K-12 News

Stephanie Williams was placed on administrative leave indefinitely after an incident over the weekend. The district's executive director of instructional leadership will serve as the middle school's acting principal.

A Northampton County Councilwoman and Easton Area School District employee has drawn the ire of many parents and individuals for her criticism of media personality Charlie Kirk, who was killed on Wednesday.

The new administrator previously led Palmerton Area School District. She'll come to BASD from an administrator role in Allentown School District, where she currently manages early learning.

Friends Aveer Chadha and Nikhil Skandan recently expanded the reach of their nonprofit organization EmpowerIndiaEdu to nearly three dozen additional partner schools in India.

Brian McCulloch resigned from his seat representing Region 3. He also is suing the school board for an alleged Sunshine Act violation.

Parkland School District will seek to join a lawsuit that will decide the future of Nexus 78, a proposed warehouse near district property in North Whitehall Township. The warehouse would be unsafe for students, board members said.

A retired Easton teacher is aiming to bring South Side Easton a new community library focused on helping the young and old throughout the neighborhood.

Director Emily Gehman criticized the district's lawyer for failing to adjust the agreement with the proper payout amount.

In a program of PennDOT and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, participants get training about litter prevention, waste management, civic engagement and more.

Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley was inducted into the Whitehall High School Hall of Fame on Friday night.

Brad Klein and Ryan Gaylor go behind the scenes on Gaylor's recent story on the ‘After-School Satan Club’ controversy in Saucon Valley School District.

Volunteers read to elementary school students across the Lehigh Valley for Read Across America Day on Thursday. The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Valley Reads coordinated the effort.

A Thursday morning panel discussion at Univest Public Media Center in Bethlehem focused on a new statewide report showing that early childhood care teachers earn less than $12 an hour and are planning to leave the industry for higher-paying jobs.

At a school board meeting Tuesday, superintendent Jaime Vlasaty defended the decision not to allow the after-school Satan club to meet on campus, saying the group violated district rules.

20-year-old Ceu Uk, of Charlotte, allegedly threatened a shooting in the Saucon Valley School District in response to an after-school Satan club being allowed to meet on district property.

Joanne Dillman, a former educator and a North Whitehall resident, is running for a seat on the Parkland School Board.

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As interest in the education field continues to decline, the report recommends systemic changes. A hearing of the state Senate Education Committee to examine the issue is set for this week.

The district superintendent said she was reversing course and rescinding approval for the club to use Saucon Valley Middle School. She said a violation of school board policy sparked the move.

Bethlehem Freedom High School's new Wellness Center is an area where students dealing with any type of emotional issue can go to either decompress alone and/or speak to one of four on-site therapists.

The Parkland School Board recognized student Tushar Mehta after he was chosen as the 2022 Congressional App Challenge Winner for the 7th District.

The Saucon Valley School District authorized use of its facilities to the After School Satan Club. Superintendent Jaime Vlasaty said the law prohibits the district from discriminating against religious groups wishing to use space.