Scranton School District

The project at Frances Willard Elementary School is the third planned schoolyard transformation in the city.

Keira Brogan, now a student at Lackawanna College, created the calm room last year. She received the Girl Scout Gold Award for the project.

People living in both rural and urban counties face unique barriers to accessible healthcare. School-based health centers help residents to overcome those obstacles, centering the schools as community hubs.

La Alcalde de Scranton dice que los carteles de inmigración que circulan en Internet no son 'de cosecha propia'.

Teachers Sean Curry and Jerry Skotleski will take students to a presidential inauguration for a fifth time. Students committed to the trip before knowing who would become the 47th president and look forward to a "once-in-lifetime" experience.

Nearly five years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close, the impact of the virus and the response to it can still be seen in classrooms across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania. WVIA’s Sarah Hofius Hall analyzed standardized test scores and visited schools across the region for a WVIA News special report. She discusses her findings on Morning Edition with WVIA's Sarah Scinto.

The pandemic continues to impact education in Northeast and Central Pennsylvania. Most school districts have not reached test proficiency rates achieved pre-pandemic. WVIA News visited classrooms across the region and looked at the scores of 500 districts statewide.

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.

Scranton eliminated its preschool program in 2020. The program will relaunch with one classroom and a community partnership. The district hopes to add five more classrooms in fall 2025.

Students at West Scranton High School were placed under lockdown Tuesday afternoon.