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Courtesy/State Sen. Nick Miller's OfficeThe Pennsylvania College of Technology, an affiliate of Penn State University, will provide instructor-led labs at Allentown schools to prepare students for in-demand jobs in manufacturing. The program starts this month. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comPepper spray incident makes East Penn Schools 1st in the Valley to comply with new school weapon lawThe school district alerted the community about three hours after an incident involving pepper spray occurred in the upstairs cafeteria of Emmaus High School on Wednesday afternoon. Legislation that went into effect this month requires districts to alert parents, guardians and teachers of school weapon incidents.
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Bethlehem Area School District is tapping one of its own to lead Hanover Elementary School. The new principal comes to the role with nearly two decades of experience in BASD. -
In addition to board officer elections, four new school directors were sworn in Tuesday after having won their seats last month.
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At their annual reorganization meeting Tuesday, Parkland School District's board chose new leaders and swore in four winners of last month's election.
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Easton Area School District took a preliminary look at the 2027 budget Tuesday, highlighting a prospective $7 million gap, alongside several cost-saving strategies intended to help EASD rebuild its reserves.
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The third time was the charm for LoriAnn Fehnel, who was sworn in as a Whitehall-Coplay School District director on Tuesday.
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With the approved state budget, Bethlehem Area won't have to draw as much money from its reserves as it initially anticipated. The state budget was late by more than four months.
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The high school's Central City Project offers a monthly food pantry, drawing inspiration from the Catholic Worker Movement.
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Ryan O’Connell and Scott Sheriff spoke to students at Saucon Valley High School about their music careers.
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The Allentown K-8 Academy is set to offer more than 200,000 square feet of academic and creative spaces when construction wraps up during the 2027-28 school year.
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The SAFECHAT Act would implement safeguards to protect minors from chatbots that could push them to engage in self-harm, suicide or sexually explicit behavior.
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Southern Lehigh HR Director gets 215k payout, keeps tuition benefit. See the terms of the settlementSchool directors voted 5-2 to approve Ethan Ake-Little’s resignation and settlement agreement. His resignation takes effect Aug. 31.
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Southern Lehigh school directors appointed Karen Trinkle as chief of schools. They also approved a settlement agreement with Ethan Ake-Little, the HR director who filed discrimination and retaliation complaints against the former superintendent.
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Ethan Ake-Little has been suspended with pay since June while the district investigated allegations about his job performance. Ake-Little previously filed discrimination, retaliation and fraud complaints against the former superintendent.
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Additional cleaning and air quality testing remain underway at Sheridan and Ritter elementary schools, Allentown School District said in an update Sunday.
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School directors are scheduled to vote Monday on whether to promote Assistant Superintendent Karen Trinkle to chief of schools. The proposed five-year contract comes a month after school directors voted to part ways with the previous superintendent.
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Northampton Area School District’s inaugural Summer Career Mentorship Program exposed 50 high schoolers to careers in manufacturing, interior design, healthcare and more.
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In an email, Allentown School District said mold spores were found in several elementary school classrooms. Remedial action has been taken, the district said in a release, and the classrooms will be tested ahead of the first day of school.
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They will serve in districtwide administrative roles and as school building leaders.
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Allentown school directors voted 7-0 Thursday to approve the project justification and design development for the school that will sit on the grounds of the former Allentown State Hospital property.
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Arts Academy teachers explore new science standards at Allentown Art Museum, Da Vinci Science CenterThe two cultural institutions collaborated to offer a conjoined professional development experience for educators at the charter school.
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Parkland School District is on track to award contracts in October and December for major additions to Parkland High School, district officials said Tuesday.
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Allentown School District announced its 2024-25 Teacher of the Year at a Monday ceremony. The honoree, Brandy Rentko, is an English language arts interventionist at Raub Middle School.
