Gov. Wolf signs House Bills 232, 764, 2143 into law

Harrisburg, PA - Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 232, House Bill 764, and House Bill 2143. House Bill 232 amends the Public School Code adding language allowing specific school districts to change their name by a two-thirds vote of the local board of school directors. House Bill 764 provides a... Read More.

PA schools get $8m in Safe Schools Targeted grants

Harrisburg, PA - $8 million is being granted to a total of 303 education agencies throughout Pennsylvania with Safe Schools Targeted grants, meant to increase school safety by purchasing equipment, enacting new programs, and hiring security personnel and school resource officers. This includes $25,000 for... Read More.

Penn Highlands pays tuition for PSR to MA program at BCAT

DuBois, PA – Penn Highlands Healthcare is offering Patient Service Representatives the opportunity to advance to a Clinical Medical Assistant position through a partnership with Brockway Center for Arts and Technology (BCAT). PHH will pay the tuition for the 14-week PSR to MA program for... Read More.

Brockway School Board sees plans for expanded gym

Brockway, PA – The Brockway School Board saw some possible designs for a proposed expansion of the district's multi-purpose room. Amos Rudolph showed the board some mock-ups of a metal building that will be connected to the current multi-purpose room. It will provide extra practice... Read More.

Students return to school after winter break

DuBois, PA – Students are returning to class today after their long winter break. DuBois, DuBois Central Catholic, Brockway, Brookville, Punxsutawney, Clearfield and many other school districts all have their first day back. There is currently no statewide mask mandate for students and teachers, and schools... Read More.

Penn State to start semester in person, as planned

University Park, PA – Although Penn State's main campus originally had concerns about starting the spring semester remotely due to COVID-19 cases, it looks like the semester will be starting as usual in State College. Penn State satellite campuses, like Penn State DuBois, had always... Read More.

Schools on high alert due to nationwide social media threat

Pennsylvania – Schools around the country are being extra cautious today as a widespread but vague threat of school shooting or bomb threats are circulating on social media. The message reportedly started on TikTok and was quickly reposted and spread by users throughout the country. Although... Read More.

Today is first day back to school without masks

Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania's mask mandate has been lifted for schools, which now allows school districts to make their own decisions on whether or not to require students and staff to wear masks. At the beginning of November, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that the mandate would... Read More.