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Police: 21 Students Treated For Sudden Illness At A Montgomery County School

The Pottsgrove School District says three students fainted this morning during choral practice and other students may have overreacted.

2012/12/13

Eugene Lang speaking with students in 2009. (Credit: Swarthmore College)

Swarthmore Receives Major Donation For New Engineering & Science Facility

The $50 million gift is from philanthropist Eugene Lang, Swarthmore Class of 1938 and an entrepreneur who has paid for the college education of 15,000 students through his “I Have A Dream” Foundation.

2012/12/08

File photo of couple dancing (credit: PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Pennsylvania School Enforcing ‘No-Grinding’ Policy At School Dances

Some students consider school to be a grind, but one Pittsburgh-area school district says a bigger problem is some student couples “grinding” it out on the dance floor.

2012/10/24

Legal Battle Heats Up In Wake Of Student Sex Tape Scandal

A Pennsylvania high school student claims he was unfairly punished after a fellow student secretly recorded him having sex with his girlfriend in a Casablanca hotel during a school trip.

2012/10/22

Local Officials Discuss Education And The Role Of Teachers

During the recent teachers strike in Chicago and throughout the nation, there is a continuing conversation about levels of teacher accountability.

2012/10/07

School Permission Slip Waiver

Do those permission slips you sign to allow a school to take your child on a field trip mean you can’t sue the school when something goes wrong?

2012/10/04

4 Luzerne County Students Commit Suicide In Single Week

Police and school officials are imploring students to ask for help after four students have killed themselves in one northeastern Pennsylvania county in a single week.

2012/09/26

3 On Your Side: Credit Lessons For College Students

3 On Your Side Consumer Reporter Jim Donovan finds that while credit card laws are supposed to protect young people from piling up too much debt, there are still some risks.

2012/09/11

Op-Ed: Penn State Football Fans Still In Denial

As fans trudged into Beaver Stadium against the visiting Ohio Bobcats, the biggest concern was that another Nittany Lions’ season was about to begin but all things thrown at the Penn State program still hovered.

2012/09/01

Buy The Right Backpack

When shopping for your kids, there are many backpack styles to choose from. Get one that distributes the weight across the back equally – usually one with two straps that are padded.

2012/08/28

Student Kiara Garcia speaks while parent Kia Henson -- far right -- and Teachers Union President Jerry Jordan -- next to Henson -- listen. (credit: Pat Loeb)

Group To Develop Plan Countering School Closures Study

A group of students, parents and teachers — unhappy with a consultant’s report that called for the closing of one-fifth of Philadelphia public schools –announced they’ll launch their own effort to develop a strategic plan.

2012/08/16