Wilkes-Barre Area School District

WVIA's Roger DuPuis and Sarah Hofius Hall discuss how Wilkes-Barre Area's increased state funding is being used through the creation of a learning academy at GAR Memorial Middle School.

The Learning Academy within G.A.R. Memorial Middle School features a unique, collaborative model for teaching and learning. Wilkes-Barre — which had been one of the most underfunded districts in the state — wants to bring the program to more students.

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.

Wilkes-Barre Area seniors with visual impairment navigate the end of high school while living with disabilities most people their age don’t have as they prepare for life outside of public school.

Students from the Wilkes-Barre Area STEM Academy spent Tuesday at the Wilkes-Barre Climbing Gym, using pulleys and calculating centers of gravity.

In the weeks leading up to Election Day, educators have considered ways to discuss the race for president without lessons devolving to shouting and misinformation.

The organization presented its YES! program — Your Economic Success — to the students in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District on Thursday.