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Governor Hochul Changes Teacher Evaluation System with New Bill
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill that aims to reform the Annual Professional Performance Review system. As per NYSUIT, the current system evaluates educators based on student performance measures on grades 3-8 English language arts, math assessments, and an overall general rubric. According to Adam Urbanski,...
69 New York School Districts to Receive Over $956M in Upgrades
Almost a billion dollars in upgrades will be made to 69 New York school districts including six in the Mid-Hudson Region. On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a huge list of school districts that would receive funding for upgrades such as new classrooms, improvements to athletic fields, cutting-edge technology investments, safety enhancements and other major projects.
New Civic Engagement Opportunities for SUNY Students
SUNY Students Encouraged To Apply Here for 500 Paid Civic and Service Internships. In a move to foster civic responsibility and community service among its student body, SUNY is launching the Empire State Service Corps Program. This initiative, led by Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, expands paid civic and service opportunities for SUNY students.
School board’s media strategy undermines its own student journalists (Guest Opinion by Angelina Grevi)
Angelina Grevi, of Syracuse, is this year’s salutatorian for The Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central (ITC). She was a member of the Syracuse Journalism Lab,which aims to inspire talented high school students from Syracuse’s underrepresented communities to pursue journalism careers. She will attend Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in the fall to study broadcast journalism.
Planning board scrutinizes American High’s academic status
VILLAGE OF LIVERPOOL – At its monthly meeting on the evening of Monday, June 24, the village of Liverpool planning board conducted a public hearing regarding the status of American High’s Academy at Syracuse Studios. Representatives from American High at the former Liverpool High School building at 800...
Jeff Hemsley appointed as interim iSchool dean, Andrew Sears steps down
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Lois Agnew, Syracuse University’s interim provost, appointed Jeff Hemsley, an associate professor in the School of Information Studies, as the school’s interim dean, according to a Saturday SU News release. He assumed the role Monday.
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