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The governing board of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association has voted unanimously to withdraw from its national counterpart, after the larger group requested federal help to address increasing harassment and threats of violence against school board members.
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President Joe Biden will travel to Scranton on Wednesday, the White House says, as the Democrat works to rally support in Congress for a social services and climate change package that had been a 10-year, $3.5 trillion proposal.
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Powell's family said that he died of complications from COVID-19, although he was fully vaccinated. Powell was a former general turned statesman who served as secretary of state under George W. Bush.
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Congressman Mike Doyle will make what his office calls "a major announcement about the 2022 elections" today, amid expectations that the 14-term Congressman will retire at the end of his term rather than run for re-election next year.
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Pittsburgh Public Schools' enrollment has dropped below 20,000 students, according to unofficial data obtained through a Right To Know request. District officials say the decline was driven largely by a significant drop in kindergarteners during the past two years. The state pays the district per student. The district already faces a nearly $40 million dollar budget deficit.
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