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Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comIn an email, Allentown School District said mold spores were found in several elementary school classrooms. Remedial action has been taken, the district said in a release, and the classrooms will be tested ahead of the first day of school. -
Donna S. Fisher/For LehighValleyNews.comThey will serve in districtwide administrative roles and as school building leaders.
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Some Lehigh Valley school districts are seeing an increase in chronic absenteeism and truancy following the COVID-19 pandemic. And what was already an issue before COVID appears to have reached a level of urgency in some schools. -
The Allentown School District made school uniforms optional this year for the first time since 2013.
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Schools in the Lehigh Valley are about to start. Here's a roundup of the 17 school district's important dates and things to note.
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Bethlehem Area School District teachers hit the streets on the city's South Side to help students feel comfortable transitioning to a new school experience.
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A federal court judge is allowing the assistant principal who filed the civil rights lawsuit to amend his complaint. It stemmed from an altercation at a high school football game last fall.
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Last year, Bethlehem Area and Allentown school districts were waitlisted to get rebate funding through the Clean School Bus program. Another round of applications for this fiscal year is open until later this month.
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The Parkland School District now has two final options for how it will address projected overcrowding in its schools. A decision could come within the next two months.
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The school was designated with a state Targeted Support and Improvement designation due to lagging performance by its cohort of economically disadvantaged students. Officials laid out plans to improve the issues present.
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The new makerspace at Slatington Elementary School will help students learn STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) skills. It will primarily be used by an after school program called Schools & Homes In Education, or SHINE.
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The Whitehall-Coplay School Board approved a slew of new personnel, including full-time teachers and substitutes, along with day-to-day subs, at Monday's meeting.
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The plan would require recipients to stay in Pennsylvania for a number of years.
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Mayor Matt Tuerk said bolstering the public school system is a priority of his administration.
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Local legislators react with praise and caution.
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The donation by philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is part of $133.5M she's giving to the national nonprofit.
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The collection is one part of a wider effort to make Lehigh more inclusive.
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Students' financial situations and time are some of the reasons, colleges say.
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A child home for a 10-day quarantine this year would be eligible for about $71.
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Pennsylvania is being sued over the way it funds education.
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The center will support medical and nursing students and is expected to be completed early next year.
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The district is trying to keep its schools open in spite of the surging number of COVID cases.
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Plans are to resume in-person classes on Jan. 31.
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Multiple bus runs after school could also mean students will get home later.
