New York Camps Cope With COVID-19 Changes
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“Scheduling bathroom breaks for little kids seems kind of crazy, but it’s just something we have to do to keep them safe.”
Cornell Students Return To Campus In September
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Students will be required to undergo regular screening and testing for COVID-19.
YMCA Summer Camps Can Reopen With Restrictions
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“We are more than happy to provide childcare. It’s complicated. It’s not easy. But it’s our mission.”
Will New York Schools Open In September? Cuomo Says It’s ‘Complicated’
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“We are preparing to open schools, we have plans to open schools, but (edit) I’ll be honest with you. It’s two months away. Anything can happen in two months.”
What Parents Can Learn From Child Care Centers That Stayed Open During Lockdowns
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The Y, and New York City’s Department of Education, have been caring for tens of thousands of children during the pandemic. Neither has had reports of coronavirus clusters or outbreaks.
Education
As New York Reopens, State Offers $65 million To Child Care Providers
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$20 million will be available to help reopen and expand capacity for child care providers, and $45 million will be available to help pay for the cost of a newly opened classroom.
Education
Mail-In Ballots Expand Turnout In School Budget Votes, But At ‘Tremendous Cost’
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“The ideal situation would be to see this kind of turnout, without having to go through the expense of the postage and printing of absentee ballots.”
Education
New York Education Officials Gather Input For Reopening Guidelines
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Stakeholders are being asked to share what they’ve experienced during the pandemic shutdowns and how can the state improve and take proper precautions in the fall.
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Gillibrand Requests $50-Billion For ‘Unprecedented Child Care Crisis’
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“There’s just not enough availability for every kid that wants to be in day care to be in day care in most states today.”
New York Professor On Misinformation And How Not To Be Part Of The Problem
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“We need to be critical, even for things we can see with our own eyes. We need to relearn not to trust everything
Education
Upstate High Schools Make Graduation Plans. Governor Allows Ceremonies For Up To 150 people
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“It really is the best situation, I guess, that we can have. It’s a tough one. It’s really not what we want, but we’ll make the best of it.”
App NEWS
Votes On School Budgets Take Place Amidst Uncertainty
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“The word is uncertainty. We don’t know what’s going to happen and it’s very tough for our school districts to budget.”
Education
‘No Question’: PA Governor Says Schools Will Reopen In The Fall
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Most of western Pa. moves to green phase of coronavirus reopening plan next week.
Assemblywoman Says Federal Aid Could Prevent Disastrous Cuts In Local Budgets
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“It would just be a disaster. It’s, it would just be awful in every area.”
Education
New York Universities Start To Address Fall Semesters
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Binghamton University’s president said that students will return to campus this fall as well, but more details are forthcoming.
Education
Playbook For Reopening PA Schools: Face Shields, Staggered Schedules, Temp Checks
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Scientifically, there’s no clear consensus yet on the effectiveness of school closures in stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Crime and Justice
Lawsuit Says PA’s Failing Special Needs Kids During Coronavirus School Closures
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“The families claim “online learning is wholly inadequate to meet the needs of nonverbal and partially verbal children with autism who rely upon…in-person instruction.”
App NEWS
Ithaca College Delays School Year, Will Reopen Classrooms In October
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The normal start date for fall classes would have been August 24.
Economy
Child Care Centers In PA: Bellwether For How Tricky It Will Be To Fully Reopen Economy
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“Going out there and saying ‘support your local economy’ is going to make you look bad if at the same time you are saying ‘put your kids in danger.’”
How COVID-19 is changing June 9 school district votes
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“The challenge has been that school districts don’t have a list of all qualified voters within a school district, so identifying those individuals has been challenging.”
Cornell Leads Statewide Effort To Provide Protective Face Masks For Inmates
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“The folks that are incarcerated in the prisons in our region are potentially a huge source of contagion.”
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PA Parents Struggle To ‘Do It All’ With Kids In Virtual School
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“I am hoping they come up with a vaccine. I will be first in line, because I want to get everybody out of the house.”
What If You Could Change Your Child’s Future In One Hour Every Week?
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An educator and entrepreneur believes he’s found an untapped resource to help more struggling students succeed in reading. The secret? Families.
New York Students To Get Graduation Pomp At Drive-In Theater
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One high school in New York has found a way to have safe and memorable graduation: hold it at a drive-in movie theater.
App NEWS
Schools Have Moved Classes Online, But Not All Students Have Joined Them
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The Steelton-Highspire School District says it’s reaching between 73 and 79 percent of its high-schoolers with online instruction.
Education
Schools In New York Will Remain Closed Through June
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“We’re going to have the schools closed for the rest of the year. We’re going to continue the distance learning programs.”
August New York State Regents Exams Canceled
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Students who failed Regents tests during the school year normally would have the opportunity to take them again in August.
Uncategorized
Ithaca Youth Bureau Cancels Summer Programs
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In a regular summer, up to a thousand kids from across Tompkins County participate.
App NEWS
COVID-19 Could Change Special Education
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Even after the closure is over, specialists say many students with special needs still won’t be in the classroom.
Education
CUOMO: New York Could Cut School Aid By 20%
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“They have a constitutional obligation to fulfill the needs of students, and they have not done that.”
Education
Special Education During Coronavirus: What Should Parents Tolerate, Demand?
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These days, Maegen Wagner is serving as her daughter’s therapist, aide, and teacher — while balancing her own responsibilities as an educator in a nearby school district.
New York City Reports 50 Educators Lost To Coronavirus
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Around the country, losses of educators are mounting. It’s unknown whether working in schools when they were open might have exposed staff to more danger than an average workplace.
App NEWS
The Child Care Provider’s Dilemma: Lose Income Or Potentially Expose Families To Coronavirus?
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“The state is giving us the choice: ‘you decide.’ So it’s a really uncomfortable position to be in.”
