18 May 2021 The Penny Hoarder
We’re living longer than ever before, and doing so in better health. So what can you do when you retire and want to keep your mind sharp or need to gain additional skills to stay competitive at work?
For many, the answer is to go back to school. But tuition can be prohibitively expensive.
At the same time, schools want their classrooms to be full of engaged students, regardless of age. In the interest of continuing education, many colleges and universities offer reduced or free college tuition to senior citizens, including older veterans. That typically means adults 60 and up, although the rules vary.
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QNB Bank recently donated $40,000 to local education organizations through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit program. The program awards tax credits to businesses for contributions to educational improvement organizations. Since 2017, QNB has donated $192,750 through the EITC program.
For 2021, QNB donated to the following 17 organizations: Allentown School District Foundation; Allentown Symphony Association; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County; Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lehigh Valley; Minsi Trails Council of Boy Scouts of America; Bucks County Community College Foundation; Camelot for Children; Centennial Education Foundation; Communities in Schools of the Lehigh Valley; Flint Hill Farm Educational Center; Lansdale Library Association; Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation; North Penn School District Educational Foundation; Touchstone Theatre; Upper Perkiomen Education Foundation; Valle
Central Bucks School District has eased masking rules for students at recess and physical education classes with more changes to come at the end of the month.
The school board approved several changes in its health and safety plan Tuesday in response to news that the state would be lifting most coronavirus restrictions at the end of May.
The immediate changes made in consultation with district and county health officials allows students to be maskless outdoors as long as they remain at least six feet apart from one another.
A student under a modified quarantine, a temporary restriction usually issued when a person is potentially exposed to the virus but shows no symptoms, would still be required to wear a mask at all times.