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Image Capture: May 2024/© 2025 GoogleCommonwealth Charter Academy, a large, public, cyber charter school for all school-age children, plans to convert a nearly 47,000-square-foot, one-story building into office space for teachers and staff at 2200 W. Broad St. -
File/LehighValleyNews.comNew Southern Lehigh superintendent's appointment draws calls for a search process, more transparencyCritics of the hiring process argued for a superintendent search instead of a direct appointment. Others said Karen Trinkle had more than proven herself ready to lead, and a search would be lengthy and costly.
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The East Penn Board of School Directors discussed long term finances while casting affirmative votes to retain Superintendent Kristen Campbell, introducing online ticket sales and finalizing the school calendar for the upcoming year. -
The all-day conference is being hosted by The Thrive Hub.
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The Lehigh Valley Science & Engineering Research Fair invited students grades six through 12 from across the Lehigh Valley to present their research projects to a panel of judges.
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Take a look at stories throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact or that you might want to look at again.
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The after-school program at Trexler Middle School will offer seven courses.
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Birks was given a four-year contract as schools superintendent, serving until 2027. She has served in an interim capacity since last Oct. 31.
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The YMCA hosts its 15th annual rite-of-spring event for partiers on a budget.
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Nearly 140 candidates are running for dozens of positions on school boards across the Lehigh Valley.
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Local state lawmakers are reacting to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s call for $1 billion in new public education spending for the state’s students and schools.
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Three contenders for the next superintendent of the Allentown School District have been selected by the school board.
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It’s the first day of classes for Catholic school students in the Diocese of Allentown, and they’ll be wearing masks.
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A local infectious disease specialist says with COVID-19 case counts rising in the area, everyone should be putting on a mask.
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GOP statehouse heads nix special session on statewide school mask requirement
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Keeping students safe and healthy is a challenge as they return to in-person learning amid delta variant threat
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Muhlenberg College gives returning sophomores the welcome weekend they missed last year.
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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.
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On Aug. 25, Gov. Tom Wolf wrote a letter requesting the state legislature return to Harrisburg to work on legislation that would require mask-wearing in K-12 schools and child care centers.
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A report from Stanford University found enrollment in public schools in the United States fell by more than one million students last fall.
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At Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC), fewer students are signing up for classes this semester, even when compared to fall 2020.
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The Bethlehem Area School District is giving students and parents COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the new school year. The vaccine clinics are a way to bring children up to speed on their shots.
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All students in the Bethlehem Area School District will be required to wear masks this fall.
