K-12 News

Students who know him described former performing arts director Frank Anonia as a manipulative figure, but they said they were still shocked at his arrest on charges of secretly recording a student in a dressing room.

It's the second time in a week city schools will be closed for a presidential campaign rally. The potential for large crowds, heavy traffic and disruptions prompted the move, the school district said.

Celebrating a year of space facts and fun sightings to look for.

A $37.2 million bond is required to fund the ongoing construction of the new school and an administration building at Route 329 and Seemsville Road.

The Allentown School District will close Tuesday "out of an abundance of caution" in the lead up to former President Donald Trump's rally at the PPL Center.

Crayola Creativity Week will include a wide array of special programming featuring actors, musicians, artists, scientists, and more, all aiming to promote utilizing a creative touch in every part of life.

The site has porta potties and trailers for equipment storage. A proper field house will replace all of that.

After plenty of tours and meetings, representatives from Alloy 5 came to Easton Area School District to present some key findings and potential sites for the prospective new high school.

Allentown Education Association President Leslie Franklin spoke during this week's Allentown School Board meeting about the need for better workplace conditions for teachers, including additional school supplies and building repairs.

The center will be built on the rear of ASD's Building 21 High School. Construction will begin this summer and end in December 2026.

The awards recognize the students' academic records, leadership skills and commitment to community.

Starting this summer, the Bethlehem Police Department will use stop-arm cameras to capture and enforce illegal school bus passing in its jurisdiction.

Dieruff High School junior Faith Gross competed against other aspiring actors at talent auditions in Orlando. Gross said she got three callbacks, including from a music producer.

The Bethlehem Area School Board kept secret the findings of an independent investigation paid with taxpayer funds. The probe focused on an incident involving the superintendent and a Liberty High School assistant principal at a football game. The assistant principal filed a civil rights lawsuit against Roy and the district.

An effort to subject Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools to stronger ethics standards and curb the amount of money school districts must pay them passed the state House of Representatives.

WLVR's Megan Frank talks with Sarah Mueller and Phil Gianficaro.

Pre-school orientation is scheduled for the week of Aug. 21.

High school seniors in Pennsylvania would be required to fill out a form that determines eligibility for financial aid for postsecondary programs under a bill passed by the state Senate.

Public school advocates worry vouchers will divert money from public education into charters or private schools.

Michael St. Pierre will assume the position as the diocese's fifth superintendent effective Aug. 1, the diocese said in a news release

Maria Shantz was one of a group of Republicans who signed a controversial pledge to create policies around gender and rejecting "wokeness."

A coalition with wealthy backers is pushing Pennsylvania lawmakers to use public dollars to create tuition vouchers so K-12 students can attend private schools. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is in support of this idea.