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Millions of Americans now turn to social media for news, at least sometimes, and it’s clear that much of the “news” that they consume is not journalis...

BELLEFONTE — U.S. Representatives Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., and Jim Langevin, D-R.I., co-chairs of the Congressional Career and Technical Education ...

SLIPPERY ROCK — The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) joined Slippery Rock University and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency...

WASHINGTON — It’s been seven years since laws passed to forbid school districts from “passing the trash” — allowing educators accused of sexual miscon...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Financial reviews of school systems released by the state auditor general’s office last month revealed fairly typical yet important...

This year’s standardized test scores for public school students came with the usual caveats from the state Department of Education to not consider the...

In recent days the U.S. Justice Department has taken positions that have disappointed Democrats and others because they defend legal arguments that th...

HARRISBURG — Rep. Martin Causer’s (R-Turtlepoint) legislation to support the state’s forestry industry has been signed into law. Act 14 of 2021 will e...

Pennsylvania public schools will be allowed to postpone standardized testing of students until fall. Acting Education Secretary Noe Ortega made the an...

Pennsylvania System of State Assessments and Keystone Exams will be administered this year but state education department officials say they are looki...

If cases of COVID-19 keep rising, Bradford Area School District will revert to online learning, cautioned Superintendent Katy Pude in a video on the d...

Limited in-person interactions due to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many challenges for many professions. This is especially true in regards to man...

HARRISBURG — The Department of Education on Friday reminded school districts that the federal court ruling issued earlier this week is not a blanket e...

PORT ALLEGANY — The S.W. Smith Memorial Public Library has announced additional operating hours and provided an update on what services are currently ...

The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association will be meeting with Governor Tom Wolf’s staff to discuss the ongoing situation regarding fall s...

The PIAA voted on Friday to delay the start of the fall sports season two weeks in order for its Board of Directors to have further discussion with Go...

All Pennsylvania counties will be out of the red phase by June 5. “Today, the first Pennsylvania counties moved into the green phase,” Gov. Tom Wolf s...

Continuing his efforts to protect the health and safety of students and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Tom Wolf today announced that a...

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced Thursday the cancellation of all PSSA testing and Keystone exams for the 2019-20...

Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced that all K-12 Pennsylvania schools will be closed for 10 business days effective Monday, March 16. The administrati...