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The Academy Award-nominated film documentary ‘Gasland’ will be screened at 6 p.m. Thursday April 19 in the York College Performing Arts Center.  A student panel discussion will follow the film. The event is free and open to the public, as … Continue reading →

Vanessa Farquharson, a journalist and author from Toronto, Canada, will be speaking about her memoir “Sleeping Naked is Green” at 7 p.m. April 18 in York College’s Alumni Hall. Her memoir details the year Farquharson spent making 366 changes to … Continue reading →

No Child Left Behind is turning 10 this year. To mark the milestone, Education Week collected perspectives on the law with Storify, which you can see below. What do you think the impact of the law has been in the … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I spent time in a health class at Sinking Springs Elementary School in the Central York School District earlier this week. Teacher Sandy Slonaker received a grant to purchase exercise bikes for her … Continue reading →

Two York City School District teachers were recently surprised with $1,000 worth of office supplies in the Office Max “A Day Made Better” campaign. They are: Elizabeth Ness at Ferguson Elementary School, and Liz Yocum at Jackson Elementary School. Sarah … Continue reading →

We received the following letter to the editor, thanking Dover Area School District students for participating in an effort to mail letters to military troops. I thought I’d post the entire letter here. “October 24, 2011 Dear Editor: In preparing … Continue reading →

The Dallastown Area School Board has scheduled three town hall meetings for the school year, according to a news release. The meetings will be held: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13, Dallastown Area High School 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19, location to be … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the state Department of Education released the results of the 2010-11 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment and “adequate yearly progress.” Click here to read a story about countywide results and to find a database you can use to search … Continue reading →

Children can shadow students at St. Rose of Lima School for a day during “Shadow Week” Oct. 17 to 21 to see if they’d like to attend the school. Parents can call 792-0889 to schedule a visit, and visits can … Continue reading →