Education
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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 bids for three components of the work totaling $885,357. Another related project estimated to cost $245,000 will go out to bid later this month, according…
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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 prestigious of its kind. Connor Hill, a 17-year-old Delta High School senior, took the top honor and its accompanying $250,000 prize for his discrete geometry…
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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 said the terms of the contract were no longer viable due to federal policy changes. The school board voted unanimously to approve the termination agreement…
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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 on the success of the Centre County 4-H Robotics Club over the last decade, according to the organization. After starting out with one team, the…
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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 will have a two-hour delay because of anticipated sub-zero temperatures in the morning, the district wrote in a message to families. The National Weather Service…
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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 estimated to cost up to $152 million. The district plans to construct the new 270,000-square-foot, three-story building on Little Lion Drive in Patton Township. It…
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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 a bit over $26,800 per student. Except, the district won’t educate 7,600 students with that money. In that number are around 350 charter school students,…
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Young Storytellers Invited to Enter Centre County Library Contest
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Some of the best storytellers start early. Jerry Pinkney, the acclaimed author and illustrator of more than 100 children’s books, started drawing as a child in Philadelphia. New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas wrote the first version of “Throne of Glass” at just 16. Closer to home, Doug Sweetland—supervising animator of Pixar’s Cars—created…