Education
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Local Historia: Education in the 1800s
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Early Centre County schoolhouses featured “tyrannical, illiterate” teachers, historian John Blair Linn wrote.
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Penn State Now Offering American Sign Language Minor
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Penn State’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is now offering the option to study American Sign Language (ASL) as a minor for undergraduate students. The minor, which is open to all undergrads, aims to offer students interested in pursuing careers within education, business, social services, healthcare, communications and linguistics the opportunity to become proficient…
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Eyes on the Road, Hearts With the Kids
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Bus drivers make every mile a memory for Centre County schoolchildren.
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State College Area High School Ranked Among Top 40 in Pa. by U.S. News & World Report
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Four of Centre County’s five public high schools improved their statewide standing in the U.S News & World Report 2025-2026 Best High Schools rankings released this week. The annual rankings of 18,000 public high schools are based on performance indicators including student achievement on state-required assessments, graduation rates and college readiness measures such as participation…
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SCASD Board Approves New 5-Year Contract for School Security Services
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The State College Area School Board on Monday approved a new contract with a security services firm to continue providing hourly security officers for several schools and other district needs. Board members voted 8-0 in favor of the five-year agreement with Standing Stone Consulting, Inc. to provide 89 guard hours per day at the high…
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Youth in Action: 4-H Programs Power the Grange Fair Spirit
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From youth exhibition buildings filled with handmade projects like tie-dye and sewing, to barns brimming with livestock, the fair provides a platform for young people to showcase months of their hard work.
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How to Get Kids Back on a Sleep Schedule for the School Year
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A good night’s sleep helps students stay focused and attentive in class. Experts say it’s worth easing kids back into a routine with the start of a new school year.
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Open House Offers Older Adults a Chance to Explore OLLI at Penn State
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An upcoming free event will allow community members age 50 and older to explore what the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Penn State has to offer. OLLI University Park will host an open house on from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at the Outreach Innovation Building, 100 Innovation Drive, State College. Light…
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Centre County Family Among Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Against PIAA Over Parochial Student Participation in Public School Sports
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A State College area family is among the plaintiffs in a new lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association claiming that its policies unlawfully prevent parochial school students from participating in public school sports. The family and the Centre County-based Religious Rights Foundation of PA — who recently settled a similar lawsuit against the State…
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As SCASD’s Delta Becomes Its Own Schools, Initiatives Aim to Increase Visibility
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State College Area School District’s Delta Program will become its own middle and high schools starting this fall, and two initiatives are aiming to increase its visibility within the district and broader community. New branding for the schools was presented at the school board’s July 21 first meeting. The board also heard about plans to…