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Gene J. Puskar
Here’s what is (and isn’t) changed by the new CDC mask guidance for the transportation sector
For domestic travel, the CDC says that fully vaccinated travelers now do not need to get tested before or after travel.By Laura Wamsley/NPR -
Mark Lennihan
Schools are deciding what the new CDC mask guidelines mean for the classroom
It likely won’t have much impact on many districts’ plans for the remainder of the school year.
By Corey Turner/NPR -
Rogelio V. Solis
Pa. families set to receive $1 billion in relief due to missed school meals during virtual school
The federal relief funds are meant to make up for the added food expenses families faced without access to school meals.
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Matt Rourke
Lawmakers want kids to have option for extra year in school in Pennsylvania
Under the bill, parents could have their child repeat, event if the student met the grade-level requirements to move up a grade.
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Kate Landis
US casinos match best quarter ever; post-COVID hopes rise
In March, a dozen states set monthly gambling revenue records — including Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Ohio.
By Wayne Parry/The Associated Press -
Gene J. Puskar
As signs of life return to Erie County, students and the places they support tread carefully
The county’s college-bound high schoolers, higher ed institutions and workplaces are all optimistic post-pandemic life will be here soon. But they’re also wary of what comes next.
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Matthias Zomer / Pexels
Dementia wards in Pennsylvania hard-hit during the pandemic
Less than a third of all personal care homes and assisted living facilities in the state have dementia units. But, the special subset of homes with those units account for nearly 70% of all such facilities that had five or more deaths from the virus.
By Sean D. Hamill/The Pittsburgh Post Gazette