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pray@altoonamirror.com Programs to help inmates at the Blair County Prison prepare for release have been nonexistent for the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that is beginning to change, according to a deputy warden who addressed the Prison Board on Thursday. Jay B. Whitsel said several programs that ceased when the county commissioners implemented COVID-19 restrictions February and March 2020 are once again starting up. The effort began in late February when Intermediate Unit 8 ...

Department of Education Announces $10.8 Million to Expand STEM and Computer Science in Schools 04/13/2021 Harrisburg, PA - Continuing the rollout of his groundbreaking PAsmart initiative, Governor Tom Wolf announced $10.8 million in PAsmart Advancing Grants to expand access to computer science and STEM education for Pennsylvania learners. Combined with PAsmart Targeted Grants announced in 2020, the Wolf administration has awarded nearly $20 million to bolster STEM and computer science (CS) in s...

6.5 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERY ADULT is now eligible for vaccination. Learn more. 6.5 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERY ADULT is eligible for vaccination starting April 13. Learn more. × April 13, 2021 Continuing the rollout of his groundbreaking PAsmart initiative, Governor Tom Wolf announced $10.8 million in PAsmart Advancing Grants to expand access to computer science and STEM education for Pennsylvania...

Staff Writer Photo Provided Ritchie Elementary School students Megan Wheeler, left, and Ja’liyah Dunn-Allen work on a robotics project given them by teacher Gina Pollard. WHEELING — Some students at Ritchie Elementary School made a grab for robotics last week. Fifth grade students were tasked with constructing robo hands from the materials in a kit they were provided, then working with classmate partners to build an arm that would reach out and grab a bolt 10 inches away and bring it bac...

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries Highlights Statewide Literacy Initiatives 04/09/2021 Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) is continuing to raise awareness on the importance of literacy through National Library Week. “Libraries remain community anchor institutions that play a critical role in supporting education, families, and literacy,” said Glenn R. Miller, Deputy Secretary for the Office of Commonwealth Libraries....

pcrossley@sungazette.com Over a four day period recently, over 1,800 educators in Intermediate Unit 17’s region received vaccinations for COVID-19, according to Dr. Christina Steinbacher-Reed, executive director of the intermediate unit. As part of a statewide initiative, intermediate units were tasked by the governor to play a central role in providing an opportunity for the vaccinations. “As part of these statewide efforts, Intermediate Unit 17 partnered with local districts to vaccinat...

Now, for the uncertain news.  The county wants to open a site planned at the St. Lukes Quakertown Campus, and a sixth site soon in Central or Lower Bucks to offer at least 15,000 vaccinations a week. The county also wants to meet Gov. Wolfs ambitious plan of scheduling all 1A vaccine appointments by March 28.  But without enough vaccine or a predictable flow, it simply cannot, county leaders said Monday.  "Like the governor, we share the frustrations of residents who have waited many weeks ...

COVID in Pa.: 6,500 teachers vaccinated as state initiative begins; all of Phase 1A should have access by month’s end; 3K new cases, 40 deaths reported | Coronavirus and COVID vaccine updates (03/12/21) Updated Mar 12, 2021; Facebook Share State officials on Friday announced that 6,500 teachers have been vaccinated under the education initiative that began this week. After that is complete, further efforts will target essential workers. The initiatives will supplement Pennsylvania’s ongoin...

The vaccinations are part of a special initiative to provide single-dose vaccines to educators, the Wolf administration said in a progress report issued Friday.

amollenauer@altoonamirror.com Building principals gave Tyrone Area School Board members an upbeat report Tuesday on students’ return full time to classes last week. Elementary Principal Kristin Musselman said she and her staff are “pleasantly surprised” with students’ performances on mid-year assessments, saying they did “very well,” given the circumstances of an atypical school year due to COVID-19. She added that parents “were really receptive” to last month’s parent-teache...