-
Jenny Roberts/LehighValleyNews.comSchool directors voted 5-4 Tuesday to part ways with now former Superintendent Michael Mahon, who was on administrative leave for the last five months. -
File/LehighValleyNews.comThe Southern Lehigh School Board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the boardroom of Southern Lehigh High School to vote on both a separation agreement and mutual general release agreement between the district and Superintendent Michael Mahon.
-
Poor road conditions and freezing temperatures are the reason many will push classes back 2 hours on Wednesday. -
The National Weather Service recorded 3" of snow at Lehigh Valley International Airport by 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, where school closures opened up a world of opportunity for some kids who wanted to get outside and do some sledding.
-
The district said it's owed more than $700,000 in school lunch debt, unpaid tuition by ex-employees, missing or damaged Chromebooks and facility fees.
-
Several districts announced they would be closed Tuesday because of the weather forecast, which calls for 4 to 6 inches of snow in the Lehigh Valley.
-
The Basic Education Funding Commission failed to produce a bipartisan report. Instead it voted on two reports and only one garnered enough votes.
-
About 600 elementary school kids watched the college's women's basketball team play as a reward for attending school regularly.
-
The two school buses the district has already purchased are expected to be delivered sometime in April.
-
Christopher Schweikert, 29, pleaded guilty to producing pornographic images of a student he engaged in sexual contact. He still faces related charges in Northampton County Court.
-
The 20-year-old is a youth director with Promise Neighborhoods of Lehigh Valley. She graduated from William Allen High School in 2021 and won election to the school board in the November general election.
-
Executive Education Academy Charter has been waiting to appeal its application denial since 2021. Gov. Josh Shapiro's nominees were just confirmed by the State Senate earlier this month.
-
Take a look at stories that ran throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.
-
All is moving according to plan for a new elementary school to go up in Fountain Hill Borough just in time for classes to start in August 2027. The project could cost about $60 million.
-
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation announced a new program to train long-term care nursing aides. Those who enroll will get paid while training and will be hired at the health care provider upon completion.
-
You Are The Light is a recognition program in the Allentown School District that celebrates staff and students. The district selects honorees each month to be featured on LehighValleyNews.com.
-
Da Vinci Science Center’s facility at Cedar Crest College will be open through April 1, with the downtown center to open in May.
-
East Penn School District is using a second targeted state improvement, or TSI designation, as an opportunity to plan for a variety of issues beyond what the state notice is prompting them to.
-
After two lengthy meetings detailing the proposal for a new charter school, the Bethlehem Area School District opted to reject the Bethlehem STEAM Academy's proposal during Monday's school board meeting.
-
An application by the Lehigh Valley STEAM Academy Charter School to open in the Whitehall-Coplay School District was unanimously rejected by the school board Monday night.
-
After another failed bid to open in Allentown, the Lehigh Valley STEAM Academy Charter School is seeking approval Monday night from school boards in Bethlehem and Whitehall, but it's not looking good.
-
McGhee panel discussion and Q&A will take place on Thursday, Feb. 29.
-
At least 5,600 borrowers in Pennsylvania will be eligible for the SAVE Plan, the latest round of student loan forgiveness, the White House announced Friday.
-
Wilson Intermediate School celebrated the opening of their new sensory hallway, a setup which allows students to safely expend excess energy, during a special event Thursday.
