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NY lawmakers make push to ban legacy status, early admission in college process
BUFFALO, N.Y. — While the school year has come and gone with many colleges and universities holding commencement ceremonies just within the past few weeks, lawmakers in New York already have their eyes set on next year’s admissions season. With just two weeks left in this year’s legislative...
Mass. teens named co-valedictorians at New York school
“It was nice for my parents to not have to clap for one person, feel a little bad for the other.”. Identical twins from Southborough, Massachusetts, now have more in common than just their DNA, college, sport of choice and major (which might seem impossible). Chloe and Olivia Chiota graduated...
‘You’ve Been Warned:’ 14 New York Schools Among ‘Worst’ In America
Officials say these colleges are "as helpful as having a summer job flipping burgers" adding at least one is called "the dropout factory." Herald Weekly recently released a list of "The Worst Schools in the U.S: You’ve Been Warned." 14 New York Schools Among "Worst" In America. The website...
School election 2024: See school budget vote results in Cayuga, Madison and Oswego counties
Voters across Central New York went to the polls Tuesday to cast votes for school boards and budgets. Some schools also had capital projects and library proposals on the ballot. Here’s the rundown of which budgets passed in Cayuga, Madison and Oswego counties. CAYUGA COUNTY. Auburn Enlarged City School...
Childhood Icon Gives Meaningful Speech at Upstate NY College Graduation [WATCH]
It'd be pretty difficult to quantify just how many childhoods were made better because of the work of Steve Burns. Burns, an actor and musician from Pennsylvania, played the role of "Steve" on the hit kids television series, Blue's Clues. Here's a clip of the show's intro, in case you...
Hochul holds social media & mental health roundtable with local students
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Governor Kathy Hochul was in town Friday to speak with local high school students about the effect social media has on mental health. “One student told me – not here, but at another school – you’ve got to save us from ourselves, because we don’t know how to turn this off,” […]
Mid-Hudson Valley students competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. How to watch
Dutchess and Orange counties are going to be represented by two spellers this year in the 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Eli McNair, a 13-year-old eighth grader from South Middle School in Newburgh and Noah Kaplan, a 12-year-old...
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