Altoona Area School District police officers may soon be carrying AR15 semi-automatic patrol rifles after the school board approved a first reading of a policy change during Monday night’s meeting.

Courtesy photo This photo, circulated on social media over the weekend, shows masked Altoona 11th and 12th grade students sitting side-by-side in the AASD Fieldhouse during the Nov. 12 welcome back ...

The Appleton Area School District is projecting a budget deficit between $7.5 million and $11.5 million for the 2025-26 school year, despite increased state funding for special education. Increased ...

Appleton Area School District students with at least a 3.4 GPA and required coursework will qualify for direct admission to Lawrence University starting in the 2025-26 school year. The partnership ...

Editor's note: The original version of this story misstated the percentage for chronic absenteeism. That percentage has been updated. More kids in Appleton are staying in school thanks to efforts from ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) — Officials with the Altoona Area School District say authorities are reviewing safety and security protocols following what they say was an incident involving a taser, at a recent ...

UPDATE:The Altoona Area School District announced Monday afternoon that only Junior High students will not report to school ...

The Appleton Area School District faces an over $11 million deficit in its annual budget for 2024-25 partially due to the cost of staffing and benefits. While the district can cover the deficit this ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) — The Altoona Area School District held its first school board meeting Monday night since an alleged bullying incident between a teacher and a student. Officials say the teacher ...

Starting Nov. 1, students who miss a lot of school could be ticketed, according to a resolution that passed the Appleton Common Council on Oct. 1 — at least for now. The resolution passed, 9-6.