Lancaster County Academy has won a one-year reprieve from the state on a requirement that it substantially change how it operates or shut down.Academy officials learned earlier this year that the school, which enrolls students who have dropped out or are struggling in high school, was not ......

The state has revised what new teachers will need to learn and do before leading their first classrooms. But some local educators worry the changes to teacher certifications could hurt recruiting efforts, students and cost taxpayers more. The goal of the revisions is to demand specialized ......

Conestoga Valley school board unanimously rejected a charter-school application for the former Penn Johns School Monday night because it said the petition lacked details and was missing pertinent information.However, proponents of the charter school said they are already revising the appli......

After 50 years of educating Amish and Old Order Mennonite students at Penn Johns School, the Conestoga Valley School Board voted Monday night to close the school in June.A group of Penn Johns parents, however, are hopeful the school might still have a future.During a crowded school ......

Though the Conestoga Valley school board isn't scheduled to vote on the fate of Penn Johns Elementary School until later this month, it will review the possibility of closing it at its meeting tonight.•••The Conestoga Valley school board will r......