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Central and northern PA school districts and companies struggle to find bus drivers
School districts and bus companies in central and northern Pennsylvania say they’re facing a bus driver shortage, despite efforts to address some of the biggest challenges drivers face. If the shortage continues, schools say they’ll have to keep coming up with creative solutions to get kids to school.
This story was published October 19, 2023
PA child care providers sound alarm, say more support is needed as federal COVID funding ends
During the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of millions in federal dollars was pushed out to child care centers in Pennsylvania, but that funding wasn’t permanent and has stopped. At a time when workers can make more in other jobs, providers and advocates say the child care shortage that existed before the pandemic will get worse if […]
This story was published October 9, 2023
Navigating Inflation: Some older workers in Blair County say retirement is out of reach
Student reporters with Penn State’s News Lab visited Blair County to see how its people and businesses are navigating high inflation and prices.
This story was published May 25, 2023
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