App NEWS
New York Schools Face An Uncertain Financial Future
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The New York State School Boards Association says schools are bracing for teacher lay offs over the next year.
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PA Schools Closed For The Rest Of Academic Year, Urges Online Learning
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“This was not an easy decision but closing schools until the end of the academic year is in the best interest of our students, school employees and families.”
Education
Pandemic Puts New York’s College Towns At Risk Of Losing Population, Funding
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Binghamton University student Dino Nicolari decided to stay at his off-campus apartment. “I really have trouble working at home.”
App NEWS
NY Education Department Cancels June Regents Exams
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“We are putting the safety of children, families and educators first […]”
App NEWS
For Some Cornell Students, Ithaca Is Safer Than Home
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“I don’t know when the next time I’ll be able to hug her is, because of this virus”
App NEWS
SUNY Oneonta, Binghamton University Postpone Commencements
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Oneonta plans to hold its ceremony in August, Binghamton hasn’t set a date.
App NEWS
Parents Should Monitor Kids’ Mental Health, Share Accurate Information On Virus
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“When we don’t provide children with accurate information, they will still seek it out, and the worry is they’ll seek it out from sources that are not accurate and more fearful.”
Education
To Help Fill Social Void, Teachers Host Virtual Lunches, Online Clubs With Students
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“I think it was good for them. They got all excited when their friends hopped on. Like, oh so and so is here and so and so is on! So, I think it helped them feel a little connected.”
Education
NY High School Winter Sports Championships Officially Canceled
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“This is one of the most difficult decisions the Officers of the NYSPHSAA have ever had to make.”
App NEWS
Unnamed Member Of “Binghamton University Community” Tests Positive For COVID-19
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“This confirmed case was not unexpected: With more frequent testing and the rise of this virus, we knew sooner or later that a case would appear within our campus community.”
App NEWS
Keeping Up With Education At Home After School Closures
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Director of WSKG’s Education Department Jackie Stapleton shared some resources for learning at home and how families can maintain some normalcy.
Education
PA Schools Wary Of Online Instruction During Coronavirus Closures
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“All of a sudden, somewhat of a train wreck happened.”
App NEWS
Free Childcare For Broome County Employees and Healthcare Workers
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The Department of Social Services will soon start monitoring open day care spots in Broome County.
Reed Says Senate Bill Will Bring Relief to Workers Affected By COVID Closures
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Reed also said that Congress is keeping an eye on the needs of families while schools are closed.
App NEWS
Updated: Several Southern Tier Counties Declare States Of Emergency, Close Schools Over COVID-19
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On Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said he would waive the 180-day school year requirement for districts to receive state aid.
A Cornell Professor Says Decision To Send Students Home Brought A Wave Of Emotions
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“Being there in the flesh, being able to see a face looking bored or looking confused or looking intrigued or looking fascinated, is part of teaching,” Law said.
App NEWS
Tompkins County Declares State of Emergency, Closes Schools Over COVID-19
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As of Friday night, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tompkins, but several are in isolation.
App NEWS
Update: Cornell Continues Class Changes To Limit COVID-19 Exposure
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Other colleges and universities have made similar decisions.
App NEWS
SUNY Cortland Deals With Fallout Caused By COVID-19
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“Although we have a pandemic plan, this is changing so rapidly that every single day, every single hour almost, there’s a new piece of news that you have to adjust to.”
With Coronavirus On Horizon, Continued Student Occupation At Syracuse University Uncertain
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Student protesters at Syracuse University would not say if they will continue occupying Crouse-Hinds Hall during spring break next week.
Education
Due To Coronavirus Concerns, Syracuse University Moves All Classes Online
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“The idea of (students) returning immediately from spring break and the potential risk that could pose to this community, we made this decision out of an abundance of caution,”
App NEWS
With Coronavirus In PA, School Districts Seek Answers
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School districts want to know when to cancel classes and how to access federal resources. So far, they’re not getting answers.
Recently Returned From Italy, Cornell Students, Faculty And Staff In Quarantine
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Some of the travelers will serve out their quarantine off-campus at an undisclosed location in Ithaca. Others will stay at their own homes or with family.
Education
Fear Of Coronavirus Prompt Colleges And Universities To Recall Some Students Studying Abroad
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State-run universities are recalling about 300 study-abroad students and faculty from China, Italy, Japan, Iran and South Korea.
Education
For Second Year, PA Gives Out School Safety Funds; Demand Remains Strong
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Overwhelmingly, schools are asking for grants to address mental health needs and to strengthen security measures.
App NEWS
Medicaid, Education, Taxes and Vaccines: Lifton’s Last Town Hall in Ithaca
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Emotions quickly spilled over when Lifton opened the floor to discussion.
Education
Syracuse Provost Lifts Student Suspensions; Allows Protestors To Stay In Admin Building
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SU officials said they tried to have a “respectful dialogue” with the students, but they were “unwilling.” Students said they were denied food, medicine and hygiene products, and were treated like prisoners.
App NEWS
Tensions Rise As Protests Continue At Syracuse University
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Syracuse University officials have taken a noticeably tougher stance against protests by #NotAgainSU.
App NEWS
The Power Of Curiosity: Why We Lose It And How To Develop It
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“I think the internet is to blame, actually, for a lot of us losing our curiosity mojo.”
App NEWS
Syracuse University Places #NotAgainSU Activists On Interim Suspension
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“Syracuse University administration’s handling of these crimes has been insensitive, lackadaisical, and an embarrassment.”
Addiction
Gillibrand Seeks Federal Grant Funds For Addiction Services
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is introducing a bill to fund community support programs for people who have substance use disorders, and their families.
Education
Trump, Pence Put PA At The Center Of Their School-Choice Push
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“I’m here to tell you that this Vice President, and this President, will always stand for the right of every American family to choose where their children go to school.”
