Press barred from George W. Bush talk on democracy at Lehigh
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Lehigh University is hosting former President George W. Bush for a talk on democracy Thursday evening, with journalists barred from the room...
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By Adrian Stone
Shapiro signs bell-to-bell phone ban for Pa. schools, with policies due by 2027-28
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a law Monday requiring every Pennsylvania school to ban student cell phone use for the entire school day, with each policy due by the start of the 2027-28 school year.
By Jai Smith
Allentown’s Crum Stadium expansion to start with $500,000 state grant
State Sen. Nick Miller presented the Allentown School District with a $500,000 state grant Friday to start a multi-phase expansion of J. Birney Crum Stadium, money he first announced in July.
By Jai Smith
Bethlehem Area School District to host listening sessions on school boundaries as enrollment falls
Parents and residents of the Bethlehem Area School District can weigh in on how the district uses its school buildings and draws attendance boundaries at five community meetings Wednesday, Nov. 4, through Friday, Nov. 6.
By Jai Smith
School cellphone ban heads to Shapiro’s desk after 47-3 Pa. Senate vote
Only three of the Lehigh Valley's 17 school districts, Allentown, Easton Area and Whitehall-Coplay, have posted rules barring phones during the school day in every grade. The rest would have to change theirs by the 2027-28 school year.
By Jai Smith
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Bethlehem Area board votes 7-0 for bus driver contract union first rejected
The terms are the ones a fact-finder, an outside expert the state labor board appointed after talks stalled, recommended Aug. 31. "Nothing changed from the FF report," district Communications Manager Jennifer LoConte-Kugler said in an email Wednesday.
By Jai Smith
Pa. House passes school cellphone ban with 7 Lehigh Valley members opposed
The bill would require every public and private school to bar students from using their phones all day, lunch and hallways included, starting in the 2027-28 school year. Only three of the Valley's 17 school districts already go that far in every grade, their policies show.
By Jai Smith
182,165 problems later, Fogelsville Elementary is a math champion
In June, the school announced on Facebook that Fogelsville students solved 182,165 math problems in the contest. That is more than a quarter of the 660,375 problems the Parkland School District said students solved across both counties.
By Jai Smith
Allentown charter school adds ZeroEyes AI gun detection to campus cameras
The K-12 school on Allentown's east side, which ZeroEyes says serves 1,735 students, had been weighing the system since at least March, its board minutes show. The minutes record no board vote on it, and neither they nor the company's announcement says what it costs.
By Jai Smith
Moravian University aviation program’s first pilots train at Queen City Airport
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Moravian University launched its inaugural aviation program in fall 2026, enrolling 22 students in two degree programs: Bachelor of Science in professional...
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