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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 […]
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...
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.
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