K-12 News

Unofficial results from Tuesday's election show four first-time school directors will join the board and serve for the next four years. One incumbent won a two-year term.

There were several contested school board races in Lehigh and Northampton counties for Tuesday's general election. Here are the unofficial returns as reported by the counties.

Wilson Area School District joined other members of the PSBA in sending a letter to state government urging them to pass a budget in order to get education funding to schools across the state.

Easton Area School District has joined several other Lehigh Valley schools to withhold charter school payments until the state budget is resolved.

About 400 Allentown families came to The Salvation Army for The Give Back resource event Wednesday, where they received shelf-stable food, daily necessities, and more, just as federal assistance benefits are about to be cut off.

The schools will select the books available in the vending machines to reflect student interests.

Easton Area School District's board passed a resolution that will let it reimburse its own funding drawn from the general fund to support capital projects such as the new high school.

"Cut Loose," an exhibition by local artists Anthony Smith Jr. and Marie Belle, will be on display through Thursday at Eagle Nest Gallery. The two creatives also will be among the 31 artists participating in the Allentown Art Museum's annual fall fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 8, and free-to-attend art fair on Sunday, Nov. 9.

Though some school directors supported KingSpry's work in recent months, others were critical of the firm's legal advice and communication with the board.

Rebuilding the pool complex would cost millions of dollars. One school director said new investments shouldn't be made at an "ancient" school like Allen High, which opened in 1916.

The hourlong program starts at 6 p.m. tonight and examines the impact of plans by the Trump administration to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and give control to state and local leaders.

Police said Stephanie Williams, 39, kicked out the window of a police car during a Sept. 13 incident at Bucky Boyle Park.

Policy revisions to freedom of speech, educator misconduct and tobacco/vaping use were approved by the Whitehall-Coplay School Board on Monday night.

Bethlehem Area school directors approved a resolution Monday to withhold some charter school payments amid the state budget impasse. Full payments will resume and back pay will be issued once state funding is available.

Amelia Coleman was appointed as ASD's newest deputy superintendent. Her contract runs until June 30, 2029.

School directors on Thursday approved agreements with the district's administrative employees, administrative assistants and cafeteria managers.

Allentown Education Association President Leslie Franklin spoke at Thursday's school board meeting about staffing shortages and administrator turnover. But the district said staffing is strong.

A Palmerton Area principal was tapped for the BASD role. He'll take over for the acting principal who has been leading Hanover Elementary since last spring when the school's previous leader was arrested for drunken driving.

JOSHWAY, a local youth-focused nonprofit organization, is holding the community event Saturday. Registration is required.

The Centennial Comprehensive Campaign will raise funds to update the school's athletic fields, create teacher grants and more.

The superintendent said his administration may recommend a resolution as early as next month to let BASD temporarily withhold 30% of charter school tuition payments.

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.