Scranton School District

Representatives from different businesses, colleges and careers join the 90 Scranton students each day, leading them in activities and exposing them to possibilities.

Nearly all school districts in Pennsylvania have seen drops in English language arts proficiency since the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a new state mandate, schools are changing the way they teach students how to read.

Rose Hernandez should be graduating from West Scranton High School next week. Instead, family and friends gathered Wednesday to unveil a statue that will serve as a place to grieve her and any student gone too soon.

Lessons in mixed martial arts in the Scranton School District offered more than takedowns and chokeholds this school year. Created in response to gang violence, the program builds confidence, gives children role models and helps foster a sense of belonging.

April is Autism Acceptance Month. This month's Keystone Edition episode highlights the ways that the community supports and uplifts those who have autism.

The person involved in an attempted abduction in South Scranton this week is a 14-year-old who police say tried to recruit students to assist in stealing vehicles.

Scranton police arrested a man overnight in connection with the use of a stolen vehicle and the reported attempted abduction of a child near South Scranton Intermediate School.

Scranton police have recovered the stolen vehicle sought in Monday morning's attempted abduction outside South Scranton Intermediate School.

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The stalemate between the Democratic-controlled House and the Republican-controlled Senate has kept billions of dollars from going to schools. They’ve missed out on $3.7 billion in expected state payments in July, August and September, according to the Pennsylvania State Education Association.