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ItĢƵ great to make the top half of a list.If you’re talking about public school test scores or high net income, thatĢƵ the place to be. Even on a more frivolous topic, you get a little thrill seeing your name at the head of the class.Pennsylvania, for instance, is right up at the top when ...

Along with being first lady, Jill Biden is also a teacher, and she once observed, “Teaching is not a job. ItĢƵ a lifestyle. It permeates your whole life.”And it seems to be a lifestyle fewer and fewer young people are willing to adopt.The United States is in the midst of a teacher ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> Kudos to the students at Penn State Fayette, the Eberly Campus, for their outstanding efforts in raising $101,966 for pediatric cancer during last monthĢƵ Penn State Dance Marathon, better known as THON. Together, all of the universityĢƵ ...

The Penn State Board of Trustees is moving forward on a major renovation to Beaver Stadium.For the past several years, the university has been wrestling with whether to build a new stadium or modernize its current 106,592-seat home.PSU confirmed its intentions following a recent Board of ...

The kids are alright, The Who once sang.Well, actually, they might not be.Some recent studies have shown that young people, particularly teenage girls, are experiencing disturbingly high levels of stress and distress. Granted, teens have been experiencing their share of angst since the whole ...

Throughout the majority of human history, giving birth to a baby has been a dangerous pursuit.Hundreds of years ago, when knowledge of pregnancy and childbirth was still largely shrouded in mystery, as many as 30% of all women would die while giving birth. Even in times that are more recent, ...