School News

Early budget discussions among the East Penn School Board show expenses are projected to significantly increase in the next five school years.

The Bethlehem Area School District alerted parents Monday morning that East Hills Middle School would be dismissing students at 10 a.m.

Penn State University and Moravian University have gone the digital route. Lehigh University is considering such a move, officials say.

Considered by friends and colleagues a staple of the Lehigh Valley theater scene, 60-year-old Bill Mutimer died earlier this week. Tributes are pouring in from former students and local theater aficionados.

Five local women spoke about how they overcame bullying and racism in the workplace during an International Women's Day program at Ben Franklin TechVentures.

Three elementary schools in the Lehigh Valley hosted Lehigh Valley Reads events, underscoring the importance of grade-level literacy by third grade.

Sally R. Campbell was a longtime Bethlehem Area School District teacher who chaired the English department at Liberty High School. She volunteered as a judge until recently and wrote many of the questions for the PBS39 quiz show "Scholastic Scrimmage."

In a race against the clock, tech students from six schools solve an obstacle course of mechanical problems. The most effective mechanic wins a new GMC truck for their school.

Wilson Area School District has posted their special education comprehensive plan for 2024-2027 on their website for public review.

Dozens of job hunters dropped by CareerLink's Allentown facility as the science center looks to double its staff.

One of the most notable points touched on was the plan to build a districtwide mathematics website to give both students and guardians a greater understanding of the math course sequence and to provide additional math resources online.

Executive Education Academy Charter School wants 90 more Allentown students.

The new building is billed as a "future-forward" model of sustainability, and generates most of the electricity it uses. At the unveilling, faculty and administration reflected on the college's legacy.

In honor of Arbor Day 2023, students from Spring Garden Elementary helped to plant a tree at the nearby Bethlehem Mounted Police training facility. The city is also celebrating decades of climate action recognition.

Dieruff High School principal Michael Makhoul resigned this week, on heels of William Allen principal being put on administrative leave

Public school superintendents, charter school leaders and lawmakers participated in a televised forum organized by LehighValleyNews.com.

Five incumbents are running on a record of high test scores and few tax hikes, while five challengers campaign on improvements for the district.

Thursday, a federal judge ordered parties in the Satanic Temple's ongoing suit of the Saucon Valley School District to address how a Vietnam-War-era Supreme Court decision affects their case. Their responses could be decisive.

The games at Liberty High were dedicated to a longtime supporter and announcer of the games, Rick Agretto, who celebrated his 40th anniversary Thursday.

Six ambulances were dispatched at 9:30 a.m. this morning to the school, which remained closed for the day

Art students from Liberty and Freedom high schools will be spending their Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons through the end of the school year bringing color to the Moravian Village retirement community.

Afterschool Satan Club is asking a federal court to be let back on campus.