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Stephanie Sigafoos/LehighValleyNews.comAdditional cleaning and air quality testing remain underway at Sheridan and Ritter elementary schools, Allentown School District said in an update Sunday. -
File/LehighValleyNews.comSchool directors are scheduled to vote Monday on whether to promote Assistant Superintendent Karen Trinkle to chief of schools. The proposed five-year contract comes a month after school directors voted to part ways with the previous superintendent.
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The annual school board reorganization is among several agenda items on the docket for Thursday night. -
Carol Birks discussed safety, learning and retention at a town hall meeting Wednesday at Hays Elementary School.
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Students at Lehigh Valley school districts and across the state are continuing a downward trend of performing below pre-pandemic levels on state standardized tests.
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Members of the group called for a review of library books and a policy banning transgender athletes, and they questioned white privilege and bias training.
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The Northampton County Suicide Prevention Task Force and Bangor Area School District will come together to screen a documentary about Emma Benoit, “My Ascension.” It tells the story of her survival and “how it propelled her on a mission to use her experience to help others find hope and stay alive.”
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Parkland High School will perform in Philadelphia's Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in the school's history. The parade is the oldest in the country, dating back to 1920.
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Newly-elected Lehigh Valley State Sen. Jarett Coleman has dropped a lawsuit he filed last year against the Parkland School District that sought to invalidate teacher pay raises. The trial over Sunshine Act breaches was scheduled to take place this week.
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The Board has approved a contract for the services of retired Judge Emil Giordano to conduct an unspecified investigation in the Bethlehem Area School District.
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A Black university student was victimized by white assailants who directed racial epithets at the student, according to a statement from the Lehigh University president.
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Catchy music, bowties, dresses, and smiles light up the auditorium of William Allen High School for a Latin dance-off.
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The new facility will serve children as well as adults.
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Students at NCC's Fab Lab make Martin guitars, learn about wiring, electronics, sound design and more.
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A $50,000 state grant will be used for those with low income, veterans or people who lost jobs in the pandemic.
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The Safe2Say Something program receives thousands of tips about mental health, bullying and harassment.
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The goal is to create a culture in which all students' voices are heard.
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Each session starts with a "mindful minute."
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The cost of fertilizer is up as much as 300% from last year.
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The Futuros Empresarios program encourages students to aim for high power jobs.
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Critics say the Department of Education doesn't have the resources to take over school audits.
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The students who had been studying in Ukraine were mostly from Ghana and Nigeria.
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Brandon Harvey's songs and dance moves are meant to help engage students.
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In his final year in office, Wolf pays a visit to William Allen High School.
