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Mike Stewart/APPennsylvania lawmakers moved closer to establishing a statewide restriction on student cell phone use in public schools, as the state House passed legislation requiring "bell-to-bell" phone bans during the school day. -
Distributed/Bethlehem Area School DistrictRenato M. Lajara, as assistant superintendent for Network 8 in Philadelphia School District oversees 15 schools and more than 8,000 students, will take over for Bethlehem Superintendent Jack P. Silva, who will retire June 30.
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State Sen. Jarrett Coleman, R-Lehigh/Bucks, introduced the bill in 2023 after a student brought a knife to Schnecksville Elementary School. Parents didn't learn of the incident until a week later. -
The three-story, 19,580-square-foot academic field house is expected to open its doors on the first day of the 2026-27 school year, officials said.
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The show runs at 7 p.m. today, Nov. 7, and at the same time Saturday in Emmaus High School’s auditorium. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.
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The winners, based on unofficial results, are Democratic candidates: Kimberly Jaramillo, Luis Melecio, Josh Rager and Chris Sykora — who ran together on a slate.
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Ambassador Vinay Kwatra spoke to a crowd of more than 130 people about the collaboration between India and the United States over the past decade on topics such as defense and AI.
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Unofficial results from Tuesday's election show four first-time school directors will join the board and serve for the next four years. One incumbent won a two-year term.
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There were several contested school board races in Lehigh and Northampton counties for Tuesday's general election. Here are the unofficial returns as reported by the counties.
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Wilson Area School District joined other members of the PSBA in sending a letter to state government urging them to pass a budget in order to get education funding to schools across the state.
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Easton Area School District has joined several other Lehigh Valley schools to withhold charter school payments until the state budget is resolved.
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The schools will select the books available in the vending machines to reflect student interests.
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The 21st Century program is to help students with academic support and art and music enrichment.
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The $3.75 million package deal includes one of the largest tracts of undeveloped land in South Side Bethlehem
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The middle schoolers took the photos at a three-week class at the Easton Area Community Center.
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Allentown saw almost 500 crashes where a pedestrian was hurt in the past five years, eight of which killed people. Federal funding is contributing $312,000 for a study to improve road safety.
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The program started with 60 students in 2019, but the numbers have fallen off in the wake of the pandemic.
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The school board will develop and vote on a new dress and grooming policy next for the 2023-24 school year.
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Take a look at stories throughout the week of which we are most proud, had a profound impact on readers or that you might want to look at again.
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Shapiro did not answer a question about whether he supports more Level Up money for the state's poorest school districts.
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Hundreds of Bethlehem students had history lessons Wednesday and Thursday at the city's Colonial Industrial Quarter along the Monocacy Creek.
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A behind-the-scenes look at the practice, dedication and emotion that went into the 2023 Spring Concert.
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Several Lehigh Valley high school performing arts students took home Freddy Awards at the ceremony held Thursday, May 25 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Easton.
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He is asking state lawmakers to approve $500 million to improve the emotional well-being of youth over the next five years
