App NEWS
Last minute changes, errors plague Ithaca’s school board elections
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Some voters said they were turned away from the polls because they followed an earlier, incorrect polling place assignment.
App NEWS
Binghamton secures $1 million for youth center
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“As the city figures out what’s the best way to move forward and achieve that goal, having this support from the federal funding will help us do that.”
Air Force
Cornell particle accelerator facility expands, new military funding rolls in
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Cornell University is expanding a massive underground research facility. A partnership with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is developing new lightweight materials for use in military aircraft.
App NEWS
Geneseo faculty say an experiment using ultraviolet light to kill COVID-19 damaged their eyes
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UVC radiation has been used for decades as a disinfectant, but the FDA says its effectiveness in killing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is unknown. What is known is that direct exposure to UVC lamps can cause eye injuries and skin burns.
App NEWS
State auditors, school psychologists: NY schools don’t have enough mental health staff
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“We are starting to see shortages in especially our rural areas. Positions for school psychologists left open year after year with no one to fill them.”
Education
Cornell study shines light on COVID-19 population shifts
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More than half of New York’s counties lost population due to more people moving out than moving in since that last census.
bail reform
Teens arrested on gun charges could be tried as adults under Hochul’s proposal
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It’s not yet clear if Hochul’s proposals will become a part of the upcoming budget, though she has backing from some moderate Democrats and many Republicans.
App NEWS
An ice fishing lesson for our changing climate
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As warmer temperatures return to the Southern Tier, it’s a sign that ice fishing season is wrapping up. WSKG’s Megan Zerez went out to learn about the sport.
App NEWS
Binghamton City Council tables youth center, but other options remain in sight
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The City of Binghamton has tabled its plan to build a multi-million dollar youth and community center for Columbus Park.
Education
Advocates demand more funding for New York’s indigenous schools
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“Here we are today with people who are really trying to rebuild their culture.I believe that we have a debt that we owe them, and this is a great opportunity to step up.”
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Students, faculty rally behind Binghamton professor censured for ‘progressive stacking’ policy
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Some students and professors at Binghamton University held a rally last week in support of sociology professor Ana Maria Candela, who came under fire recently for an affirmative action policy on her syllabus.
Cornish
La Jerne Terry Cornish named Ithaca College president
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Cornish served as interim president since last summer after Dr. Shirley Collado stepped down.
Education
Poll finds New Yorkers divided over mask mandates
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When you look at just the opinions of parents who have children in kindergarten through high school, they are more closely divided.
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Chenango Forks school board will scrap mask mandate as soon as legally possible
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The school board at Chenango Forks Central School District voted unanimously to end the district’s mask requirements as soon as the statewide mandate is lifted.
Education
As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the substitute teacher shortage in Pennsylvania gets worse
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The challenge in finding instructors can be even greater for rural school districts.
Education
Professors at New York’s public colleges ask for more money
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Members of the faculty unions from the state and city university systems, along with their allies in the Legislature, testified Monday at a budget hearing.
App NEWS
Federal, state aid helped many NY schools relieve fiscal stress in 2021
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School districts got a big lifeline during the pandemic — an influx of federal COVID aid and more state aid.
Education
PA Democrats set budget priorities with ‘historic’ education spending proposal
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Gov. Tom Wolf presents his budget on Feb. 8.
Education
Lawmakers Push for $5 Billion Toward Universal Child Care Access in New York
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“This is not a strong start, and does not come close to universal child care.”
App NEWS
Community reacts to racist video posted by Bainbridge-Guilford High School, SUNY ESF students
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Parents of biracial students at Bainbridge-Guilford High School said their children regularly experience racist bullying and the video was not a one-off incident.
App NEWS
COVID positivity rate in Tompkins County continues decline as college students return
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Some Ithaca residents say they worry about another potential spike in the county’s COVID-19 positivity rate. So far, that increase hasn’t materialized.
Counties struggle to find enough supplies for school test-to-stay programs
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“We’re kind of hoping, and we’re being promised that these test kits — over the counter test kits and antigen test kits — are going to become more readily available.”
App NEWS
Binghamton High School unveils new security measures in response to uptick in student misconduct
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Students at Binghamton High School returned to class last week to a few changes.
App NEWS
Binghamton High School student shot in altercation near school
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A student at Binghamton High School was shot Thursday morning in an altercation near school grounds, according to a statement released by the Binghamton City School District.
Arts & Culture
Broome County Public Library eliminates all late fees in 2022
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“It’s an effort to say, ‘What are the actual needs that we’re seeing in the community, and what are innovative ways that we can address them?’”
App NEWS
Hochul ‘unwavering’ in students returning to school amid COVID-19 surge
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she’s committed to seeing students return to school next week as planned, as state health officials are pushing for more children to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Southern Tier school leaders say fighting, bullying, vandalism increasing among students
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Even though students are back in person again, school leaders say 18 months of remote learning has taken a toll on students’ social and emotional development.
