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Clinton County district starts search for superintendent

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The Keystone Central School District has launched its search for its next superintendent. In July, the district’s board of directors unanimously approved hiring Templeton Advantage, LLC, in partnership with BLaST Intermediate Unit #17, to lead the process. Tom Templeton, founder and creative director of Templeton Advantage, LLC, will serve as lead consultant, with Dr. Christina Steinbacher-Reed, executive director of BLaST IU #17, providing strategic consultative and logistical support. “We are excited to partner with Keystone Central on this important search,” Templeton ...

Counties afraid state is underfunding emergency services

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(EDITOR’S NOTE: Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania.) Pennsylvania lawmakers once again declined to increase the state’s 911 surcharge in this year’s budget, leaving counties to cover rising costs for emergency call centers on their own. The surcharge — a monthly, flat-rate phone fee Pennsylvanians pay to support emergency services — helps cover the costs of personnel, technology, and maintenance of 61 call centers ...

Two universities get ‘green light’ for free speech codes

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Amid clashes on college campuses over contentious issues and declining student support for free speech among students in recent years, a growing number of university leaders across the country are taking steps to protect students’ freedom of expression. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression recently released its Spotlight on Speech Codes 2026, which found a record number of schools earning its highest rating, alongside a continued decline in policies that substantially restrict student expression. The study surveyed the written policies of nearly 500 colleges and ...

Footsteps to Follow: Why do we pray?

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Why do we pray? We pray to connect and build a relationship with a higher power. Those of us who are of the Abrahamic faiths pray to God, YHWH or Allah, depending on which tradition we follow. The three largest of the Abrahamic faiths are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and trace their roots ...

New research: AI adoption by health systems is outpacing governance, infrastructure and strategy

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PITTSBURGH — Health systems and hospitals are widely adopting AI solutions in administrative and clinical workflows, but there are significant gaps in strategy, validation, testing environments and success measurement, according to a new report from the Center for Connected Medicine at UPMC and KLAS Research. The report examines how health systems are adopting and governing AI and is based on a survey of more than two dozen health system leaders. The research reveals that while AI adoption has accelerated rapidly across the industry, many organizations are still working to establish ...