Education
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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…
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Two Centre County School Districts to Operate on 2-Hour Delay Thursday and Friday
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Students in two Centre County school districts will have delayed starts for the remainder of the week as extreme cold temperatures persist throughout the area. State College and Philipsburg-Osceola school districts announced on Wednesday that they will have two-hour delays Thursday and Friday because of the cold weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service…
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2 Centre County School Districts Announce Delays for Wednesday
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Some Centre County schools will have a delayed start on Wednesday because of continuing frigid temperatures. State College and Philipsburg-Osceola school districts on Tuesday night both announced two-hour delays for Wednesday. Centre County is under a cold weather advisory through 10 a.m. on Wednesday, with temperatures dropping near zero overnight and wind chill values as…
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Centre County Schools Operating on 2-Hour Delays for Tuesday
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The winter storm that brought about a foot of snow to much of Centre County on Sunday is continuing to cause disruptions. State College, Bald Eagle, Bellefonte, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola school districts will be operating on two-hour delays on Tuesday, each district announced late Monday afternoon. Keystone Central School District, which includes a portion…
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Penn State Cancels Classes, Centre County Schools to Be Closed on Monday
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Penn State’s University Park campus and all Centre County school districts will be closed on Monday because of the major winter storm blanketing the area. The university has canceled classes, activity and most work from 5 a.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Tuesday. Only employees designated as performing essential services should report during that time. In-person…
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Trump Administration Drops Legal Appeal Over Anti-DEI Funding Threat to Schools and Colleges
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colleges. The Education Department, in a court filing Wednesday, moved to dismiss its appeal. It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that…
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State College School Board Appoints New Member to Fill Vacancy
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The State College Area School Board on Tuesday night selected a new interim member to serve a two-year term. Robb Lauzon, a district parent and an assistant professor of communication at Juniata College, received five votes to serve the remainder of former school board member Gretchen Brandt’s elected term ending in December 2027. Brandt stepped…
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SCASD to Begin Accepting Applications for School Board Vacancy
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The State College Area School Board will begin 2026 looking to fill a vacancy after one of its members was elected to a different office. The board on Monday officially accepted the resignation of Gretchen Brandt effective Jan. 5. Brandt is departing the board after winning election to College Township Council in November. Residents 18…
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State College School Board Reviews Final Plans for New Park Forest Middle School
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The State College Area School Board on Monday reviewed final plans for the new Park Forest Middle School as the project moves closer to construction. The district plans to construct the new 270,000-square-foot, three-story building on Little Lion Drive in Patton Township at an estimated cost of between $128 million and $137 million. It will…
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SCASD Anticipating Summer Start for Construction of New Park Forest Middle School
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State College Area School District is moving closer to the start of construction on the new Park Forest Middle School, though it will be a couple months later than originally expected. The current timeline for the new 270,000-square-foot building on Little Lion Drive in Patton Township anticipates construction bidding will now take place in February…