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College students must commit to teaching in the state for 3 years
College students must commit to teaching in the state for 3 years
April 19, 2024 Education
The Diocese of Pittsburgh has a new superintendent. Bishop David Zubik has appointed Lauren Martin to take over as superintendent of Catholic schools effective July 1. M...
April 19, 2024 Pennsylvania News
The Harlem Wizards, a show basketball group based in New Jersey, visited Haine Elementary School during a school assembly on Wednesday, April 17, demonstrating basketball...
April 18, 2024 Education
Third-party report recommended raises
Third-party report recommended raises
April 17, 2024 Education
Seneca Valley School District has been recognized for its music education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. The Best Communities for Music Educat...
April 16, 2024 Education
Eighth-graders at Mars Area Middle School will track the development of several fertilized chicken eggs in their science classes and care for the chicks after they hatch ...
April 16, 2024 Education
JACKSON TWP — An agreement with technology education company XR Terra at Seneca Valley School District could bring virtual and augmented reality programs to students begi...
April 15, 2024 Education
SLIPPERY ROCK — Cassie Catrain had a personal reason to go to Slippery Rock University on Sunday, April 14. His name was Dylan. “He went to high school with me. I grew up...
April 15, 2024 Education
BUTLER TWP — Slippery Rock student Julianna Lueck’s voice started to shake as she told the story of Buck Bachura’s life. Standing in the middle of the Lowrie Place dining...
April 14, 2024 Local News
The Southern Butler County Business Association hosted a Robotics Night on Thursday evening at South College in Cranberry Township, featuring robotics teams from North Ca...
April 12, 2024 Education
Prospective students have the opportunity to explore Butler County Community College associate degrees in career and transfer programs and its one-year certificate progra...
April 12, 2024 News
Mars Area Primary Center will host a Watermelon Welcome Day for students registered in its kindergarten program for the 2024-25 school year. The kindergarten preview also...
April 12, 2024 Education
Sophomores required to live on campus
Sophomores required to live on campus
April 11, 2024 Education
Mars Area School District will collect eclipse viewing glasses on Wednesday, April 10, through Friday, April 19 to be redistributed to children in Latin America in prepar...
April 10, 2024 Education
ADAMS TWP — Board directors at Mars Area School District approved the renewal of contracts with two district physicians, Dr. Syed Hyder and Dr. Tera DePaoli for the 2024-...
April 10, 2024 Education
BUTLER TWP — Kindergarten students in Butler Area School District schools were excited to hear stories from United Way volunteers Thursday, April 4 and Tuesday, April 9, ...
April 09, 2024 Local News
JEFFERSON TWP — Brooklyn Johnston, 10, would have liked to join her grandmother and uncle, a scientist, in Erie to view the solar eclipse as it reached totality. But as s...
April 09, 2024 Local News
Students at Rowan Elementary School learned about the solar eclipse and participated in demonstrations ahead of the celestial event on Monday, April 8. Stephanie Saunders...
April 09, 2024 Education
In late March, Slippery Rock University announced it would raise prices on student services such as use of the student union and student recreation center, as well as mea...
April 09, 2024 Education
CHERRY TWP — After approving a transportation agreement in March with ABC Transit for next school year, Moniteau School District board directors agreed to spend $21,565 f...
April 09, 2024 Education
JACKSON TWP — Because of increasing lab costs, Seneca Valley School District will increase its drug testing fees for the first time in “numerous years.” Assistant superin...
April 08, 2024 Education
Kara Sellers was one of the 1,100 students from the Butler Area School District who displayed their art work at the 21st Fine Arts & Beyond showcase held at the Butler In...
April 08, 2024 Local News
Seneca Valley School District board of directors recently was awarded the D. Richard Wynn Distinguished School Board Award by the University of Pittsburgh Tri-State Area ...
April 08, 2024 Education
Four guest speakers will discuss ways that technical and nontechnical business professionals can mitigate cyber threats at a cybersecurity awareness conference held at Bu...
April 06, 2024 Education
Two Mars Area School District students earned awards in the Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV’s annual Very Special Arts Exhibit held March 15 to 23 at Grove City College’s...
April 06, 2024 Education
Slippery Rock University's Center for Cybersecurity and Advanced Computing will host a free cybersecurity event from 12:30 to 2 p.m., Thursday, April 11, at the Advanced ...
April 06, 2024 Education
SRU alumnus Brady Crytzer returns to campus April 10 to talk about his book ‘The Whiskey Rebellion’ Brady Crytzer, an alumnus from Slippery Rock University who is a ...
April 06, 2024 Education
After Monday, the next total solar eclipse seen from North America won’t occur for another 20 years, experts say, and by that time, current elementary school students wil...
April 05, 2024 Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — The Slippery Rock Area School District board voted Wednesday, April 3, to appoint Carl Aglio to fill the unexpired term of Kelly Lake, which ends in D...
April 04, 2024 Education
JEFFERSON TWP — Knoch School District board directors are evaluating the cost and value to student learning of two summer programs that might be eliminated or modified be...
April 03, 2024 Education
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