“Something is better than nothing.” That was the consensus of Quakertown Community School Board members Monday as they unanimously endorsed a pay increase for aides.
Superintendent Dr. Matthew Friedman of the Quakertown Community School District is holding a “Meet & Greet” at Free Fall Action Park, 670 S. Main St. at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Friedman will share …
Pride of Quakertown (POQ) has achieved a major milestone. The nonprofit’s mission is to provide scholarships to children in need that enable them to participate in extra-curricular enrichment …
Quakertown area voters have many issues on their minds, but the top concerns of potential voters who took part in a recent Facebook poll are overcrowding at Strayer Middle School and at the high …
New Quakertown Community School District Superintendent Dr. Matthew Friedman is holding a ‘Meet & Greet’ on Oct. 18 at Quakertown Community High School. The session, which is scheduled to run …
Pride of Quakertown (POQ) is the receipt of a new grant from Foundations Community Partnership (FCP), just in time for the new school year in the Quakertown Community School District.
Dr. Matthew Friedman, a highly respected educational leader in districts in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, was sworn in as the next superintendent of the Quakertown Community School District …
Seven candidates are competing for five seats in the Quakertown Community school board elections next Tuesday. In Region 1, which includes Haycock Township, Richland Township and Richlandtown, David …
I want to compliment Barrie-John Murphy for his excellent article (April 6) about the meeting to discuss of Quakertown Elementary School. He captured the frustration of the community about the lack of …
Quakertown residents arrived with plenty of comments and questions but came away with few answers at a recent meeting to decide the future of Quakertown Elementary. Board members ultimately decided …
Twelve years ago, Matthew Friedman, then assistant superintendent of instruction and technology for the Mars Area School District just north of Pittsburgh, visited Quakertown with a team of …
The search for a superintendent to lead the Quakertown Community School District appears to be over. On Tuesday, the school board is scheduled to vote on the appointment of Dr. Matthew Friedman to succeed Dr. William Harner, who retires in June.
I was saddened to hear of the cancellation of inclusion speaker and psychiatrist, Dr. Mykee Fowlin from presenting at Quakertown High School. It surprises me so much that the board would not want to …
The cancellation of assembly speaker Dr. Mykee Fowlin at Quakertown High School shows the depth to which we’ve fallen in failing to honor our Constitution’s First and most important …
Quakertown Community School Board has disinvited a planned assembly speaker – a speaker only four of eight voting members had researched and listened to. Dr. Mykee Fowlin was scheduled to perform …
Hoping to avoid teacher shortages and the educational disruptions they cause, the Quakertown Community School District recently approved new positions for what it’s calling “floater …
Quakertown Community School District’s contract with Bus Patrol is paying off. The safety program, which equips the district’s Levy bus fleet with mounted cameras to capture driver violations, netted $49,880 in its latest monthly report with 305 violations.
The Quakertown Community School District (QCSD) School Board is searching for the district’s next superintendent. The current superintendent, Dr. William Harner, is retiring.
A vicious attack on a Quakertown Community School District student has exposed dangerously low staffing levels at one school, and highlighted a problem across the district.
