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Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via APLawmakers voted 46-1 on Senate Bill 1014, bipartisan legislation that would require public schools to adopt "bell-to-bell" policies restricting student use of smartphones and other internet-connected devices throughout the entire school day. -
Jason Addy/LehighValleyNews.comGuests enjoyed dinner Tuesday night at Bethlehem's United Steelworkers Union Hall before a panel of five women tried to make sense of rising costs for housing, groceries, healthcare and other essential needs.
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Groups that represent the district's majority-minority population are crying foul over what they describe as a lack of transparency and involvement in the process of identifying a new leader. -
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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Lehigh University hosted an open house of its new Business Innovation Building after years of planning and pandemic-driven delays.
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Recruitment is an important strategy in getting more people invested in the teaching profession. But it's not the only one. Just as important is finding a way to hold on to the good teachers already in the classroom.
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Brad Klein and Ryan Gaylor go behind the scenes on Gaylor's recent story on the ‘After-School Satan Club’ controversy in Saucon Valley School District.
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Our daily list of useful information, chosen to inform and enhance your day, includes news you can use and then some!
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Volunteers read to elementary school students across the Lehigh Valley for Read Across America Day on Thursday. The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Valley Reads coordinated the effort.
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A Thursday morning panel discussion at Univest Public Media Center in Bethlehem focused on a new statewide report showing that early childhood care teachers earn less than $12 an hour and are planning to leave the industry for higher-paying jobs.
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Our daily list of useful information, chosen to inform and enhance your day, includes news you can use and then some!
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At a school board meeting Tuesday, superintendent Jaime Vlasaty defended the decision not to allow the after-school Satan club to meet on campus, saying the group violated district rules.
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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.
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The Allentown School district is building a new school along Gordon St. between 12th and 13th Streets to replace two of its elementary buildings.
