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BEAVER — Knowledge is power, and a Beaver County group is hoping to use that power to make education more equitable.  The Quality Education Council of the Beaver County Partnership for Community and Economic Growth on Monday received $175,000 in grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Grable Foundation to continue the third phase of its Future of Education in Beaver County Public Schools Feasibility Study.  The third phase of the multi-year study will involve a team from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Research and Reform in Education. It will focus on explo...

Area business leaders and personalities are encouraging southwestern Pennsylvanians to take the threat of COVID-19 seriously this holiday season.  The Allegheny Conference on Community Development and regional businesses on Friday launched the “Proud to Protect Pittsburgh” public service campaign — a call for Pittsburghers and nearby county residents to protect each other and the economy amid coronavirus surges.  At the campaign’s center is an appeal from high-profile Pittsburghers and Beaver Countians to take pride in protecting the community and addressing recent spikes in COVID-...