K-12 News

Brandon Harvey's songs and dance moves are meant to help engage students.

Pennsylvania officials on Tuesday announced a mask mandate for students and teachers in schools Pre-K to 12 and for licensed childcare providers.

Three contenders for the next superintendent of the Allentown School District have been selected by the school board.

It’s the first day of classes for Catholic school students in the Diocese of Allentown, and they’ll be wearing masks.

GOP statehouse heads nix special session on statewide school mask requirement

Keeping students safe and healthy is a challenge as they return to in-person learning amid delta variant threat

Gov. Tom Wolf is asking Pennsylvania's legislature to quickly approve a new statewide mask mandate for schools because his administration is worried that students returning to schools are going back to an unsafe environment.

The Bethlehem Area School District has added a new position to address the social and emotional needs of students and staff. The move comes as schools bring kids back to full-time in-person learning this fall.

Lawmakers joined the governor in Harrisburg on June 30 to highlight something education advocates have been calling for for a while: a boost in funding for some of the commonwealth’s poorest school districts.

In districts across the Lehigh Valley, teachers are using the next two months to help kids catch up on learning lost to the pandemic.

A new report is warning that “job-related stress” could affect the supply of teachers across the country. The report began with a survey of public school teachers nationwide last winter.

The region’s Catholic schools saw increased demand during COVID-19. Half the schools even had waiting lists.

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math are key subjects in education and workforce development. They’re often combined into the acronym STEAM. But disparities exist when it comes to accessing programs in these fields.