WITF is happy to announce that Kenzo Veron is the top speller of the 2023 Central PA Spelling Bee. Kenzo Veron is an eighth grader at Lamberton Middle School in the Carlisle School District. His favorite book series is Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan. Continue reading on WITF
The state budget for 2022-2023 that was enacted in July included $5 million for bilingual trade schools in Lancaster, York, Lebanon and Reading. For a long time, the Spanish-American Civic Association (SACA) in Lancaster was trying to get the state to invest more in workforce development resources in these areas. Tec Centro — SACA’s trade … Read more
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. — A second strike was authorized in a Central Pennsylvania school district this week. Greencastle-Antrim educators voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to authorize a strike if the negotiating team deems it necessary, as long as a 48-hour notice is given. Continue reading on FOX43
NEW OXFORD, Pa., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Lincoln Intermediate Unity (LIU) 12 has tapped Proactive MD, the transformative and rapidly-growing advanced primary care provider, to serve more than 2,800 educators in South Central Pennsylvania. With extensive experience serving school districts across the country, Proactive MD will take LIU12’s healthcare to a whole new level with two new Health Centers … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) is entering the next phase of its redesign after merging multiple universities. The 14-state university system received a 16% increase in funding from the state, now receiving $552 million plus $125 million in one-time federal economic recovery funds after years of what they … Read more
With costs for higher education continuing to climb at many colleges and universities, the future may be daunting for many promising young people. The First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania (FCFP) works to create scholarship funds that will benefit graduating seniors and non-traditional students. Endowed scholarship funds at the Community Foundation are created by gifts … Read more
With the new school year fast approaching and the COVID-10 pandemic still hanging around, school districts are finalizing their preparations to ensure a safe return to in-person, five-day-a-week instruction. Many have taken steps to improve their school ventilation systems in recent weeks and months. They have or are re-supplying their buildings with disinfectant wipes and … Read more
The American Lung Association awarded Lock Haven University’s Health Science Club a $3,000 grant to implement the acclaimed, evidence-based Freedom From Smoking (FFS) program. The in-person, seven-week program will run from March 16 through May 1, 2020. Each session is designed to help tobacco users quit smoking by gaining control over their behavior. While the program is … Read more
Standing 5-foot-11 and weighing 207 pounds, Robert Martin III was unfazed at 18 second graders all using their “outside voices” inside the classroom. He patiently listened to the children discuss their next activity, their voices rising in crescendo over the next minute. As they gathered their tools — pens, pencils, binders, and paper — they … Read more