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Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.com“We were looking for answers that aligned with our vision as an association for the work that we want to do in the district,” said Allentown Education Association President Leslie Franklin. -
Courtesy/Allentown Central Catholic High School Facebook pageThe planning commission will review the sketch plans for the athletic complex Oct. 15. Central Catholic plans to fundraise for the project as part of its centennial capital campaign.
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The school board will develop and vote on a new dress and grooming policy next for the 2023-24 school year.
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Shapiro did not answer a question about whether he supports more Level Up money for the state's poorest school districts.
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Hundreds of Bethlehem students had history lessons Wednesday and Thursday at the city's Colonial Industrial Quarter along the Monocacy Creek.
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A behind-the-scenes look at the practice, dedication and emotion that went into the 2023 Spring Concert.
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Several Lehigh Valley high school performing arts students took home Freddy Awards at the ceremony held Thursday, May 25 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Easton.
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He is asking state lawmakers to approve $500 million to improve the emotional well-being of youth over the next five years
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Lafayette College has confirmed it will soon finalize the purchase of the Lafayette Inn, a historic mansion-turned-bed and breakfast located near the school.
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Shapiro will make stops in Allentown and South Whitehall Township
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Many Pennsylvania educators and school employees may not have received unemployment benefits since stay at home orders began.
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Athletic competition could soon return to parts of Pennsylvania. WESA’s Sarah Schneider reports that new preliminary guidance was released Wednesday, June 10.
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The nation’s highest honor for graduating high school seniors is being named a U.S. Presidential Scholar. Only three students in Pennsylvania earned that honor this year - and two happen to not only live in the Lehigh Valley, they also go to the same school.
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Bethlehem Area School District is working on contingency plans for the new school year in September.
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All schools in the Allentown School District and the Easton Arts Academy are closed today and tomorrow amid concerns around the coronavirus. Multiple sources are reporting the Easton case is related to a student’s travel to New York.
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The global coronavirus outbreak is disrupting spring break travel and study abroad classes for local colleges.
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Penn State University Lehigh Valley broke ground on a 14.4 million dollar addition to its Center Valley campus yesterday.
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Schools in the Lehigh Valley are collecting shoes this month for a local nonprofit called “Kindness is Magic.”
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Bethlehem-based Lehigh University has cancelled its study-abroad program in Italy.
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With the coronavirus outbreak causing school closures in the state of Washington, educators across the country are preparing for the possibility of having to do the same. The CDC’s director said last week students should prepare to attend virtually.
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Local Lehigh Valley colleges are confronting the risk of infection for students studying overseas and traveling for spring break.
