Keystone College

Lawyers for suspects and prosecutors will begin choosing a jury in a federal courtroom in Scranton for a trial expected to last at least two weeks.

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.

A final decision on accreditation is expected in March or April. Without accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Keystone would close.

New accrediting agency post says school still hasn't figured out how to demonstrate its long-term viability, among other things.

Wyoming County used opioid settlement funds to mail residents drug deactivation systems called Deterra kits.

Deal putting Keystone under a new subsidiary of nonprofit WEIR will require approval from multiple organizations.

School says identity of partner brought on to boost finances should become public before classes start

The temporary and permanent layoffs are expected to save the financially struggling college $3.5 million a year.

The deal with a strategic partner still needs the approval of the national commission that accredits colleges and other agencies

Keystone College hasn't named the partner that could save the school, but says negotiations are going well.