Student meal debt is rising rapidly in many school districts across the country, including those in Southwestern Pennsylvania, after federal lawmakers in June ended funding that made school meals free
On a recent Tuesday morning, students in Susan Bitonti s second-grade classroom at California Area Elementary School excitedly gathered around two of the school district s therapy dogs, Charlie, a black Labrador
Students in Washington and Fayette counties will live out the adage, "Think globally, act locally," next school year with the launch of local environmental education projects.