App NEWS
Binghamton and Cornell Universities Restrict Travel To China
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The World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus a global health emergency this week.
Education
In A Budget Preview, Governor Calls For A Deep Cleanup At PA Schools
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His latest ask is more than a billion dollars to clean up lead and asbestos in Pennsylvania’s schools, houses and water systems.
Education
Upstate, Rural Schools In Fiscal Stress
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The New York State Comptroller’s office says the number of school districts in the state that are in fiscal stress has increased from 26 to 33.
App NEWS
New York State Revises Regulation That Interfered With Child Therapy
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“I think overall it’s a very positive outcome that we’ve had based on the concerns that we’ve expressed.”
App NEWS
Additional Costs Of Early Voting Still Worry Local Elections Officials
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“They’re there thinking, you know, this is what’s right for the voter. And I get that, I understand where they’re coming from, but they don’t understand the burden that puts on us.”
Education
Spit Test Can Help Doctors Diagnose Autism Early
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“Early detection can be a game changer for those children with autism spectrum disorder, because it could get them access to earlier services and change the trajectory of their life.”
App NEWS
With Turzai Departure, Private And Charter Schools Lose A Major Ally In Harrisburg
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His legacy on education policy boils down to two words: school choice.
App NEWS
‘Bazooka To A Knife Fight’? The Plan To Close PA Cyber Charter Schools
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The proposal would close all cyber charters in the commonwealth by the 2020-21 school year.
Congressman Defends Leaving His District For A Meeting With College Republicans
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Republican Tom Reed said some of his constituents are students and staff at the University.
Myth Busted: In New York It Turns Out Bankruptcy Can Wipe Out Student Loan Debt
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Many Americans who get overwhelmed by student loan debt are told student debt can’t be erased through bankruptcy. Now more judges and lawyers say that’s a myth and bankruptcy can help.
Education
Dyslexia Can Present Challenges, Opportunities
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Dyslexia, a language processing disorder affecting anywhere from 5% to 20% of the population, can be seen as both a challenge and an opportunity to develop creative life skills.
App NEWS
Governor’s School Aid Proposal Could Be Lower Than Many New York Lawmakers And Advocates Want
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While New York may be first in the amount of spending per pupil, it ranks 49th in the nation in its unequal distribution of school funding.
Bringing Secular Spirituality Into Education
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Hundreds of educators, philanthropists and nonprofits recently convened in New York for the “Spirituality in Education” conference.
App NEWS
PA Provides Some Of The Worst Opportunities For Students Of Color, Reports Say
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Pennsylvania was 47th overall in the opportunity gap between black and white students, 47th in the gap between Hispanic and white students and 46th in the gap between economically disadvantaged students and their wealthier peers.
Education
Education Officials Schedule Public Meetings On New York’s Graduation Requirements
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Among the questions that state officials would like to see local residents discuss, are what do they want students to know before they graduate and how should students have to demonstrate that knowledge?
App NEWS
Syracuse Chancellor Addresses Racist, Anti-Semitic Incidents On Campus
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“We are taking prompt action on the commitments we made. We are making investments in programs and people. I believe this work, requested emphatically, insisted on by our students will make us a better place.”
Crime and Justice
One Year In, Crisis Center To Stop School Violence In PA Has Fielded Over 40,000 Tips
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The partnership between Sandy Hook Promise and the state Attorney General’s office aims to prevent mass shootings and help children dealing with problems.
A Month After Binghamton Protests, Congressman Reed Calls For Answers
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Reed questions the fairness of SUNY-system procedures around political express and free speech.
App NEWS
Spencer-Van Etten Middle School Students Collect Broken Christmas Lights
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The goal is to keep the lights out of a landfill, but the school also plans to reclaim the copper wiring to raise a little money for a local charity.
App NEWS
Upstate Professor Collects Thousands Of Holiday Cards For Kids Impacted By Mass Shootings
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“I’m writing you to wish you a very happy holidays. Remember there will always be people who care about and support you. The world is a better place with you in it.”
App NEWS
Study: Shale Gas Development Has Brought Economic Benefits, Premature Deaths
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Carnegie Mellon University study focused on Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia
App NEWS
Protesters Deliver Resignation Letters For Chancellor, Public Safety Chief At Syracuse University
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Syracuse University student protesters walked out of classes Thursday, demanding the resignations of the chancellor, public safety chief and others.
Education
To Combat Hate, Syracuse University Holds Peace Vigil
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“Today and together we have an opportunity to send a clear and powerful message through our words and our deeds that we are better together.”
App NEWS
New State Regulation May Block Child Therapists From Helping Children In Daycare Centers
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The state Office of Children and Family Services refuses to recognized their existing background clearances and won’t allow therapists to get new ones through their agency.
App NEWS
Hoping To Reduce Racial Tensions, Syracuse Chancellor Agrees To Most Student Demands
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Chancellor Kent Syverud has agreed to 16 of the 19 demands from student protestors and international students.
Education
As Racist Incidents Continue, Syracuse Chancellor Responds To Student Demands
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In the past two weeks, SU has been rocked by at least 10 incidents including racist graffiti, yelling racial slurs and hateful emails.
Education
GOP Leaders Want To Pilot Private School Vouchers In Pennsylvania
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The proposal would allow parents in Harrisburg to use as much as $8,200 in taxpayer money toward private school tuition.
App NEWS
Syracuse Students Protest Racist Messages Found On Campus, Administration’s Response
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Syracuse University officials have promised action in the wake of criticism of the school’s response following the discovery of racist graffiti in a residence hall last week.
Education
PA Lawmakers Host Rural Kids—And Their Robots
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Officials are hoping early exposure to science and tech will give rural students a leg up in rapidly modernizing fields, like agriculture.
