Hazleton Area School District

The Blue Comet Diner in Hazleton closed in 2011. Students from the Hazleton Area Career Center began restoring the sign this spring. When finished, the sign will be on display at the Greater Hazleton Historical Society and Museum.

Students in Hazleton will soon be able to earn a four-year teaching degree without ever leaving the city.

Lackawanna county has reassessed properties for the first time in 50 years, Junior ROTC enrollment is on the rise, and people living with low vision share a love of reading. Today's stories: Reassessment, ROTC, Low Vision Book Club

With President Donald Trump wanting to abolish the department, it announced a nearly 50% reduction in its workforce this week.

Fifty students started in the U.S. Military's leadership program at Hazleton Area High School last year. This year, 120 students are enrolled, with the number expected to jump to 200 in the fall.

Photojournalist and WVIA News Contributor Aimee Dilger takes a look back at 2024 in photos.

A university closed. Teachers learned a new language. A school district expanded to meet growing enrollment. In Northeast and Central Pennsylvania, education included both addition and subtraction in 2024.

The Hazleton Area School District has a record number of students for whom Spanish is their first language. While these students are learning English, some teachers are now learning Spanish, so they can be of greater help to their students. WVIA's Sarah Hofius Hall discusses the program on Morning Edition with Sarah Scinto.

Los profesores (teachers) become los estudiantes (students) on Tuesdays in Hazleton. With 1 in 4 Hazleton Area School District students learning English, about 50 teachers stay after school weekly for Spanish language lessons.

PennEnvironment, which wants schools to replace drinking fountains, looked at practices in nine school districts.