Education
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Centre County Schools to Implement ‘Handle With Care’ Program for Students Who Experience Traumatic Events
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State College Area School District is working with other Centre County districts to implement a statewide program aimed at supporting students who experience traumatic events. The SCASD School Board on Monday night heard an overview of Handle With Care, an initiative supported by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office that allows police to send a confidential…
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Learning Never Retires at Penn State’s OLLI
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Brynn Rousselin discusses how OLLI at Penn State brings lifelong learners together through education, travel, and community engagement
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Pa. Passes $50.8B Budget That Sends More Money to Poorest Schools, Skips Difficult Policy Questions
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The plan also preserves the state’s nearly $8 billion rainy day fund by using off-budget “special” funds and accounting maneuvers.
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St. Joseph’s Student Shines in National FBLA Competition
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Public speaking began early for Connor Miller. And practice makes perfect, as he discovered last week at the National Future Business Leaders of America Conference in San Antonio.
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AstroFest Offers Stargazing and Astronomy Activities During Arts Festival
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The Penn State Eberly College of Science’s popular AstroFest returns for four nights of free astronomy activities and stargazing this week during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. The college’s Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics will welcome visitors to Davey Laboratory on Pollock Road from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. each night from Wednesday, July…
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Will Education Again Divide the Pa. Legislature This Budget Cycle? There Are Signs of Smoother Sailing
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Sticking points remain on overall funding and tax credits that fund alternatives to public schools, but one key member says a major impasse on education is unlikely.
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SCASD to Host Support Staff Job Fair
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The State College Area School District will hold a Support Staff Job Fair as it looks to fill numerous positions for the 2026-27 school year. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m on Wednesday, June 17, at the Panorama Village Administrative Center, 240 Villa Crest Drive. All community members with a…
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Paterno: Why It’s Time for College Governing Boards to Rethink Presidential Contracts
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In the news this week came another story highlighting some of the very real challenges facing higher education in the United States. The president of Michigan State University left the school for Clemson. On his way out he mentioned that tensions with the trustees were part of what drove him to leave the school after…
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State College School Board Approves 2026-27 Budget With Tax Increase
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The State College Area School Board on Monday adopted a final 2026-27 budget that includes a real estate tax increase. Representing a 1.85 mills increase, the 3.5% tax hike — which is the maximum allowable this year under the state’s Act 1 index — will bring the district’s millage rate to 52.9597, effective July 1.…
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First Amendment Rights at Center of Clash Between Pa. Schools and Students Over ICE Walkouts
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Pennsylvania students have a First Amendment right to protest ICE, but schools can discipline walkouts as they would any unexcused absence and not more harshly due to the political message.