Featured in Category
Three Inducted Into Rochester’s National Toy Hall Of Fame
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There are now 71 toys in the National Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong Museum in Rochester, which is the only collections-based museum anywhere devoted solely to studying play.
Crime and Justice
Supporters Of Arming Teachers Claim Victory In Schuylkill County Board Election
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“I still stand by, the only thing that’s going to stop a gun is a gun.”
App NEWS
Upstate Researcher Tracks How And Where Ticks Transmit Disease To New Yorkers
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Nearly 2,000 people sent ticks to a citizen science tick testing program run by Upstate Medical University in Syracuse this year.
App NEWS
Oneonta Christian Academy To Take Over Former Otego Elementary School
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“I always wanted an educational facility to be there”
App NEWS
Unatego School Board To Decide Future Of Former Otego Elementary School
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The school has been closed since 2017.
App NEWS
Cornell Students Pleased With Changes in Mental Health Services
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If you or someone you know has an urgent mental health concern please call the national suicide prevention lifeline 1-800-273-8255.
App NEWS
School Board Members From Around New York Crowd Into Vaping Seminar
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“We find, unfortunately, that even some of the younger students are vaping, and it seems like it’s something that’s going to continue to grow as a problem.”
App NEWS
‘Silver Tsunami’ Of Manufacturing Retirements Pushes PA To Prioritize STEM Education
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The state estimates that most jobs created in the next decade will require workers to use computers, and many opportunities will be STEM-related.
App NEWS
Broome County To Use Cameras To Catch Drivers Who Illegally Pass School Buses
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Cameras will be equipped on stop signs on the outside of buses.
Education
Are Cyber Charters A Way To ‘Hide’ From Child Welfare Scrutiny? Some PA Superintendents Say Yes
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Advocates have long debated if online schools can replicate the academic enrichment and socialization of traditional schools. In Pennsylvania, that debate has come to the foreground.
App NEWS
Cornell Report: Workplace Sexual Harassment Widespread In New York
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“In putting together quid pro quo and hostile work environment, 31 percent of women and 18.9 percent of men experience it, and that translates into 3.9 million people.”
Nobel Laureate Explains How Lithium-Ion Battery Was Created And Its Future
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Stan Whittingham is regarded as the man who laid the groundwork for the science.
Crime and Justice
PA School Board President Banned From Olympic Sports For Sexual Misconduct
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Larry Wittig resigned from the board in 2017 after the Philadelphia Inquirer first published the allegations, but he remains school board president of the Tamaqua Area School District in Schuylkill County.
Featured in Category
Binghamton University Professor Shares Nobel Prize In Chemistry For Development Of Lithium-Ion Batteries
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Scientists from New York, Texas and Japan have jointly received the award, according to an announcement of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.
As Teen Use Of E-Cigarette Rises, One School District Tries A New Approach
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The approach is not designed to fully replace punitive interventions.
Education
Schumer Says Loan Forgiveness Could Help Stop New York’s Teacher Shortage
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“I would say we had 20 to 30 positions that we ended up having to scrape and scour to fill, and in some cases had to find certified substitute teachers while we looked for long term solutions.”
App NEWS
Details Of Gouverneur School Bus Assault Emerge In Court Documents And Video
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In an affidavit filed in Gouverneur Town Court, the 10 year-old victim recalls her attackers yelling racist slurs at her, punching her in the face, ripping her hair out of her head, and kicking her in her right knee.
Education
New York Comptroller Audit Faults SUNY Upstate For ‘Insufficient Oversight’
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“It goes for transparency and accountability that you need to have policies and procedures in place to make sure dollars are spent wisely and that these are, indeed, necessary payments.”
App NEWS
Binghamton Students Skip School for Another Climate Strike
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There was another climate strike led by young people Friday at the Peacemaker’s Stage in Downtown Binghamton. Students from Binghamton University and Binghamton High School skipped school to attend the strike.
App NEWS
‘Shooting People Is Deescalation’: Three Days With Teachers Training To Use Guns In Schools
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“You bring the gun up. Somebody comes around the corner. They’ve got something in their hand. You bring the sights up to your line of sight. You give them verbal commands. You see it’s a knife, he brings it up. You fire a shot.”
Economy
Upstate Economic Development Program Gets A Boost
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a $1 billion high-tech development project on the State University of New York’s Polytechnic Institute campus near Utica.
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NY Teacher of the Year Talks Digital Citizenship, Teacher Shortage
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“There is no doubt that the kids that are in school today are our future.”
Global Youth Climate Strike Expected To Draw Large Crowds In New York
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Strike organizers are calling on their fellow young people to skip school Friday and rally to demand greater action against climate change.
From Combat To Classroom: The Challenges And Perks Of Being A Student-Veteran
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“I’ve learned to have to keep my mouth shut more often than not, especially with my political views. I find that they don’t really mesh with politics of student life on this campus. But that’s OK.”
App NEWS
A Clash On Cyber Charters Kicks Off Fall Legislative Session In Harrisburg
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Gov. Wolf’s proposal includes specific measures that could limit cyber charter school growth
App NEWS
‘Corpse Flower’ Blooms On Cornell Campus
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“During the course of the bloom you’ll get different odors. It doesn’t always smell the same way. But it will go through different phases where it smells like different chemicals.”
Education
Stronger Student-Adult Relationships Mean A Lower Rate Of Suicide Attempts In High Schools
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A recent study, partly conducted in rural high schools in western New York and the Finger Lakes region, looks at the influence of student-adult relationships on the rate of suicide attempts in high schools.
How A New York ‘Bootcamp’ For New Dads Helps The Whole Family
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Prenatal classes often focus on Mom-to-be — on her shifting role and emotional needs, along with new skills. But if Dad gets sidelined early into a supporting role, research shows, everybody loses.
Education
New York Senator Warns Of Impending Teacher Shortage
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“Loans are definitely a barrier. They are working for years, and years, and years under incredible debt.”
