education

Shoes for the holidays
Local News
KATE DAY SAGER kates_th@yahoo.com 
Dec 30, 2020
OLEAN, N.Y. — When Blaze Maholic was given an assignment at school to conduct a school project of any kind for the year, the 15-year-old decided he wa...
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Miguel Cardona a strong pick
Opinion, Сolumns
Dec 29, 2020
In an open letter to educators two weeks ago, Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona addressed the challenge of opening schools in the midd...
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Curb standardized testing
Opinion, Сolumns
ANDREA GABOR, Tribune News Service 
Dec 28, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for education secretary, Miguel Cardona, will face a host of pandemic-related challenges that have disproportionat...
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Student news
Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
Dec 26, 2020
TAMPA, Fla. — Samantha Newton of Smethport, Pa., graduated from The University of Tampa on Dec. 5. Newton graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of...
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St. Marys to continue remote learning
Local News
JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Dec 26, 2020
St. Marys School District has opted to extend remote learning due to COVID-19 case counts in Elk County. Information shared via social media wished st...
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JCC to reopen Jan. 4
Bradford, Coronavirus, Local News, ...
Dec 24, 2020
OLEAN, NY — Jamestown Community College will reopen Jan. 4, 2021 on a remote operations basis for enrollment and support services, as the college will...
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Student news
Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
Dec 18, 2020
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford graduated 57 students at the end of the fall term. December graduates were recognized with an online celebrat...
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Student news
Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
Dec 11, 2020
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Gabriel Benedetto Kear of St. Marys, Pa., was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Clarkson University for achieving a mi...
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Fretz students help others with passion projects
Local News, Online Features
CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Dec 11, 2020
When Tina Slaven, principal of Floyd C. Fretz Middle School, came to Aimee Emerson, librarian, to develop a 7th grade library course, she wanted to de...
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Emporium’s Phillips using business skills at WVU
Bradford, College Sports, High School, ...
NATE STEIS Special to The Era 
Dec 10, 2020
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Emporium native and 2019 Slippery Rock University graduate Ruth Phillips has had a lifelong love for helping others along with at...
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London to retire as Smethport superintendent
Local News
FRAN DE LANCEY frdelancey@gmail.com 
Dec 10, 2020
SMETHPORT — Smethport Area School District Superintendent David London plans to retire next summer. The school board accepted his letter of resignatio...
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JCC students to learn remotely
Local News
Marcie 
Dec 10, 2020
OLEAN, N.Y. — To maintain low levels of COVID-19 at Jamestown Community College, all operations will move to a remote format from Dec. 9 through Dec. ...
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RTS for Dec 10
Bradford, News, Round the Square
Dec 10, 2020
FIRE/COVID SAFETY: The Wolf Administration shared Home Heating Tips, considering the fact that this time of year is when we need to think about furnac...
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