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The General McLane graduate, who moved to Edinboro from Pakistan, believes there's a hopeful story in America, with opportunity for its economics and environment.
Students who lost ground in school during the COVID-19 pandemic may soon be allowed to repeat the current academic year even if they've met the requirements to advance a grade level or graduate. Senate Bill 664, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Centre, also would allow special education students who are set to "age out" of school by turning 21 before the start of the 2021-22 academic year to access an additional year of educational services. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Education Committee voted 24-1 to advance the bill to a full vote in t...
School directors launched a new superintendent search last month. The pandemic did more than delay the hiring of a new superintendent. It also changed what the district is looking for in its next leader, General McLane School Board President Carrie Crow said. "A lot of our questions need to change. Everything we asked before was about finding someone to handle business as usual. We've since learned that there is no such thing as business as usual anymore," Crow said. "It's a different world than it was a year ago," she said. The district so far has received nine "very strong" applications...
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to clarify Millcreek School Board's position on renovation funding and has been updated to include the latest school district votes on the Erie County Technical School renovations resolution. The Millcreek Township School District is standing alone in its fight to change the way that local school districts pay for improvements to the Erie County Technical School. Ten of the 11 Erie County school districts that send students to the technical school have voted to move forward with the school's planned $27,775,000 renovation project and to pay their...