New York Researcher: Families Feel The Weight Of The Student Loan Crisis
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A new book looks at how the struggle to pay for college has transformed the experience of the American middle class.
Crime and Justice
New Tool Allows School Districts To Catch Drivers Who Illegally Pass Buses
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School districts in New York have a new tool to catch drivers who pass school buses that are stopped to drop off or pick up kids.
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SUNY Chancellor Calls Excelsior Scholarship A Success Despite Low First-Year Numbers
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson is calling the Excelsior Scholarship a success despite statistics that show it was used by only 3.2% of SUNY students to help pay tuition costs in its first year. According to the New York State Higher Education Corporation, just over 20,000 students were awarded the scholarship in the 2017-2018 school year. Johnson wants to drill down in those numbers though. She said there are some very positive impacts from the scholarship, specifically when it comes to a lower dropout rate. “The retention rate is 10% higher with Excelsior students, with scholarships which are Excelsior, than for students that don’t have an Excelsior Scholarship,” Johnson said. “And 15% higher for community colleges where a lot of our students get their start.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Talks Career, Challenges In Buffalo Visit
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BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been a key figure in several major cases and landmark decisions. But on Monday, she made local history by becoming the first member of the nation’s highest court to receive an honorary degree from the University at Buffalo. Her appearance and remarks were just the first of two scheduled stops. Ginsburg delivered brief remarks and later engaged in a question-and-answer session with Law School dean Aviva Abramovsky. In both, Ginsburg spoke of the challenges she faced while entering law school, the peers who are only now receiving due recognition and the cases and decisions in which she directly participated.
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Otsego Village Serving People with Developmental Disabilities to Open Preschool
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The Pathfinder Village will expand its school after receiving two anonymous gifts.
Education
How To Get Rid Of Property Taxes? PA Lawmaker Looks To Retirement Income.
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One state House lawmaker is trying to pitch a new solution to a very old Pennsylvania problem: the reliance on school property taxes.
Education
Research Shows Thousands Could Be Saved With Better Air Quality Standards
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New research from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh shows thousands of lives could be saved each year if air quality standards were tightened.
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After Years Of Gridlock, PA’s Governor Plans Executive Action On Charter School Reform
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After years of political gridlock on charter school reform, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said Tuesday he would use his executive power to hold charters to “the same ethical and transparency standards of public schools.”
Education
Rural New York Schools Join Education Initiative
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Several school districts located in rural areas of central and northern New York are participating in a nationally funded program to address and potentially overcome some of the biggest obstacles facing their students.
App NEWS
After Complaints Over School Safety Law, PA Senators Return To Drawing Board
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A law to expand schools’ security options in Pennsylvania now has some school law enforcement officers miffed.
Finger Lakes Farms Offer A Variety Of Public Tours This Weekend
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Residents and visitors to the Finger Lakes have the opportunity this weekend to visit working farms.
Education
Innovation Schools? Why A New Category Of School In PA?
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Amid a flurry of action before summer recess this year, state lawmakers created a new category of public school — with little warning or open debate — that seems designed to benefit just one charter school.
Africana Studies and Research Center
Cornell Remembers Alum, Author Toni Morrison
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Nobel Laureate and novelist Toni Morrison is being remembered on Cornell’s campus as a graduate and a professor. Morrison died earlier this week at the age of 88.
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SUNY Corning President Hopes Student Debt Relief Program Keeps College Attractive
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SUNY Corning has launched a financial aid program that targets student debt. Barons Brought Back is open to students who owe $1,500 or less.
App NEWS
Poll Shows New York Voters Have Mixed Opinions About Governor Andrew Cuomo.
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The only measure approved in 2019 that is unpopular with voters is a new law to allow undocumented immigrants to apply for drivers licenses, with only 43% overall supporting the law.
Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo Signs Legislation Allowing Cameras on School Buses
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Drivers who pass a stopped school bus can now be caught on camera and fined.
App NEWS
PA School Safety Tip-Line Used More To Report Bullying, Suicidal Thoughts, Than Violent Threats
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A Pennsylvania tip system created to improve school safety fielded some tips about school violence, but received far more inquiries about student mental health, according to new data.
App NEWS
Finger Lakes Man Murdered In California Mass Shooting
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“This latest episode of senseless gun violence resulted in the loss of one of our recent graduates—graduates in whom we place so much hope because of their potential to create a brighter tomorrow.”
PA School District Reverses Course And Will Accept Donations To Cover Lunch Debt
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The financially struggling school district in northeast Pennsylvania that threatened foster care over unpaid lunch debt is now apologizing for dozens of letters officials sent this month to parents.
Offers Pour In To Cover PA Students’ Meal Debt, But School Officials Not Interested
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After district officials threatened to turn children over to foster care for the unpaid amount, a prominent media figure and a corporate CEO offered to settle the debt, but were rebuffed.
App NEWS
Broome County Anti-Poverty Council Targets Housing, Transportation, Child Care
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The effort is part of a New York State plan to reduce poverty
Don’t Have Your Lunch Money? This Northeast PA School District Threatens Foster Care
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Wyoming Valley West School District in Northeastern Pennsylvania sent families a letter stating that their children would be removed from their homes if unpaid cafeteria meal debt was not settled.
Education
Will This Tweak In PA Law Send Student Test Scores Soaring?
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The tweak states that Pennsylvania will no longer count the standardized test scores of students who miss at least 20% of school days prior to the end of the state testing window.
Education
New York’s Education Commissioner Submits Surprise Resignation
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MaryEllen Elia, who is the first female commissioner in the history of the New York State Education Department, said now is the right time to leave the post, and has agreed to accept a job with a national firm that works to turn around struggling public schools.
