Avi Wolfman-Arent

Someone in Dauphin County tested positive for the variant “after known international exposure,” the Department of Health said in a news release.

About 100 emergency medical workers have gotten a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But about half offered the vaccine have declined, officials said.

Cyber charters get the most attention, but there’s a niche world of private online academies. Could they be having a moment?

College enrollment fell nationally, with schools in Pa., NJ, and Delaware seeing larger-than-average dips.

The Thompson family spent two years in “sanctuary” to avoid deportation. Reversing course, ICE now says they can stay in the country.

While the trend is encouraging, officials fear holiday travel could lead to another coronavirus surge.

For K-12 students this year, even with powder still coating parts of the region Thursday morning, the snow days of yore seem to be slipping into a tale from time’s past.

Hite added that a return to in-person learning is not contingent on teachers getting vaccinated.

Here’s what we know and don’t know about vaccine distribution and Pennsylvania’s schools.

There are a lot of caveats, though. And it’s possible signs of regression will begin to show up later this year.

As expected, cyber charter schools saw a massive enrollment spike. But that wasn’t the only finding embedded in the new data.

Elsewhere in the region, with case counts surging, schools are going (or staying) all virtual. Quakertown is doing the opposite.