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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.