App NEWS
Invasive Species Are Focus Of Week Of Activities In New York
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In Tompkins County, educational activities and games were organized by FORCES, Friends of Recreation, Conservation and Environmental Stewardship.
Crime and Justice
Citing Technicality, Tamaqua Scraps First-Of-Kind Policy To Arm Teachers
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The Tamaqua Area School District in Schuylkill County will scrap a groundbreaking policy that would have allowed teachers and staff to carry weapons anonymously on school grounds.
App NEWS
Some PA School Superintendents Are Quietly Packing Firearms
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Who can carry a firearm in schools and under what circumstances remains murky in Pennsylvania — and up for debate.
Crime and Justice
PA Passes Landmark Assault-Reporting Requirements For Colleges
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Pennsylvania is in the early stages of enacting new requirements designed to reduce sexual assault on college campuses.
Education
Fundraising Continues For World War Two Vessel ‘The Sullivans’ in Buffalo
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The USS The Sullivansis a destroyer which is named for five brothers, all of whom were killed in action during World War II.
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New York Made Mental Health Education Mandatory. One Year Later, How’s It Going?
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The pioneering requirement to educate students about mental health was grounded in the recognition that mental well-being is just as important to overall health as physical health
Education
Private Schools Benefit From PA Tax Credits, Report Zero Low-Income Students
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Any debate over the tax-credit programs that subsidize private-school education in Pennsylvania could begin here: There is very little public data on the students who benefit.
Education
This New York Pop-Up School Taps Immigrants’ Expertise — By Making Them Teachers
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Immigrant researchers and professors must often take low-paid “survival jobs” in the US. At Brooklyn’s summer Open Air University, they’re sharing their niche expertise.
Ithaca Teachers Vote For Better Pay, Health Insurance In New Contract
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Teachers in the Ithaca City School District have voted for a six-year contract. The contract covers the next five years and was ratified in an almost unanimous vote.
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Ithaca Teachers Vote On New Contract
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“The cost of living in Ithaca is much different than elsewhere in the Southern Tier or even central New York.”
Owego Apalachin Voters Approve Amended School Budget
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Voters in the Owego Apalachin School District overwhelmingly approved a revised budget on Tuesday, about a month after the first budget proposal was voted down.
Six Months After Alleged Strip Searches, Activists Still Await Answers From Binghamton Schools
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“There’s just been no response. So, I would like conversation. Whether you agree with it or don’t agree with it from their end. Conversation.”
App NEWS
New Vote Tuesday On Owego Apalachin School Budget
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For the second time in two months, voters in the Owego Apalachin School District will decide whether to approve next year’s budget.
Education
Rally At PA Capitol Pushes For A Shift In Education Funding
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“When it comes down to brass tacks if you will, I’m not sure that they’re willing to fund education in the magnitude that we believe it should be funded.”
Education
PA House Passes Charter School Package, But Funding Remains A Conundrum
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“As we contemplate any charter school bill…our school districts and our students and our teachers will insist on a conversation about how we fund charter school education.”
App NEWS
For PA Parents Who Work Nights And Weekends, Study Finds Child Care Is Especially Difficult
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The organization Research for Action (RFA) estimates there are fewer than 50,000 available seats. In that same analysis, RFA found 150,000 families that likely need child care outside traditional hours.
Inmates At The Auburn Correctional Facility Celebrate College Graduation
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“What am I going to do with this knowledge, not even what am I going to do, but how am I going to do what I want to do with this knowledge?”
App NEWS
More Tax Credits? More Spending? PA Lawmakers Continue Their Clash Over Education
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“My concern is that we have students sitting in classrooms in some of our schools that have asbestos and lead in those classrooms. We need to make sure some money is given there.”
App NEWS
Voters In Owego-Apalachin School District To Reconsider Budget
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More than a week after voters rejected the budget for the Owego-Apalachin school district, the board of education has decided to hold a re-vote on a lower tax levy.
App NEWS
Citing ‘Emergency’ Repairs, PA Democrats Call For $125M In School Funding
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A handful of Democratic state lawmakers from Southeastern Pennsylvania are calling for a $125 million infusion to make “emergency” repairs in public schools, with more than half going to Philadelphia.
Security System Helps Spot Sex Offenders Before They Enter The School
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“In our case, it ties into a child abuse database. We’re able to screen out those type of folks. There’s also alerts we can put in the system.”
Write-In Candidate Wins Seat On Ithaca School Board
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Erin Croyle, a write-in candidate, defeated Bradley Grainger to become the newest member of the Ithaca City School District school board.
App NEWS
Ithaca Voters Approve $120 Million Capital Plan For Schools
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The capital project plan was one of three propositions on the Ithaca ballot. All three passed with over 80% of the vote.
To Safely Study Volcanoes, Scientists Come To Upstate New York?
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Studying active volcanoes can be dangerous. Which is why a group of scientists from around the world came together to simulate volcanic blasts. What they’re learning will help them at a real eruption.
App NEWS
Voters Today Consider $120 Million Capital Plan For The Ithaca City School District
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Voters in the Ithaca City School District will decide on a $120-million dollar capital project in today’s election.
App NEWS
‘Hero’ School Bus Driver Commended By New York Congressman
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“It’s our worst nightmare to see a student be that close to danger as my student was that day.”
App NEWS
New Research: It Isn’t Easy Being Green
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Nudges can change behavior, but for many societal problems like climate change, they are not sufficient.
Education
PA House Takes First Step Toward Charter School Overhaul
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“It is time to push the issue. We’ve been dealing with this long enough, and we’re going to push it.”
District Attorney: No Charges In Binghamton School “Strip Search”
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Broome County District Attorney Steven Cornwell will charge no one in an alleged strip search of students at a Binghamton school earlier this year.
Education
Private School Tax Credit May Get Boost After Two-Day Debate
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The amount of money up for debate wasn’t huge by the Capitol’s standards. But lawmakers saw the bill as a symbol of tension between funding public and private schools.
