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100 Black Men of Syracuse proposes its own Central New York Academy Charter School
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse non-profit organization known as the 100 Black Men of Syracuse is looking to work with the Syracuse City School District and The Higher Learning Network, to build a new charter school for underserved students. The group has already submitted a proposal to New York...
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.
SU scholarship memorializes fallen police officer from Webster
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Syracuse University is honoring fallen Ohio police officer Jamieson Ritter, a native of Webster, with a new scholarship. Ritter was shot and killed while responding to a call as an officer with the Cleveland Police Department in Ohio. Before his days as a police officer, Ritter graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School, […]
West Genesee High School cell phone policy sees success, schools around U.S. follow suit
CAMILLUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — It’s a subject with many different opinions, but West Genesee High School’s year-old cell phone policy tries to strike the right balance for everybody. Heatherlynn Loughlin, a parent of recent West Genesee High School graduates and also a substitute teacher, sees the different sides. “As a parent and an educator, I […]
Syracuse University grad student fishes at Green Lakes State Park (photo of the week)
Haoyang “Peter” Zhou, a doctoral student in physics at Syracuse University, prepares to change his fishing lure at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville on Sunday. Zhou, whose hometown is Beijing, China, said Green Lakes “has got to be my favorite place in the Syracuse area” and that he visits the park about three times a week, fishing and flying drones for aerial photography.
WATCH: $3 million to go towards JMA Wireless Dome Renovation Project
SYRACUSE (WSYR-TV) — New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember William Magnarelli announced that $3 million would be put into a renovation project at Syracuse University’s JMA Wireless Dome. Syracuse University leaders, coaches like Adrian Autry, Fran Brown, Gary Gait, Felish Legette-Jack, and local public officials...
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.
Orange Earn IWLCA Academic Honors
SYRACUSE, New York – Six members of the Syracuse women's lacrosse team have earned recognition from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) for their work in the classroom. In addition, the Orange are one of 324 teams across Division I, II, III and NAIA to be recognized as an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad for the 2023-24 academic year.
Memphis-Shelby County school board candidates on closing school buildings and community concerns
Aging school buildings and millions of dollars in unmet repair and maintenance needs have made the conversation around possible school closures and consolidations a high priority for leaders of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Candidates in the Aug. 1 Memphis school board election have talked about the importance of bringing community input into decisions about these issues, especially given the district’s history of shuttering schools and the impact the closings can have on students and neighborhoods.Under former interim Superintendent Toni Williams, the Memphis district began drafting an ambitious facilities plan to give 50 MSCS schools investments for their physical buildings or their academic...
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