Education
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SCASD Briefly Extending School Days to Make Up for Snow Closures
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State College Area schools will add time to each school day for the remainder of the spring to make up for snow closures, instead of extending the academic calendar in […]
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Centre County Schools Prepared for State’s Cursive Mandate
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Pennsylvania students will soon be spending more time putting pen to paper.
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SCASD Planning $1.1M in Updates for State High Natatorium
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State College Area School District is planning more than $1.1 million in replacements and upgrades for aging systems at the high school’s natatorium. The school board on Monday unanimously approved […]
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State College Student Wins 1st Place, and a $250K Prize, in National Math and Science Competition
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A State College Area School District student won first place on Tuesday night in a national math and science competition for high school seniors billed as the oldest and most […]
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Demand for Student Teacher Stipends Outstrips Supply as Shapiro Proposes Boosting Program
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Still, experts say teacher turnover remains a major issue across Pennsylvania, especially in lower-wealth urban and rural districts.
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SCASD Becomes First to OK Termination of Long-Planned Solar Power Purchase Agreement
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State College Area School District on Monday became the first of 10 Centre County governmental entities to authorize the termination of a long-planned solar power purchase project after the developer […]
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New Centre County Nonprofit Aims to Meet Growing Demand for Youth Robotics and STEM Education
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A new nonprofit organization is working to meet the growing demand for youth robotics and other science, technology, engineering and math extracurricular programs in Centre County. CentreSTEM plans to build […]
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Four Centre County School Districts on 2-Hour Delays Monday
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Updated 6:11 a.m. Feb. 9. State College, Bellefonte Philipsburg and Bald Eagle school districts will operate on delays on Monday, but for different reasons. State College, Bellefonte and Philipsbug schools […]
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State College School Board Approves Final Design, Hears Budget Update for New Park Forest Middle School
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State College Area School District’s planning for a new Park Forest Middle School moved forward on Monday night with board approval of final designs for a project that is now […]
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Hook: SCASD Should Rein in Tax Increases, Get Voter Buy-In
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According to their budget for 2025-2026, the State College Area School District expects to receive $204 million from local and state sources to educate approximately 7,600 students. That equates to […]