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Phil Gianficaro/LehighValleyNews.comThe Catasauqua School Board voted to continue the football team's annual Thanksgiving Day game against Northampton. The rivalry on the gridiron is 101 years old. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comA former Raub Middle School teacher is taking Allentown School District to court again, this time, for more than $3 million in legal fees he spent in the initial First Amendment retaliation lawsuit. Attorneys made their oral arguments before District Court Judge John M. Gallagher Tuesday in Allentown.
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During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, state parks across Pennsylvania were inundated with visitors. -
State officials late last month announced the theme for this year’s annual tick-themed art contest, “Protect. Check. Remove.” Last year, there were no winners in the Lehigh Valley.
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Easton Area School District passed a measure to explore options for a new or revitalized high school during Tuesday's meeting.
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Allentown School District directors approved a resolution to fire Cheryl Clark, who led William Allen High School for less than a year.
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Allentown School District chose to discontinue First Student as its transportation provider after examining several proposals.
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More than 160,000 Pennsylvania students are enrolled in brick-and-mortar and cyber charter schools, with the latter’s enrollment having ballooned in recent years.
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About 450 career and technical education students from the Greater Lehigh Valley competed at the SkillsUSA Council District 11 Championships at Agri-Plex at Allentown Fairgrounds on Wednesday.
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The Ready to Learn Block Grant money can be put toward a variety of uses, including the expansion of a school district’s social and health services, and even professional development for educators.
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Bethlehem Area School District administrators provided well over an hour of testimony advising their board to vote against a proposed STEAM charter school on Monday night.
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El Sistema Lehigh Valley, an after school program that impacts over 120 students in the area, is one of the programs set to benefit from a unique new position at the orchestra
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Parkland School Board last week appointed Kelly Bracetty as the new Girls and Boys Cross Country Coach for the 2024-25 school year.
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The Parkland School Board on Tuesday honored the district’s team for winning the state championships of the 49th season of "Scholastic Scrimmage," a televised academic quiz show.
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The 2024-25 budget could see initial approval on May 13 and final approval by June 17, according to school district officials.
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Youth mentors from Allentown and Easton will host workshops about bicycle riding during a multi-day conference slated for June.
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A $1 million state grant funded Bethlehem Area School Board's purchase of the buses as well as the related infrastructure and job training to implement the changes.
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Hosted by the Northampton County Conservation District, the Envirothon is scheduled for April 18 at Louise W. Moore County Park. Teams will be tested in a handful of different topics, including wildlife, forestry, soils and land use, aquatic ecology and a current environmental issue.
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East Penn School District took another look at the 2024-2025 budget will a focus on priority project spending on April 8, highlighting around $2 million in special education and administrative expenses.
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The event's theme this year is "All Jazzed Up," and students shared what they're excited — or jazzed up — about in their own lives.
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Lower Saucon council unanimously agreed on Wednesday to have Police Chief Thomas Barndt go before school officials to gather opinions before potentially moving forward on a school resource officer.
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You Are The Light is a recognition program in the Allentown School District that celebrates staff and students. The district selects honorees each month to be featured on LehighValleyNews.com.
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The Northampton County District Attorney’s Office and Lower Saucon Township police have announced additional charges in connection with bomb threats made in the school district last week.
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East Penn administrators pushed for a slate of new hires to the district, making permanent temporary positions that were created from COVID relief funding.
