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File/LehighValleyNews.comSchool directors voted 5-4 to remove Emily Gehman as school board president. School director Stephen Maund was subsequently elected to serve out the rest of Gehman's leadership term, which ends in December. -
Jay Bradley/LehighValleyNews.comA new analysis from East Penn's financial planners found that major renovations to Emmaus High School would require a referendum or decades of tax hikes — options school board members rejected.
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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.
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Lawmakers this year approved an additional $79M for high-quality preschool programs.
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Officials learned of the threat through the Safe2Say anonymous messaging system.
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Ukranian playrights have collaborated to share their war-time experiences.
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The winning Bangor team will go on to compete in a statewide competition next month.
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Brandon Harvey's songs and dance moves are meant to help engage students.
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A new scholarship program between East Stroudsburg University and the Bethlehem Area School District is sending two graduating seniors to college, full tuition paid.
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The appeal involves potential open meetings violations.
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Workers and their dependents can now get up to $2,000 a year for tuition, room and board at any of the 10 Pennsylvania State System universities.
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At the latest hearing for the proposed facility, both witnesses spoke about the need for recovery houses. "There's as much effort being made to get the drugs out there as to keep them also on the down-low, very silenced, so no one really can tell. And they're attacking our young population.” Julissa Pena, a witness for the applicant said.
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The board may have violated transparency laws because key discussions about filling a vacancy did not happen in public, according to Melissa Melewsky, in-house counsel for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association.
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The university's Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive is a four-week workshop for 15-to-17-year-olds.
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This year, at least seven districts in Pennsylvania have dealt with public complaints and legal challenges related to LGBTQ issues.
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The Parkland School Board voted 7-1 to appoint a longtime former board member to fill the vacant seat.
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The seat on the School Board of Directors was left vacant by state Sen. Nick Miller, following his election to the General Assembly
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The lawsuit, which the parties first filed in 2014, argues Pennsylvania's funding of K-12 education is inadequate to the point that it violates the state’s constitution.
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Districts across the Lehigh Valley continue to feel the pandemic pinch over products like chicken patties and chips — and they're not expecting a change anytime soon.
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Jarrett Coleman initially planned to stay on as a Parkland School Board member while simultaneously serving in the state Senate. He changed course last month. Good government advocates say such an arrangement creates the potential for conflicts of interest.
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Holiday gatherings threaten to increase the number of COVID cases in the community. A St. Luke's doctor weighs in on what he thinks that will mean for masking in schools after winter break.
