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Cursive handwriting must be taught in grades 3-5 at N.J. schools
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (412+ words) Break out the No. 2 pencils, kids. Cursive handwriting, long mourned as a lost art, is coming back to New Jersey schools thanks to one of Gov. Phil Murphy's final acts. A state law signed Monday mandates cursive instruction in grades…...
Could icy roads delay the start of your school Tuesday morning? Check here
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (265+ words) Snow fell across central Pennsylvania on Saturday and Sunday, and snow squalls hit sections of the state north of the turnpike on Monday. Meanwhile, temperatures barely got out of the 20s and are forecast to fall into the single digits on…...
High school seniors can apply now for 2026 Best and Brightest award
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (274+ words) High school seniors are invited to apply online for the 2026 Best and Brightest award, offered by PA Media Group. The award honors high school seniors who represent the potential of their class. This is the 34th year for the program that…...
‘Photoshopped’ pictures of teachers sent to central Pa. students: police
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (110+ words) Pennsylvania State Police in Perry County last month launched an investigation after digitally altered pictures of teachers were sent to multiple students. The state police report listed the incident location on Shermans Valley Road, where West Perry Middle School and…...
Greenwood agriculture teacher reaps national award
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (588+ words) Michael Clark, an agriculture teacher at Greenwood High School, has been named the National Association of Agricultural Educators Outstanding Agriculture Education Teacher of the Year, earning one of the highest honors in the profession. Clark received the national award Dec....
Families didn’t abandon their school districts—school districts abandoned them | Opinion
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (619+ words) PennLive's "Virtual Dominance" series purports to explain Commonwealth Charter Academy's (CCA) growth. It treats that growth as inherently suspect and then works backward to try to justify that assumption. If CCA "upended" public education in Pennsylvania, it's only because families…...
West Perry School Board hits pause button on project
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (497+ words) The West Perry School Board has paused its capital improvement project in the schematic design phase after receiving revised cost estimates from EI Associates. The projected cost of Option 4, which would replace West Perry's three elementary schools with a new…...
Pa. politicians think they’ve found an education ‘miracle’ in a surprising place
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (705+ words) Pennsylvania lawmakers are looking to an unlikely role model to improve literacy rates in the commonwealth: Mississippi. For the past several years, the state of Mississippi has been recognized by educational leaders for the unusual success it has had helping…...
Potential for icy roads Thursday morning: Check here on school delays and closings
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (279+ words) The National Weather Service (NWS) in State College has issued a hazardous weather outlook for today and tonight across much of central Pennsylvania. The alert notes that "rain mixing with or changing to snow along with plummeting temperatures below freezing…...
Pa.’s largest cyber school changed education: Here’s what PennLive learned
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1101+ words) Editor's note: This is the final piece in the series titled "Virtual Dominance: How a cyber charter school has upended K-12 education in Pa." The series looked at the causes and consequences of the unprecedented growth of Commonwealth Charter Academy, Pa....