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The Chestnut Ridge School District found out last month that US News recognized its senior-high ranking as 209th of 711 in the state and 4,956 of 17,857 nationally.

A NJ-based investment company led by office supply boss Moses Schwartz has acquired a 75-acre industrial office campus in Lancaster, PA, for $30 million. CBRE announced it arranged the sale of BURLE Business Park, a 1.2 million square-foot multi-tenant mixed use office and industrial park located at 1004 New Holland Avenue in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Schwartz’ Freehold-based Jersey Holdings plans to invest in “significant capital improvements” to the 75-acre campus, which was 90 percent ...

Parents in Pennsylvania could soon have the power to decide if they want their child to repeat a grade due to learning loss caused by the pandemic.

A third-grader in Tioga County participates in remote learning in April 2020. Emma Mead/Office of Governor Tom Wolf There’s no question that the pandemic exacerbated issues for many school districts, especially those that were underfunded to begin with.  Transitions to virtual learning were difficult for students, teachers, parents, and administrators alike, and the federal funding slated for school districts will be used to make up for lost instructional time. Of the $4.9 billion of federal...

amollenauer@altoonamirror.com Courtesy photo Second-grader Audreigh Holden-Lager, 8, participates in a hands-on STEM activity at Spring Cove Elementary School. Robotic bugs are creating a buzz in teaching young children STEM skills. Bee-Bots, small robots that teach children coding and computational thinking, are helping younger students practice addition and subtraction and other critical skills. Students have to plan out moves — forward, backward, left and right — required to move the Be...

Bucks County Courier Times In the latest milestone of its $100 million capital campaign, Doylestown Health recently celebrated the dedication of the new Clark Center for Critical Care Medicine with a ribbon-cutting event held at Doylestown Hospital.  The opening of Clark Critical Care will allow for the expansion of Doylestown Health’s intensivist program, led by pulmonologist Dr. Les Szekely, medical director of the Clark Center for Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Care at Doylestow...

Reply Learners join in a community workshop on tech tools in Southeastern Pennsylvania. (Chester County Intermediate Unit) DOWNINGTOWN, PA — A ten-day festival of learning returns after a challenging academic year, as Chester Countys Intermediate Unit brings drones, coding, farming, and STEAM events to help "remake learning" in May. In partnership with the PA SEED Ecosystem, southeastern Pennsylvania will host more than 30 events during this learning festival between May 6-16, 2021. These e...

Some parents and boosters in the Chestnut Ridge School District are asking school officials to consider upgrading the district’s athletic facilities. A group representing the Chestnut Ridge Touchdown Club football booster club briefly spoke to the district school board at its meeting Tuesday night about their hopes for larger weight room, as well as new facilities and turf for the football field. “We’re behind the times,” said Jamie Ickes, who spoke on behalf of the group. I...

Student claims staff tore his shoulder at Bushkill Township school for at-risk kids Updated 12:26 PM; Facebook Share A former student at Colonial Academy claims staff dragged him into the school’s “calming room,” where they slammed him into walls and furniture. The assault left Dillon Sajudin with a torn shoulder that required surgery to repair, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month in federal court. The lawsuit says Sajudin, of East Stroudsburg, was a sophomore at the school f...

Federal • The House voted 217-207 in favor of the Paycheck Fairness Act. U.S. Reps. Fred Keller, R-Kreamer, and Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, voted no. State • The House was out of session. County • Lycoming County commissioners voted 3-0 to approve a grant and monitoring agreement with Mansfield University for police training. Tony Mussare, Rick Mirabito, and Scott Metzger voted yes. School Districts • The Williamsport Area School Board approved Lisa Nible, 1404 Walnut St., to ...