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Upstate New York School One of First in Area to Ban Cell Phones
As Governor Kathy Hochul continues her statewide push to ban smartphones inside New York schools, a school district in the Capital Region has already implemented a plan to make its school a "phone-free" space. Should All Schools Do This?. Eventually, they will. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this week that she...
New York State Bans Realistic School Shooter Drills
The New York State Board of Education approved new regulations on banning realistic school shooter drills. Under the new rules, the new rules require schools to notify staff and students about planned drills. Parents must also be notified a week in advance. School officials do not have to tell the parents exactly what day the drill will occur. According to News10, the use of actors and props designed to mimic real shooting situations will no longer be permitted.
40 Central New York high school athletic departments earn state academic honors
Syracuse, N.Y. — The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced this past year’s highest academic honors on Friday and Section III was well represented. In total, 40 athletic departments from the section were honored as either a school of distinction or a school of...
Syracuse University plans a new dormitory impacting a historic rose garden and mansion
Syracuse University’s plans to build a massive new dormitory directly across from the historic rose garden is getting blowback. According to Syracuse.com, the building on Ostrom Avenue and University Place will house 703 beds. The dormitory, spanning 272-thousand square feet, is slated to be the largest student housing building in Syracuse, with construction anticipated to last 22 months.
Speakers at public hearing seek flexibility to New York state's education funding formula
The process of revisiting New York's outdated Foundation Aid formula is underway. A public hearing in Buffalo Thursday was the second of five happening across the state this summer. Foundation Aid is the primary form of state funding that districts recieve. The Rockefeller Institute and the state Education Department are...
29 Student-Athletes Receive Long Island Junior Soccer League Scholarships
The Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL), the largest league in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA), has the largest scholarship program in Eastern New York. The league distributed 29 scholarships at the LIJSL Scholarship Breakfast on Sunday, July 21 at the Huntington Hilton. These well-rounded teenagers, selected based on academic and athletic excellence plus community service, exemplify the mission of the league and its idealistic slogan of “Building Character Through Soccer.”
SUNY receives $500,000 grant to boost FAFSA applications
ALBANY, NY (Erie News Now)--LAST YEAR IN NEW YORK OVER $220 MILLIOn IN PELL GRANTS WERE LEFT UNCLAIMED. The State University of New York or SUNY IS DETERMINED TO NOT LET ANY AID GO UNUSED. THIS WEEK SUNY CHANCELLOR JOHN KING ANNOUNCED $500,000 FROM ECMC, A HIGHER EDUCATION FOUNDATION, TO...
Adult Ed Students Find Opportunities in Renewable Energy at Capital Region BOCES
Students in a trio of new Adult Education programs at Capital Region BOCES say they are hopeful that the drive to create renewable energy resources will provide them with new futures. BOCES is offering this year an adult education Offshore Wind Career Pathway Program that provides adults with an opportunity...
Syracuse University workers vital to building an equitable food system (Guest Opinion by Maura Ackerman)
Maura Ackerman writes on behalf of the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance, a coalition of local changemakers dedicated to a more just and equitable food future in the Central New York region. The letter was submitted to Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud, in support of the unionization efforts of food service, libraries and maintenance student workers at the university.
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