4+ week, 1+ day ago  (545+ words) WEST NORRITON " Norristown Area School District school board members will soon vote to advertise a package of requests for proposals as plans to renovate the high school progress. The operations and facilities recommendations related to the multimillion-dollar construction project at…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (891+ words) WEST NORRITON " The Norristown Area School District has rolled out an updated technology policy implementing more stringent guidelines surrounding the use of electronic devices. "This update was done with a simple goal: to reduce distractions, protect student privacy and to…...

4+ day, 51+ min ago  (598+ words) By MARGERY A. BECK and SAHAR AKBARZAI The group's endorsement by Republican governors " at least eight so far " has stirred debate about free speech in America's schools, with critics arguing many of the same conservative leaders have sought to silence others…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (617+ words) The decision for now vacates a lower court judge's temporary'blocks'on the law. Iowa asked the U. S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn both decisions, which a three-judge panel did Monday. The cases will continue in the district court while the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (429+ words) FORT WASHINGTON " Concerns over the fate of funding for an Upper Dublin School District after-school program brought community members out to a recent school board meeting. Attendees reported standing room only as dozens of area residents, educators and former students…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (296+ words) The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education is in opposition to the recommendation for closure of the Lankenau site along with incorporation into WB Saul. In 1973, the Schuylkill Center sold a 17-acre piece of our land for educational use'which became the…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (389+ words) AMBLER " Siddhesh Ganesh, an eighth-grade student from Indian Valley Middle School, has been crowned the champion of the Scripps Bucks-Mont regional spelling bee " besting competitors from Bucks and Montgomery County schools. Held at Wissahickon High School on March 14, the competition…...

1+ mon, 14+ hour ago  (559+ words) ROYERSFORD " The Spring-Ford School Board will vote Monday on a $103 million multi-year capital plan recommended by the administration which would, among other things, result of the closing of the 8th Grade Center building in Royersford by 2030. Scanlon presented the 10-year plan…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1104+ words) NORRISTOWN " Norristown Area School District parents have made an impassioned request to school board members, asking for more reading specialists and after-school programming. Parents are seeking to designate $1 million in funding in the school district's budget for reading specialists at…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (446+ words) Soon, students will be counting down the days until school is out for the summer. Many students need support to develop skills throughout the summer that were not mastered during the school year. RSVP Volunteers provides year-round support for students…...