State lawmakers host rural kids — and their robots — at the Capitol

Not all small, rural districts can afford competitive robotics programs. That’s where the Rural Robotics Initiative comes in. In this year’s state budget, lawmakers earmarked almost $300,000 for the program,… Read More

Tools for the trades: Wolf signs career and tech bill into law

State and local politicians are taking some significant steps toward the growth of career and technical education in Monroe County and across Pennsylvania. Click here for full article. Source: Poconorecord.com,… Read More

Pennsylvania schools struggling with bus driver shortage

A decline in the number of licensed school bus drivers statewide has some districts scrambling to get students to and from school, a situation that has gotten “progressively worse,” according to Mike… Read More

Some schools turning to detection devices to help curb vaping

Some school districts are installing new devices in hopes of curbing the growing vaping epidemic. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, one in five high school students admits… Read More

National News: Math looks the same in the brains of boys and girls, study finds

There’s new evidence that girls start out with the same math abilities as boys. A study of 104 children from ages 3 to 10 found similar patterns of brain activity… Read More

For 8 in 10 teens, vaping is part of everyday life, poll finds

For the vast majority of teenagers, vaping is a part of their daily lives. Even if they don’t use electronic cigarettes, they’re being inundated with images of vaping — either… Read More

CDC — Childhood trauma is a public health issue and we can do more to prevent it

Childhood trauma causes serious health repercussions throughout life and is a public health issue that calls for concerted prevention efforts. That’s the takeaway of a report published Tuesday from the… Read More

Wolf administration stresses school bus safety, announces results of enforcement initiative

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation was joined by the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and Susquenita School District transportation partners to reinforce the importance of school transportation… Read More

Bad at math? You’re not alone — but that’s not an excuse, local experts say

As a society, experts say, we’ve become complacent with being average, at best, in math. And that doesn’t bode well for the local workforce, which is starving for math- and… Read More

Pennsylvania lawmaker plans hearings on cyber charter school bill by year’s end

A Pennsylvania lawmaker who introduced a bill aimed at changing the structure of the state’s charter school system said he intends to hold public hearings before the year draws to… Read More