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Bethlehem Area School District is directing more than $166,000 to expand a pilot program aimed at preventing students from becoming homeless and finding housing for families currently unhoused in the district.

At a roundtable discussion, legislators in Washington sought new ways to support vocational training programs in light of President Joe Biden's efforts to help students reduce their student loans.

All students in grades K-12 in public and charter schools are eligible for free breakfast.

Elijah Patterson was charged as an adult.

Data shows Lehigh Valley motorists are threatening the safety of students riding the bus.

The $21M plan affects 1.7 million children across the commonwealth.

Police released details Monday of the threat received last week through the Safe2Say tipline.

Lawmakers this year approved an additional $79M for high-quality preschool programs.

Officials learned of the threat through the Safe2Say anonymous messaging system.

Ukranian playrights have collaborated to share their war-time experiences.

The court settlement resolves a longstanding dispute between the school district and the After School Satan Club.

East Penn School Board voted Monday to realign grades K-8 as the decision making process to expand district facilities continues, planning to put grades 5-6 in one building and 7-8 in another once renovations are complete.

Lehigh University hosted a DEI and global education expert, Amer F. Ahmed, Ph.D., at an International Education Week event on Monday.

The university held several campus-wide events during First Generation College Student Week including a Q&A with filmmaker Cynthia Martinez.

The Allentown School District Foundation has raised more than $8 million to support students in the city's schools since 2009. For reasons that aren't clear, the Allentown School Board is considering cutting ties with the foundation.

Coleman filed the transparency lawsuit in 2021 before becoming a Parkland School Board member, and ultimately, a state senator representing parts of Lehigh and Bucks counties.

While moderate Republicans and Democrats prevailed in most races, two Moms for Liberty candidates won seats on the Nazareth Area school board in Northampton County.

School board races were among the most prominent contests Tuesday across the Lehigh Valley.

Preliminary results show a Democratic sweep in the hotly contested East Penn School Board race, over Republican challengers by over 1,000 votes each in the hotly contested and controversy laden race

In Southern Lehigh School District, 10 candidates faced off for five seats on the nine-member school board.

The unofficial but complete results for the 2023 Parkland School Board election results are in: the Democratic slate, made of mostly incumbents, has swept all six seats.

The three townships in the Parkland School District rejected an agreement to continue to give the district $5 from its Local Services Tax. The district will now lose an estimated $300,000 in revenue.