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File/LehighValleyNews.comSchool directors unanimously approved the $78.9 million budget at their Monday meeting. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comEaston Area School District approved a $214 million budget for the upcoming school year. With a 3.5% tax increase to keep the district running, $3.3 million will go toward the new high school project.
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A professor at Lehigh University breaks down what a recent, and historic, breakthrough in fusion ignition might mean for the future of clean energy and the potential student interest in the topic. -
Existing charter schools and parents of charter students say for years they've asked the school board to expand the number of students who may attend them.
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Students from Building 21 High School pitch in to help paint and organize at Sixth Street Shelter in Allentown as part of a service learning project for the kids.
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English and social studies will eventually only have on-track and honors offerings going forward, despite students and teachers voicing opposition at recent school board meetings
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Students who are targeted because of their gender identity or sexual orientation can file a complaint with state commission.
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Dozens of students say a 6-year-old horse named Pippa lifted their spirits. Organizers tout the health and psychological benefits of equine therapy.
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Emmaus High School senior Griffin Lake has seen success in Pennsylvania and now internationally as he shoots for a career in the NCAA — and beyond
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The district decided in October to not implement the no-cost meals
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Child care workers in the Lehigh Valley said despite poor pay and staffing, they do it out of love. Advocates said love only goes so far.
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The center, where access was limited because of the pandemic, has recently opened up and resumed programming.
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BASD Superintendent Joseph Roy is concerned that growing cases throughout the community are causing the number of school cases to grow.
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Arguments before the Pa. Supreme Court will begin Dec. 8 but it is unknown when the decision will come down.
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Masks are now only required for students and staff on school district transportation.
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Ornaments honoring local educators decorate Payrow Plaza the 2021 holiday season.
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Three children sleep overnight in the family SUV while their parents work the overnight shift at Walmart.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network plans to visit about a dozen schools with the Pfizer vaccine.
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An appeal by the Wolf administration put a court order to end the mandate on hold.
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The student alleged police roughed him up after a brawl at a high school basketball game in 2020.
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School districts will establish their own policies in January.
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The plaintiffs argue disparities in school funding violate the state constitution.
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The governor said he will turn over masking decisions to local school officials on Jan. 17.
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Conflict and tension have ramped up at school board meetings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
