Technology is a marvelous thing. One example, featured in today’s special section on education, is the use of flexible instructional days, or FIDs for short.
FIDs are th...
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You come and go, you come and go
Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams
Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and...
A year after it was found to be out of compliance with state rules in a number of areas, the Mars School District’s special education programs appear to have made great ...
Fascination leaps like California wildfire over the just-disclosed divorce that’s pending between Amazon co-founders Jeff Bezos and his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie.
Why ...
Several school districts in Butler County are providing two important services for students of all economic backgrounds.
For underprivileged students who cannot afford ...
It was a rare treat and a privilege for the Butler Eagle to host a visit from U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Tuesday morning at the Eagle’s offices on Diamond Square. The Scrant...
We’re having a hard time sympathizing with either of the two major explanations — excuses, really — as to why the Pennsylvania Turnpike keeps raising tolls with such stu...
It has been said that it’s never too late for a second chance. Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement last week demonstrates that this axiom holds true for Pennsylvanians with low...
You could call them the “Butler County lubrication caucus.” In more than one sense they can be described as a well-oiled machine.
These GOP House veterans represent diff...
Christopher Switala, Butler’s new fire chief, says one of his primary goals is a renewed focus on fire prevention. He wants to increase the number of smoke alarms in res...
