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Williamsport Area schools announce open house schedule

The Williamsport Area School District has announced the dates for its annual round of open houses to kick off the start of the 2024-2025 school year. This year’s open house schedule is listed below in order by date: • Williamsport Area Middle School will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 20 for seventh-grade students and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for eighth-grade students. • Intermediate schools (Curtin and Lycoming Valley) will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 21. (For those attending Lycoming Valley, fourth-grade open house will be from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. and from 6:15 to 7 p.m. for ...

State-run college tuition frozen for 7th year in a row

(The Center Square) — After another funding increase from the state, Pennsylvania’s public colleges will again freeze tuition for the seventh year. The $35 million boost (a 6% increase) in the state budget for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education keeps tuition at $7,716 for ...

Director’s paper shares strategy to reduce hospital readmissions

A nursing director at Pennsylvania College of Technology co-authored a piece, published recently in Rehabilitation Nursing Journal, that reveals a drop in hospital readmission rates among rehabilitation patients when nurses implement a “teach-back” patient education strategy. Kelly T. ...

CU-Lock Haven to host U2 tribute band and Uptown Music Collective on LH Jams Festival opening night

LOCK HAVEN — Commonwealth University-Lock Haven will present “Rockin’ The Haven” to kick off the LH Jams Festival on Thursday, Aug. 8 with U2 tribute band Unforgettable Fire and The Uptown Music Collective (UMC) at the Price Performance Center. Doors will open at 5 p.m., UMC will perform from 6 to 7 p.m. and Unforgettable Fire from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The UMC provides music education with programs that engage students age 3 and up. They offer both private and group lessons, classes and workshops. UMC student bands have played concerts throughout Central Pennsylvania and as far ...

Lycoming College blends the arts with business

To meet the demands of prospective students looking for their best college fit, Lycoming College has launched a new performing arts management major that carefully balances theatre with foundational business administration courses to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to excel ...