Education
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Letters: Support for Barlow, Black for State College School Board
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Jesse Barlow is an outstanding candidate for State College School Board. As a parent of two SCASD-educated kids who has lived in the area for more than 40 years, he knows our community and our schools. He has fine leadership and listening skills developed in part during his eight-year stint on the State College Borough…
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SCASD Board Reviews Initial Designs, Updated Cost Estimate for New Park Forest Middle School
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The State College Area School Board on Monday heard an updated cost estimate and got a look at tentative designs for the planned new Park Forest Middle School. Current estimated costs for the 270,000-square-foot building on Little Lion Drive are $127.9 million to $136.9 million including site work, construction, escalation estimates, soft costs and contingencies,…
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U.S. Government Expands Grounds for Canceling International Students’ Legal Status
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is expanding the reasons international students can be stripped of their legal status in the U.S., where thousands have come under scrutiny in a Trump administration crackdown that has left many afraid of being deported. Attorneys for international students say the new reasons allow for quicker deportations and serve to justify…
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Costly Cyber Charter Tuition Is Consuming Tens of Millions of New State Dollars for Poor Pa. Schools
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When underfunded Pa. school districts got extra money last year, dozens put it toward charter school burdens that one district called “ridiculous.”
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Bellefonte School Board Appoints New Member
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The Bellefonte Area School Board this week appointed a new member to fill a vacancy. Holly Hopkins was selected on Tuesday from among five candidates who applied to serve the remainder of the term vacated by Jack Bechdel II. Bechdel resigned on April 4 after being arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. A Pleasant Gap…
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State High Parents, Students Advocate for Increased Security, Mental Health Resources After Planned Attack
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A group of about 50 parents and students met with State College Area School Board members on Wednesday evening to express their concerns with the security at State High following the arrest of a man accused of plotting a mass shooting at the school. Braeden Phillips, 20, was taken into custody by State College police…
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State High Junior Makes History With Election to Key Club Pa. Leadership Role
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Heidi Egerer was recently elected Pennsylvania District Governor of Key Club International, becoming the first ever State College Area High School student to do so since the Pennsylvania District’s founding in 1947.
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State High Returns to ‘Normal Arrival Protocols,’ Ending Daily Use of Metal Detectors
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State College Area High School returned to what the district’s superintendent described as “normal arrival protocols” on Tuesday, just over a week after it began using metal detectors at entrances following the arrest of a man accused of plotting a mass shooting at the school. The decision to end the daily use of portable metal…
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Primary Election 2025: A Complete Guide to the Candidates for State College School Board
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Democrats and Republicans will see the same seven candidates for State College school on their primary ballots.
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State College Students Win PennDOT Regional Innovations Challenge
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Kali Nicolas and Maya Toyokawa developed a modern solution to address a persistent safety issue: encouraging seat belt use among drivers and passengers.