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Education

Educators want $15M for literacy ‘crisis’ amid $5B budget gap

Educators from Pennsylvania Literacy Coalition and Teach Plus PA sat down Wednesday with state legislators to discuss the improved literacy practices implemented in the Middletown Area School District and lobby for increased funding to address Pennsylvania’s reading crisis. Today, ...

“Exactly what we needed”

More than 20 teachers have been honored during the inaugural Andrew Pollard Awards. The awards ceremony was hosted recently in the Mead Family Library Room of the Struthers Library Theatre and included music and dancing in addition to the awards presentation. Sponsored by the Kinzua Youth ...

District awards employees

Times Observer photos by Jessica N. Rex School district employees were awarded with the Lauretta Woodson Award during this month’s Committee of the Whole meeting. Gloria Werner presented awards to Kari Ewing and Jackie Barnett.

Career Exploration

The 25th annual Woodmobile event brought hundreds of third-grade students to the Warren County Fairgrounds on May 19 for a day of hands-on learning focused on forestry, wildlife and outdoor careers. Hosted by the Warren Forest Higher Education Council, the annual event welcomed third-grade ...

Eisenhower senior awarded $20,000 ELLWOOD scholarship

ELLWOOD recognized Eisenhower Middle High School senior Derek Guiher as the latest recipient of the ELLWOOD Industrial Maintenance Scholarship. Guiher was awarded $20,000 to support his continued education in Electrical Technology at the Pennsylvania College of Technology. This scholarship ...

Making the Grade

Warren Area High School celebrated the accomplishments of twenty-three students as they were inducted into the National Honor Society this month. The National Honor Society is built on the following four pillars: Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. Each student exemplifies these ...