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Education Reporter at LNP | LancasterOnline in Lancaster County, '21 Ithaca College alum, former intern at The Morning Call.
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There have been 28 incidents of possession of vape materials by students at the high school so far this school year after the district had 55 incidents in the 2023-24 school year. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/m...

Warwick School Board will vote tonight on whether to approve Jason Reifsnyder as superintendent to replace former Superintendent April Herhey, who resigned in June. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/w...

Parent Alisha Runkle said that thanks to the fundraising and coordination by the students’ parents, the students can still go on the trip – just not as representatives of Elizabethtown Area School District. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/e...

The board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the district office at 450A Candlewyck Road in Manheim Township. lancasteronline.com/news/local/m...

Aaron's Acres is looking for more staff to work at is summer camp sessions. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/a...

From the dwindling population of high school graduates, even fewer are choosing to attend two- and four-year colleges. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

A Columbia Middle School student won a statewide essay contest for Black History Month. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/c...

Call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me! Happy to take story tips, answer questions or talk journalism!

The application for Valenta Academy was submitted by the same man whose application for a statewide charter driven by the same AI-program was denied by the state earlier this year. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/s...

“I won’t allow myself to express what deeply lies inside of how that is not the way this should work,” said board member Mark Boldizar. “I know the community will want and should expect action to be taken.” via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/m...

School staff members noticed a dark van with a couple people inside in the school parking lot around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and reported it as a suspicious vehicle, according to district spokesperson Troy Portser. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social t.co/AjGk1d52IY

A lot of time, hard work and care went into this investigation. Read this piece by my colleague John Walk to learn more about how one Lancaster County district fell short of mandatory reporting requirements. lancasteronline.com/news/local/a...

Nadeem Bezar, the attorney representing parents pursuing legal action, wouldn’t provide an update on the case. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/n...

The student-driven initiative earned the Cocalico School District national recognition as one of only seven districts picked from more than 300 applicants nationwide to receive the District Administration Leadership Institute District of Distinction Award. lancasteronline.com/news/local/c...

The Goddard School is coming to Lancaster County via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/t...

Parker Webb, executive director with Lancaster County Chooses Love, can often be found at community rallies in support of LGBTQ+ students ahead of board meetings with controversial policies on the agenda. lancasteronline.com/news/local/w...

@fandmcollege.bsky.social's new president will begin in July 2025. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/f...

Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. To avoid a conflict of interest, neither newsroom management nor the reporting staffs of LNP | LancasterOnline, The Ephrata Review, The Lititz Record Express… lanc.news/3WFYrul

The Equal Protection Project, a project of the Legal Insurrection Foundation launched in 2023, states on its website that there’s “no ‘good’ form of racism” and targets programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/n...

The Independence Law Center has left its mark on the policy manual of yet another Lancaster County school district Via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/e...

School District of Lancaster, which enrolls students from Lancaster Township and Lancaster city, has the largest populations of students in the county who may be impacted by Trump's executive order. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

New Pennsylvania College of Art & Design President Andrew Barnes wants the college to grow and gain national prominence during his tenure. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/p...

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design will bring new life to the former Chameleon Club live music venue and nightclub. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/h...

I had the pleasure of sitting with McCaskey grad and Nepali refugee Sujan Upreti to learn about how he honors traditional Nepali holidays like Dashain and Diwali. lanc.news/4g4DkZp

ICYMI over the weekend:

For Oliver Hull, the Finland education system has lots of perks, like going shoeless in class. But there's something deeper contributing to the country's renowned education, that his mother, Samantha Hull, wants to learn about. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning recently purchased its fourth Lancaster city property for $6 million as it prepares to open three Lancaster County early childhood education centers beginning in late 2026. t.co/vTUgCq9gis

For some kids, the famous country singer Dolly Parton is know for something other than her singing: lancasteronline.com/news/local/c... via @lancasteronline.bsky.social

The politics of 2024 were, in the words of President-elect Donald Trump, “huge.” lanc.news/3VRW4UY

Seven months ago, several girls attending Lancaster Country Day School discovered they were pictured in AI-generated nude images, allegedly created by their classmates. One of them spoke to @lancasteronline.bsky.social on that moment for her and everything after. lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

The percentage of Lancaster County students scoring proficient or advanced on the Algebra 1 Keystones this year went up 12% compared to last year. Students in the county also fared worse on average in literature than the state. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

Staying on trend with much of Pennsylvania, scores from this year's state-mandated assessments in Lancaster County show strong growth in math and science but stagnating improvement in English. via @lancasteronline.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/p...

"Against legal advice, a Moms For Liberty member’s book rating website will now be the determining factor in which books get banned from St. Francis Area Schools Libraries. " Did I not say that just last week? This is Minnesota, an anti-book ban law state. www.hometownsource.com/abc_newspape...

Happy Friday, friendos. I'm a little late getting today's episode of The Morning Agenda from WITF News posted, because I tried to smash a few extra stories into it for your listening pleasure.

Charges have been filed against two minors who used AI to create nude images of 59 minors and one adult. lancasteronline.com/news/local/2...

As downtown Lancaster enters the holiday season, your friendly Watchdog couldn’t help but notice some newly installed signs last week that, well, maybe weren’t entirely in sync with the spirit of charity so often voiced this time of year. lanc.news/3CL6grw

Did staff at Lancaster Country Day School violate the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law by not reporting allegations a student used artificial intelligence to make nude images of classmates? Read about what's required of mandated reporters in my latest: lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

The Manheim Township school board will vote tonight to accept Nikki Rivera's resignation. Starting Dec. 1, Rivera will begin as the state representative for the 96th Legislative District. lancasteronline.com/news/local/n...

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The nation's oldest all-girl boarding school will have a new head of school in July 2025. Read more here: lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...