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Screenshot/PBS39 LivestreamPBS39 broadcast and livestreamed the event, the first of four such candidate forums put on by the League of Women Voters of Lehigh County. All but one Allentown candidate attended the Monday event to discuss their reasons for running.
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Courtesy/Karina McField / Cianie AlvaradoIn the past couple weeks, two elementary school students have managed to wander out of their respective schools unattended. Allentown School District said it's implementing a buddy system.
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Three Republican school board members are now part of the panel governing Nazareth schools, including two endorsed by the Moms for Liberty Northampton County chapter.
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The Parkland School Board has officially entered its post-election era, but the directors still have one more two-year seat left to fill.
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Allentown School District didn't attach the new food services contract to its Nov. 16 agenda despite union's assertion the school board had the final draft when it voted.
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Under current plans, the new school would be built in 2025-2026 and replace the one that goes back more than 100 years.
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A state mandate requiring schools to identify sexual content in books could cost Lehigh Valley school districts significant time, money and resources.
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ASD Schools Superintendent Carol Birks said she believes it will take at least six months to determine the best ASD outcomes for graduates.
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LehighValleyNews.com has requested a copy of the five-year contract, which is retroactive to July 2022. A media law expert says the details should have been available to the public when the board voted on it.
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The alleged double homicide of 16-year-old Rianna Glass and her mother Rosalyn Glass motivated Parkland School District resident Rachel Farrow to advocate for more education about teen dating violence and abuse.
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Gov. Shapiro, Lehigh Valley lawmakers acknowledge political divisions, outstanding education fundingMembers of the politically divided Pennsylvania Legislature must compromise on a fix to resolve education funding inequities to the state's poorest public schools.
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The athletic director announced the middle school cheer team's winter season was being postponed “with careful consideration and commitment to the overall well-being of our students.”
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Students at Lehigh Elementary School could soon win a visit from the Harlem Globetrotters. The school already won $1,000 as national finalists in a creativity challenge on the subject of basketball.
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Parkland School District Superintendent Mark Madson presented different options to address student population growth at a town hall meeting.
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On July 1, the Girls on the Run Lehigh Valley and Pocono chapters will merge.
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A federal judge issued an injunction Monday allowing the After School Satan Club to meet three times on district property this school year.
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A $1.5 million grant program has been announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to support the Accelerated Program for PK-12 Special Education Teacher Certification.
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Take a look at stories throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.
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One of the most notable points touched on was the plan to build a districtwide mathematics website to give both students and guardians a greater understanding of the math course sequence and to provide additional math resources online.
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Public school superintendents, charter school leaders and lawmakers participated in a televised forum organized by LehighValleyNews.com.
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The Lehigh Valley Youth Climate Summit is slated for Saturday at the Nurture Nature Center. The event is free, with a lecture open to the general public.
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The games at Liberty High were dedicated to a longtime supporter and announcer of the games, Rick Agretto, who celebrated his 40th anniversary Thursday.
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Six ambulances were dispatched at 9:30 a.m. this morning to the school, which remained closed for the day
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Afterschool Satan Club is asking a federal court to be let back on campus.