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Shelly (Jacobs) Bartolacci is retiring as an Easton girls basketball coach three years after retiring from teaching. Her retirement marks the end of a 54-year association with the Easton Area School District as a student, teacher or coach.

Lehigh Carbon Community College has gotten a $200,000 grant that will be used to help Hispanic students pursue STEM majors.

The classroom business Suds-abilities helps developmentally disabled students gain social and vocational skills in school.

DeSales University professor Elisabeth Felten is in her second year teaching non-traditional, special needs adults to give them a college experience.

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Bob Stem is the winningest football coach for two high schools — Bethlehem Catholic and Phillipsburg, his alma mater. Stem, a teacher and coach for most of his life, died Friday at age 84.

The school district is asking families whether they support adding metal detectors to the high schools.

WLVR's Megan Frank talks with digital content producer Kat Dickey and managing producer Stephanie Sigafoos.

The Lehigh Valley and Forks Township planning commissions are weighing the school’s plans for a $10 million lacrosse center at Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex.

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.

Speeding and a lack of police presence are among the issues, according to residents.

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

The 25-year-old victim, from Allentown, was a staffer and graduate of Dieruff High School.

Staff vacancies are the most pressing issue affecting Pa. schools, according to the PSEA.

Parents and teachers have complained for years about the lack of air conditioning in several of Allentown School District’s classroom buildings. But parents of one student with medical conditions say they worry the recent heat is endangering their child’s health.

Jason Moorehead claims the district destroyed his reputation by falsely linking him to the attack on the Capitol.

Cheryl Clark this week took over leadership at the school, where the enrollment of more than 2,500 students is 90% racial minorities.