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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. -
Distributed/State Theatre Center for the ArtsA record number of high schools in the Lehigh Valley and New Jersey will participate in this year's Freddy Awards — the State Theatre's annual recognition of Lehigh Valley high school musical theater.
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Conservative Republican slates targeting LGBTQ issues and library books swept GOP primary races across three districts. Democrats and moderate Republicans who cross-filed landed victories on the Democratic ticket. -
Two of the three candidates supported by Moms for Liberty Northampton survived the primary, both being in Region I.
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The two opposing candidate groups in the Parkland School Board race have won the Democratic and Republican nominations, according to unofficial results.
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The two slates of candidates in the hotly contested East Penn school board race will appear on the November ballot .
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The school board approved a preliminary budget Monday night. It does not raise property taxes in the 2023-24 school year.
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They have been working without a contract since last summer and say they are overworked and short-staffed.
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The two slates of candidates in the 11-person East Penn School Board race continue to spar over alleged connections to political players in and outside of the district as funding sources come to light. Election Day is Tuesday.
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Many of the nine candidates seeking one of five seats on the board said the race has been insulated from clashes over social issues.
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Lehigh Valley high school students had the opportunity to see firsthand what it's like to be a nurse. A nursing simulation was held during National Nurses Week.
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Parkland School Board Vice President Marisa Ziegler announced her reelection campaign Tuesday.
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Christopher Schweikert, 27, of Coplay, who also is a teacher at Freedom High School, had a sexual relationship with the girl, whom he coached, according to Northampton County prosecutors.
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The board had two vacancies due to the resignations of now-State Sen. Nick Miller and former Director Charlie Thiel.
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The Allentown School Board will interview nine applicants to fill two board vacancies following the resignations of Board Director Charlie Thiel and state Sen. Nick Miller.
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Some worry that supports for families at the schools could be lost.
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Khalid Mumin, who has been superintendent of the Lower Merion School district in suburban Philadelphia for a little over a year, will be nominated for education secretary after Josh Shapiro is inaugurated on Jan. 17.
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The appeal involves potential open meetings violations.
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At the latest hearing for the proposed facility, both witnesses spoke about the need for recovery houses. "There's as much effort being made to get the drugs out there as to keep them also on the down-low, very silenced, so no one really can tell. And they're attacking our young population.” Julissa Pena, a witness for the applicant said.
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The board may have violated transparency laws because key discussions about filling a vacancy did not happen in public, according to Melissa Melewsky, in-house counsel for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association.
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This year, at least seven districts in Pennsylvania have dealt with public complaints and legal challenges related to LGBTQ issues.
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The Parkland School Board voted 7-1 to appoint a longtime former board member to fill the vacant seat.
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The seat on the School Board of Directors was left vacant by state Sen. Nick Miller, following his election to the General Assembly
