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ASD directors receive update on '24-'25 budget
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Allentown School District Board of Directors received an update on the proposed 2024-25 budget during Thursday night's finance committee meeting at the administration building. Interim Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Cuff said "there has been little movement in Harrisburg" related to funding changes for the district,...
Dieruff High School graduation 2024 (PHOTOS)
Family and friends gathered at the PPL Center to see their seniors graduate Tuesday night from Dieruff High School. Freelance photographer Chris Shipley was there to capture a few of the students on their big day. Lehighvalleylive.com will send photographers to graduations throughout the Lehigh Valley and Warren County this...
ASD to upgrade cafeteria equipment thanks to $10K grant
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Some kids in the Allentown School District will have more meal options next year thanks to a grant. The district announced it is receiving $10,500 through the non-profit School Nutrition Foundation (SNF). The money will allow ASD to get new kitchen and cafeteria equipment, including insulated transport...
Lafayette hopes items left behind by students will benefit the West Ward
When college students move out of their dorms and apartments at the end of the school year, they often leave things behind. Lafayette College’s Office of Sustainability is making sure these items don’t go to waste — and benefit the West Ward community. If you purchase a...
Former Easton Area High School teacher’s lawsuit says student threatened to ‘lynch’ her
A former Easton Area High School teacher says she was forced to leave her job after 24 years because the school district failed to protect her from a “threatening student.”. The discrimination lawsuit filed Friday in federal court says the student used the “n-word” against Melanie Wilson as she...
Best of Lehigh Valley graduations 2024 | PHOTOS
Students across the Lehigh Valley got their chance to walk across the stage at their high school and college graduations and begin their futures. Below are some of the best photos we captured this graduation season.
Quakertown Teachers Lock In Improved Contract | WDIY Local News
After several months of negotiations, the Quakertown Community School District (QCSD) and the Quakertown Community Education Association (QCEA) reached an agreement on a new contract for district staff. A press release from the district announced that the contract was ratified during a special meeting at the end of May. District...
EASD directors receive budget update as deadline for vote nears
EASTON, Pa. – The Easton Area School District Board of Directors received an update on the proposed 2024-25 budget Tuesday night at the administration building. Superintendent Tracy Piazza said 60 positions will not be replaced through attrition in next year's budget. "The majority of those positions are from our...
Easton area daycare may soon close
FORKS TWP., Pa. -- The future of a Northampton County daycare center is up in the air. The Learning Locomotion's Forks Township location may soon have to find a new space or close. The daycare currently leases space from the Career Institute of Technology (CIT) on Kesslersville Road. CIT's board...
'Grow Your Own Educators': Local lawmaker pushes bill to recruit teachers
One local lawmaker is pushing for a new program that takes aim at Pennsylvania's teacher shortage. State Rep. Mike Schlossberg has a bill that would create a "grow your own educators" program. The legislation allocates $10 million for non-profits, colleges, and education associations to use to recruit high school students...
Easton to honor latest additions to Wall of Fame on Friday
Easton Area High School will welcome eight new members to its Wall of Fame this week. The Red Rovers will hold their ninth annual Wall of Fame Banquet at Llantrisant Event Venue in Tatamy 5:30 p.m. Friday. New additions to the Wall include Jon Broscious (Class of 1954, football and...
PIAA Class 3A final another step on Shaler boys volleyball’s long road to the top
Light clapping turned to loud chants as the match wore on. Shaler’s top-ranked boys volleyball team was mowing down yet another opponent, making the 100-mile drive east to Altoona High School well worth the time for a dedicated posse of mainly white shirt-clad Titans fans. This was not North...
Easton Area School District plans to cut 60 jobs through attrition, superintendent says
The Easton Area School District will cut 60 jobs through attrition to try to balance the 2024-25 budget, according to the superintendent. Superintendent Tracy Piazza said the district won’t replace 40 paraprofessionals who retired or quit over the course of the past school year. She previously said the district wouldn’t replace 20 vacancies left by departing teachers and “Act 93″ employees, a group that includes administrators and maintenance workers.
Parkland sweeps Central York in PIAA boys' volleyball semifinals
It's never easy to reach a state final. Especially when a team has to get through the defending champion. Central York learned that the hard way on Tuesday night at Cocalico High School. The undefeated Panthers, ranked No. 2 in the state going into the Class 3A semifinal, never found their groove against No....
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