda Monday.

Easton Area School Board settled on a site for the new high school during its Jan. 28 meeting, but concerns over cost remain ever present.

Parkland School District Superintendent Mark Madson is the latest school official to spell out policies and procedures related to immigration. It comes as the new Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration and has said it will allow arrests at schools.

While it doesn't have a vote in the matter, Easton Area School District's board opened up a discussion over student and community concerns linked to the controversial warehouse plan at the Easton-Wilson Borough border.

Bethlehem Area School District's board of education accepted conditions of approval linked to plans for a new Fountain Hill Elementary School during their Wednesday, Jan. 27 meeting.