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Lancer The Goldendoodle Is The Newest Emotional Support Dog For Deer Lakes School District

A local school district has a new emotional support dog. Lancer, an 8-month-old Goldendoodle, is now with the Deer Lakes School District… More

Community volunteers distributing meals

Superintendent Dr. Mark Leidy and community volunteers distributed meals this morning to families of Mechanicsburg Area School District during the COVID-19 pandemic… More

Social distancing with sports conditioning at Honesdale High School

Athletes in our area are finding ways to stay in shape hoping their seasons will be able to resume in short order… More

Carlisle teachers and staff post videos to reconnect with students

Sherry Mann must have figured her students were feeling cooped up by circumstances beyond their control. So she went to the experts — her trio of backyard hens — to turn a social disconnect into a teachable moment on what it’s like to raise chickens… More

Local teachers parade through neighborhoods for students during school closure amid COVID-19

With all K-12 schools in Pennsylvania closed due to the spread of COVID-19, plenty of students are missing their teachers… More

KCSD Shares Advice to Assist Families to Guide Students through the Battle Against COVID-19

The Keystone School District shared a link on their Twitter feed to the video below that can offer a perspective for students that may help them understand the current unprecedented situation our society is facing… More

With coronavirus closing school buildings in Berks County, districts keep the learning going

Officials at Conrad Weiser, like many other school districts across Berks County, are making efforts to provide at-home learning opportunities for students during the coronavirus shutdown, however long it may last… More

From reading wars to virtual museum tours, kids are still learning despite the coronavirus shutdown

In lieu of mandatory work during the temporary school shutdown, schools across Lancaster County are providing fun, voluntary challenges to stay connected with families and provide enrichment activities to help students stay engaged in learning… More

How Lehigh Valley school districts are making sure kids don’t go hungry

More than 30,000 children in the Lehigh Valley don’t have access to plentiful, healthy food each day. Many local educators’ minds first went to those kids — the ones whose only meal all day might be a school lunch — when Pennsylvania Gov… More

Businesses, volunteers serving lunches to kids stranded by shutdown ‘as long as school is out’

Slowly but surely, one child turned to several under a pavilion Tuesday at Johnstown's Coopersdale Homes as John Kovac and Dave Trotz set up meals and served them with smiles. The youngsters were at home with schools closed during the coronavirus… More