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DuBois Central Catholic shares reopening plans for school year

Monday, August 10 by wcednews

DuBois, PA – Like schools all across the state, school districts in our community are making difficult decisions on how to reopen, and how to keep kids safe while making things feel as upbeat and normal as possible. At DCC, like most other schools in... Read More.

PA recommends that youth sports be put on hold until January; all mandatory activities paused for two weeks

Saturday, August 8 by wcednews

UPDATE: After their emergency meeting on Friday, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) has announced that all mandatory fall sports activities will be paused, however, voluntary workouts may continue. Further determination on sports being played in the fall will be discussed at the next... Read More.

New bus routes and schedules for DuBois Area School District

Friday, August 7 by wcednews

Dubois, PA – At the DuBois Area School District this year, your child might be riding a different bus or getting on and off the bus at a new time. It's part of the solution for better social distancing while transporting kids to and from... Read More.

Lawmakers hear school reopening plans and concerns

Thursday, August 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Two days of legislative hearings are giving Pennsylvania state lawmakers little reason for optimism about the set of problems ahead as schools plan to reopen during the pandemic. The state House Education Committee heard experts say there's been lots of planning... Read More.

Wolf to nominate Noe Ortega as new Secretary of Education

Wednesday, August 5 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania's top education official is leaving the job as schools grapple with plans to develop and implement pandemic reopening plans. The board of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in Lancaster on Tuesday hired Education Secretary Pedro Rivera to be its... Read More.

PIAA says no spectators for high school sports, Reps ask to reconsider

Tuesday, August 4 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Although the PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, which oversees high school sports in the state) has announced that no spectators will be allowed in the stands at high school sports games this year, Republicans in the State House of Representatives are... Read More.

House of Reps to hear from teachers, admin about reopening schools

Monday, August 3 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The House Education Committee, chaired by Rep. Curt Sonney (R-Erie), will host a two-day public hearing this week to discuss safely reopening schools this fall. The hearings will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 4, and Wednesday, Aug. 5. Tuesday’s hearing will be... Read More.

Clarion University will have mostly online instruction for fall semester

Thursday, July 30 by wcednews

Clarion, PA – Clarion University has made the decision to move to mostly online instruction for the fall semester. According to the university, the majority of classes with have remote instruction, with only courses that involving things like student teaching, internships, externship, clinicals, and co-ops... Read More.

Schools make tough choices on how, when to reopen classrooms

Tuesday, July 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s school superintendents are calling for more concrete recommendations from the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf as they make decisions on how, and whether, to welcome students back to the classroom this fall. A superintendents group says the state’s existing reopening... Read More.

Updated guidance to safely reopen Pennsylvania’s schools

Friday, July 17 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine and Education Secretary Pedro Rivera jointly announced updated guidance to help Pre-K to 12 schools prepare to reopen and safely educate students for in-person learning. Each school entity will determine if classes resume... Read More.

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