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Jason Addy/LehighValleyNews.comGuests enjoyed dinner Tuesday night at Bethlehem's United Steelworkers Union Hall before a panel of five women tried to make sense of rising costs for housing, groceries, healthcare and other essential needs. -
Jenny Roberts/Lehigh Valley NewsFour $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to local union members by mid-February, officials said. The paraprofessionals must be pursuing a teaching certification in a high-need subject.
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Public school superintendents, charter school leaders and lawmakers participated in a televised forum organized by LehighValleyNews.com. -
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.
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East Penn School Board on Monday discussed adding special needs and support staff to the district in continued budget discussions.
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The Bethlehem school was closed for two days after the wall on an exterior stairwell collapsed Monday.
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The Bethlehem Area School District formally accepted Superintendent Joe Roy's resignation and hired assistant superintendent and chief academic officer Jack Silva for the role.
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William Penn Elementary School closed on Monday following a wall collapse on an exterior stairwell structure, according Bethlehem Area School District officials.
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Cetronia Elementary held a rally Friday to educate the kids on the impact and importance of the Super Bowl each year as the area readies to cheer on the Philadelphia Eagles.
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A judge in Pennsylvania found the public school funding system to be unconstitutional. But that doesn't guarantee change for poorer school districts.
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Some spoke about the need for recovery houses, and others spoke about the potential harm it could bring to the children.
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Parents aren't the only ones frustrated. One bus driver says students acting out causes drivers to quit, creating high turnover rates. A number of school districts are negotiating new bus driver contracts.
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Some students say they see parallels between Till's murder and recent killings of people of color by police. They participated in a Black History Month presentation at Dieruff High School.
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Students gathered to cheer for the Emmaus High School graduate who joined the Eagles at the start of the season. The team is in Arizona getting ready to play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.
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Lehigh Valley lawmakers and educators were quick to react. One lawmaker said it was a victory for children in poorer school districts such as Allentown.
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The beverage products at all 22 schools in the Bethlehem Area School District were thrown away after the discovery, according to a letter from Superintendent Joseph Roy.
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Kimberly Lipsky Weidman reads her book to kids at Muhlenberg Elementary School.
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Some districts say it's a constant struggle to staff the positions.