App NEWS
Charter School Expansion Unlikely In New York This Year
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“The Assembly Democrats have always wanted to expend their energy and time on traditional public schools.”
Education
Pennsylvania Grants $40M In Competitive School Safety Grants
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75% of grantees asked for funding related to security planning and security technology. Others focused on mental health related services and programs in schools.
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Binghamton Undergraduates Call For Faster Action Against Climate Change
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BINGHAMTON, NY (WSKG) – Some Binghamton University students are pushing Congressman Anthony Brindisi to do more to address climate change.
Liat David is 19, a sophomore at the University. At a recent forum she helped organize, she said climate change has made her re-think having children. “Do I have that right as a woman that I can have a child and be proud of the earth that I live in and say that this child is going to be living in a regenerative and sustainable future?” she said. “I can’t necessarily say that right now, which is very sad to say because that is my right as a woman to say that I can have a child if I want to, but I really feel like that was taken away from me this past generation.”
Education
American Schools Lack Playtime, According To New Research
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American schools are lacking in playtime, according to new research in the American Journal of Play.
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Yates County Needs Its Own Mental Health Dept. To Cope With Crisis Says School Superintendent
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Mental health issues are a community concern, not just one for the schools, according to Kelly Houck, Dundee Superintendent of Schools.
Education
Federal, State Representatives Are In Yates County Today For Roundtable On Rural Mental Health Services
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Today’s gathering was prompted by Kelly Houck, the superintendent of Dundee schools in Yates County. Months ago, she made public her emails to local officials. She said children and families are in crisis but there are not the resources to help properly help them. She went on to describe procedures they are told to follow are inadequate.
Cornell Title IX Coordinator Says University Process For Handling Sexual Assaults Gives Due Process
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For several years, Cornell University has had more Title IX investigations opened with the Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education than any other college or university. WSKG’s Celia Clarke recently spoke by phone with the Title IX Coordinator at Cornell, Chantelle Cleary about how the Office handles complaints on campus.
App NEWS
Tamaqua Parents Shocked That Armed Teacher Policy Was Quietly Reinstated
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“If I find out there is a gun in my classroom with my teacher, I am going to ask to leave that room immediately.”
App NEWS
Equity Advocates Criticize Governor’s Plan To Boost Teacher Salaries In PA
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Wolf’s proposal is about more than paying teachers a living wage. At current salaries, some districts say they struggle to attract and retain qualified educators.
App NEWS
New York Lawmakers May Extend Free College Tuition To Gold Star Families
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There’s a renewed push in Albany to expand the state’s free college tuition program to the families of service members who die while on duty.
App NEWS
Tompkins Sheriff’s Dept. Increases Patrol Of Newfield Schools After Threat Found in Bathroom
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Police increased patrol of Newfield schools in Tompkins County this week after a threat of violence was found written in a bathroom stall of one of the schools.
Fisher Price Project Puts Power Wheels In Control Of Mobility-Challenged Kids
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“What this does is it provides an opportunity for these families and these children to grow like any other child.”
Education
As Baby Boomers Retire, Power Companies Look To Build The Next Generation Of Workers
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“We want to make sure you have the appropriate skilled, trained personnel on-hand to deal with providing that reliable service.”
Education
Comptroller Says New York’s Education Department Should Improve School Safety Plans
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“Without strong direction or oversight from the state education department, the school districts will likely continue to fall short of these requirements and that possibly puts lives at risk.”
Education
State Teachers Union Rallies Against Standardized Tests
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“These state tests go against everything we know to be best practice in assessment. In fact, they’re causing harm.”
Education
New Tuition Policy For PA Universities One Step In Stabilization Effort
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Each of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities will have more control in determining its tuition.
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PA’s Real Estate Agents Join The Push For Education Funding
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The fight to boost education funding brings lots of people together — teachers, superintendents, politicians. But advocates want to add another constituency to the mix: real estate agents.
Cornell Researcher: Big Cities, Bright Lights, A Billion Bird Collisions
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When birds migrate, they can become attracted to and disoriented by artificial lights. The result: they end up colliding with New York’s skyscrapers.
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New York Joins Other States In Federal Suit Over School Nutrition Rollbacks
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The suit, filed on behalf of six states and the District of Columbia, says the weakened federal nutrition standards for school meals are putting kids at greater risk of health problems linked to diet.
Education
New York Education Leader Says Testing Will Resume After Computer Glitch
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“When you think about 8- and 9-year-olds having to go through this, your heart breaks for them. They’re sitting there, doing the very best that they can, trying as hard as they can.”
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Gillibrand, Grassley Call For More Transparency About College Sexual Assault
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New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa have re-introduced a bill that would change the way colleges and universities handle sexual assaults that occur on their campuses.
Education
When Sarcasm In The Classroom Builds Bridges
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The key to making sarcasm work is for the teacher to understand the culture and language practices of their students and to never use sarcasm to shame or humiliate.
App NEWS
Schools Cope With More Computer Glitches On State Tests
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State education officials say that they will also work with schools to provide guidance on how to resolve outstanding issues.
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PA Educators Say Children Aren’t Getting Needed Mental Health Care
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Panelists repeated many of the same problems: Long wait times for services. A shortage of psychiatrists and therapists. Massive case loads for social workers. And children who need mental health services, but who are not getting them.
App NEWS
New Study Pushes PA To Embrace Trauma-Informed Education
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Research suggests that about half of the county’s children experience at least one traumatic event before the age of 17.
App NEWS
Cornell Graduate Students Hold Second Rally For Changes To Mental Health Services
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The Cornell graduate student union, Cornell Graduate Students United is trying to pressure the University Administration for changes to mental health services.
