School Recovery Update: Report Shows Progress, Substantial Challenges Remain
The Harrisburg School District is showing improvement financially and academically, but significant challenges remain, according to a report released… Read More
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School Voice: Karen Snider left a tremendous legacy, and big shoes to fill, at the Harrisburg Public Schools Foundation.
A screen drops down in the cafeteria where 400 students gather before the school day starts at Downey Elementary School.… Read More
My Place or Yours? Designer Alison McIndoe has some beautiful ideas inside her new shop.
The door to the showroom was open and inviting the day I arrived in downtown Lancaster, as was owner Alison… Read More
The Right Stuff: Takes steps to ensure the correct care, treatment.
We’ve all been there—a sudden illness or injury interrupts your day. Is your situation an emergency? Or is your primary… Read More
Midtown, By Design: ModernRugs creates beautiful, functional art, helping to weave together a neighborhood.
Two decades ago, passion drove Zachary Nitzan to share an ancient art with the modern world. He launched a website,… Read More
Early Risers: It’s the time of the season for planting.
My heart is doing cartwheels! I am surged—“which way do I go?!?”—as the available garden chores and delights rush in… Read More
Scarves: The Winter Necktie
Wrap up that Adam’s apple. Outdoor reporting can be a survival sport. I’m the paid yahoo standing in 36… Read More
Finishing Edge: Dawn Shearer teaches manners for the modern age.
I’ve only seen girls attend “charm school” in old movies. Victorian boarding school marms sneered through their monocles at girls… Read More
Follow the leader: Parents join in pre-K play at Whitaker Center’s Little Learners program
About 20 preschool-age kids seated on carpet squares cheer “yes” or “no” to questions about the day’s theme—bats. Some kids… Read More
“Missed in the Shuffle”: Harrisburg School Board reviews 100 letters from concerned teachers and students
Some students described their frustrations with working through packets of worksheets rather than following a teacher’s instructions. Some students penned… Read More