The School District of Lancaster and the Lancaster Education Association (LEA) have reached a new four‑year collective bargaining agreement that maintains competitive salaries, expands planning time for teachers, and updates healthcare benefits to help […]
This year’s Staff Appreciation Video features a simple but powerful idea: current SDoL employees in conversation with their younger selves, portrayed by our students today. Together, they reflect on the […]
Some students learn history by reading what’s already been written. Others learn it by asking their own questions and building something from the ground up. At the state level National […]
McCaskey High School’s Something Rotten! has received multiple nominations for the Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards, recognizing excellence both on stage and behind the scenes. These nominations reflect months of preparation […]
Music isn’t an extra in the School District of Lancaster. Walk into any rehearsal or performance, and you’ll hear more than music. You’ll hear the kind of growth that doesn’t […]
At Lafayette Elementary, the question wasn’t simply “What should this mural look like?” It was something deeper. What brings you to life? What does that feeling look like when you […]
For the second year in a row, the Burrowes chess team, known as the Barreling Bishops, placed first in the countywide IU13 Lancaster-Lebanon Chess Team Tournament. In 2025, they placed […]
Earth Day can sometimes feel like a moment. At Wharton Elementary, it became a demonstration of what happens when learning turns into action. Earlier this month, fourth grade students transformed […]
After improvements in 2025, the School District of Lancaster’s annual parent/guardian survey showed declines across several key areas, including overall satisfaction and perceptions of safety. The Family Satisfaction Score, a […]
School District of Lancaster students will have two fewer days in school, but won’t have half-days each month in the 2026-2027 school year, per the calendar approved by the school […]
At The Mix on Thursday, April 16, the room filled with pride with every name called. The Jackson Middle School Honor Roll Breakfast brought together students, staff, and families to […]
Curiosity doesn’t wait for permission. It shows up in in the way students begin to see the world differently. In a fourth grade classroom at George Washington Elementary School, that […]