App NEWS
School Safety: How Security Concerns Are Changing School Construction
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In this time of mass shootings, schools are feeling the pressure to make changes to how schools are constructed in an effort to keep intruders out.
Education
Possible State Cuts To Medicaid For Medical Graduate Students Have Advocates Speaking Out
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They say these cuts would eliminate millions in Medicaid funding that supports Graduate Medical Education at five academic medical centers across the state.
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‘Hard’ And ‘Soft’ School Safety Solutions On Display At PA Conference
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“I want to teach them science, and now I have to learn how to send them home to their parents. And that’s a heavy topic”
Proposed Increases In New York’s Early Childhood Budget Explained
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The New York State Assembly has released its budget priorities. Among those priorities for Democrats is more money for early childhood education and health services for “at-risk” children.
Education
After Three Mile Island Accident, This Carnegie Mellon Team Pitched A Novel Idea For Cleanup: Use Robots
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How a young team at CMU helped expand the fledgling field of robotics.
Education
PA House Resurrects Bills Overhauling Career And Technical Education
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A slate of eight bills aimed at bolstering career and technical education is on the move in the state House.
Economy
Cornell Study: New York Apples Are An Even Bigger Business Than Traditionally Thought
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New York’s apple industry has about a 21 percent higher economic impact than traditional studies have found.
Education
Challenged By Cost And Access, Rural PA Students Find Tech-Based Alternative
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In Pennsylvania, a large swath of the Northwest is a traditional higher-ed dead zone. With industry declines and steady population loss, the area has had a hard time attracting a traditional college institution.
State Senator Urges New York Governor To Lift Travel Ban So SUNY Swimmers Can Compete
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More than a dozen student-athletes from three SUNY colleges have qualified to compete in the NCAA Division III national swimming and diving championships. There’s just one problem. The games are being held in Greensboro, North Carolina, and a ban on New York State-sponsored non-essential travel to that state remains in effect. A local State Senator is urging Governor Andrew Cuomo to lift that ban.
Education
Students Rally To Close ‘Gap’ In New York’s Tuition Assistance Program
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Students in the public university systems rallied this week at the State Capitol to end what they say is a built-in flaw in the state’s student aid policies.
Education
Despite New York’s Budget Gap, Advocates Say There’s Money For Schools
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There were some emotional moments as lawmakers and supporters of a school funding measure rallied at the Capitol to advocate for $4 billion dollars.
Education
Education Equity Tour Wants $4 Billion Increase To New York School Aid
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As advocacy groups continue to pressure Albany on various causes ahead of this year’s state budget, a statewide educational equity tour made a stop in Syracuse, last week. A collection of local officials and other advocates said New York’s schools are underfunded by $4 billion.
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Yates County School Leaders Call Mental Health Crisis “Sickening”
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Yates County schools face a mental health crisis. School psychologist Christine Diamond says, “What I’ve experienced in the past 5 years has been sickening,” She was talking about the quality of mental health care she’s seen for children.
Education
Reed Backs Mental Health Funding After Finger Lakes Superintendent Says District Has Crisis
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Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning) is adding his name to a bill that would provide funding for mental health services in schools, after hearing from a district superintendent in Yates County who called the lack of access a “crisis.”
Why White School Districts In New York Have So Much More Money
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According to a new report, predominantly white school districts receive $23 billion more than districts that serve mostly students of color in the U.S.
Education
Ithaca School District Turns Water Back On In Elementary Schools
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Students and teachers have been drinking bottled water since 2015 when tests showed elevated lead levels. Today, the water is scheduled to be turned back on in some elementary schools.
Education
Lawyers For Four Middle School Girls Weigh Legal Action Against Binghamton School District
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BINGHAMTON (WSKG) — The lawyers for four middle school girls who say they were strip searched say they’re considering a lawsuit against the Binghamton City School District. In January, there was community furor over accusations against the East Middle School principal and school nurse for strip searching four girls for acting hyper and giddy. The girls have lawyers through the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Cara McClellan and the other lawyers sent a letter to the district with a list of demands and asking to meet in person with district officials within ten days. That deadline was last week.
Education
Boon Or ‘Black Hole’? PA Private School Scholarship Program Considered For Major Expansion
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A tax-break program that routes millions to Pennsylvania private schools could grow much larger if a new bill becomes law. The proposal has powerful support in the State Senate, but Governor Tom Wolf’s spokesman calls it an “unfunded mandate.”
Education
PA Public Universities ‘Treading Water’ With Declining Enrollment
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During a candid budget hearing Thursday, lawmakers heard a bleak tale of Pennsylvania’s system of higher education. In particular, Cheyney University risks losing its accreditation next year amid declining enrollment and growing debt.
Education
Re-Remembering History Could Help Bridge Racial Divide, Says BU Professor
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Anne Bailey believes we need to re-remember history, shaping it with the perspectives of people who weren’t in positions of power.
Education
School And Workplace Safety Training Emphasizes Restorative Approach
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A security expert says restorative practices can be used to identify and help individuals who may pose a safety risk in schools or the workplace.
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The Death Of PA’s Cyber Charter Schools?
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A proposal with potentially dire consequences for Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools re-emerged in Harrisburg this session. And one of the politicians pushing it now has a key education post in the state capital.
Education
PA Weighs Plan To Tax Violent Video Games To Fund School Security
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A state lawmaker proposes taxing violent video games as a way to pay for increased security at schools throughout the state.
Education
Teens Without Vaccinations Expelled From New York High School
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Two teenagers, who are not vaccinated because of religious beliefs, were kicked out of school. Now their mother is suing the school district.
Amazon
Poll Indicates New Yorkers Favor Amazon Deal, And Counting Everyone In The Census
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One day after New York voters gave Governor Cuomo his lowest favorability rating, voters polled by Siena College are giving Cuomo’s plans to bring Amazon to New York a big thumbs up.
