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North Penn s school board members view testing data showing results from the Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School that show results in green where student successfully met state testing standards, and in red where they did not meet state standards, during the board finance committee meeting on Sept. 8. Inset from top to bottom are district Director of Business Administration Steve Skrocki, board members Cathy Wesley and Tina Stoll, assistant business director Kristin Johnson and board member Jonathan Kassa.
Jan 21, 2021
Pennsylvania-based retail chain Weis Markets announced Wednesday that it would begin vaccinating patients in 55 of its in-store pharmacies starting January 21.
The supermarket chain cited Center for Disease Control guidelines and state Health Department guidance to begin vaccinating patients aged 65 or older.
Those eligible for a vaccine can schedule an appointment on Weis Market s website. Positive COVID-19 Cases Increasing in Pennsylvania
(Harrisburg, PA) New COVID-19 cases are increasing in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported almost six-thousand new cases yesterday. There are currently more than 4,500 people who are hospitalized in the state with the virus.
401 more people also passed away due to complications of COVID-19.
Jan 21, 2021
Pennsylvania-based retail chain Weis Markets announced Wednesday that it would begin vaccinating patients in 55 of its in-store pharmacies starting January 21.
The supermarket chain cited Center for Disease Control guidelines and state Health Department guidance to begin vaccinating patients aged 65 or older.
Those eligible for a vaccine can schedule an appointment on Weis Market s website. Positive COVID-19 Cases Increasing in Pennsylvania
(Harrisburg, PA) New COVID-19 cases are increasing in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported almost six-thousand new cases yesterday. There are currently more than 4,500 people who are hospitalized in the state with the virus.
401 more people also passed away due to complications of COVID-19.
Jeffrey Stockbridge / Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania students who are learning English typically spend the beginning of the calendar year preparing for a standardized test to determine their proficiency.
The test, called WIDA-ACCESS, can take up to four hours and is the primary way teachers who specialize in this area understand students’ skills in speaking, reading, writing and listening, according to Amber Abreu, director of English Language Development for Lebanon School District.
“Unfortunately, every year, ACCESS starts right after the Christmas holiday,” she said, which means students start practicing almost right away in the new semester.
This year, advocates from the Education Law Center, which has offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and other groups are pushing to postpone the exam, which is administered in person, since COVID-19 numbers remain high and the disease has disproportionately impacted immigrant, Black, and Latino families.
Additional federal money is being allocated to school districts across the state to help with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday said he is dedicating $2.2 billion in federal stimulus funds to k-12 school districts and charter schools. The money can be used to support