App NEWS
Binghamton YWCA to develop new child care, affordable housing complex
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The YWCA of Binghamton and Broome County is expanding its footprint. The organization plans to build a new child care facility and affordable housing complex over roughly five acres downtown.
Education
Pandemic prompts cancellation of January high school Regents exams
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“Once again, the January Regents exams cannot be safely, equitably and fairly administered across the state.”
Economy
New York lawmakers seek to expand access to child care, boost industry with new bill
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“The better environment we can create for raising our children, that’s going to pay dividends in terms of innovation, in terms of entrepreneurship.”
Education
SUNY appoints retiring SUNY Oswego president as interim chancellor
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SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley was set to retire at the end of December. She has led the campus since 1995.
App NEWS
‘Gangsta night’ theme at Windsor High School basketball game draws backlash, discussion
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White students at the game imitated certain Black stereotypes, donning durags, chains and low-hanging pants. Others appear to be flashing gang signs.
Education
New bill carves path toward universal child care in New York
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“The demands of parents and providers for meaningful action on child care have been ignored for far too long.”
App NEWS
Binghamton High School goes remote after fights, vandalism
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Students at Binghamton High School will move to remote learning and it’s not because of COVID-19. The shift online is in reaction to recent behavior issues among students.
App NEWS
Binghamton High School evacuated after small fire in bathroom
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Students at Binghamton High School were evacuated Wednesday morning after a small fire was discovered in a restroom.
App NEWS
SUNY chancellor steps down after several calls for his resignation
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State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras will resign effective Jan. 14, acknowledging in a letter to the SUNY Board of Trustees that “recent events surrounding me over the past week have become a distraction.”
App NEWS
NY Assembly’s Higher Education Committee chair calls on SUNY chancellor to resign
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Last week, investigators released emails and text messages from Malatras mocking Lindsey Boylan, an ex-aide to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, after she called the work environment toxic in 2019.
Even with lots of testing, detecting variants takes time
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Across the state about one in every seven positive COVID-19 tests is sent to a lab to be screened for variants. But some counties, like Tompkins, are able to screen nearly all of their tests.
Education
Child care providers get faster access to subsidy payments under new Hochul-approved law
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“This is an important step in modernizing the system and eliminating an administrative hassle for child care programs.”
Affordable Housing
Binghamton activists see organizing around housing as way to bridge college, community
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Housing activists in Binghamton are calling on college students to join efforts to improve the quality of housing and tenant protections.
Crime and Justice
PA supreme court temporarily reinstates school mask mandate
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The court will hear arguments Dec. 8 in order to make a final decision.
Students protesting racial harassment met with counterprotestors, hate speech
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A group of students at Greene High School in Chenango County have held protests and walkouts against racial, sexual and homophobic harassment by other students.
Featured in Category
Red wave on school issues? Results of PAC-funded board races in Philly suburbs say not this year
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A closer look at school board results in the vastly influential Philadelphia suburbs challenges any decisive electoral storyline.
App NEWS
Lawmakers promote broadband funding in federal infrastructure package
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Funding from the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure package signed into law last week, will soon start making its way down to local projects, including broadband internet access.
Featured in Category
Schools on Native lands say New York is neglecting maintenance
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The school superintendents in upstate school districts who teach Native American children have joined forces to ask Gov. Kathy Hochul for a total of $60 million to pay for long-overdue maintenance for their school buildings.
App NEWS
Southern Tier schools roll out COVID-19 vaccine clinics for younger kids
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The lower-dose Pfizer vaccine has arrived at health departments and pediatricians’ offices across the region.
Education
New York governor offers public college scholarship drawing for vaccinated kids
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“We will be selecting 50 names of children who will be receiving a full ride to a SUNY or CUNY institution.”
App NEWS
COVID-19 fueled the nursing shortage but also inspired a new generation of nurses
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While the stresses of the pandemic led some nurses to quit or retire, others are getting ready to step in.
Education
School funding in PA is about to go on trial — here’s what you need to know
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To prepare you for the upcoming trial we’ve broken down the history of this case, where it stands now, and where it could lead.
App NEWS
Voter turnout was low in 2021 election, even for an off-year
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In Broome and Tompkins counties, only about 27% of people registered to vote actually cast a ballot.
App NEWS
Bomb threats reported at Cornell University, other Ivy League schools
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A bomb threat at Cornell University on Sunday led to the evacuation of four buildings on the Ithaca campus.
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New York’s voter access proposals fared poorly in Southern Tier districts
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“I would suspect that this is an example of the people who scheduled those initiatives choosing the wrong election to put those initiatives on the ballot.”
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Vaccines for younger kids are on the horizon, getting hesitant parents on board may be a challenge
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“They’ll have an argument with the parent right in front of you where the parent says no and the child says yes.”
Education
Quarantining students is an educational nightmare. Is it still worth it?
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“We’re all just trying to get through a global pandemic. But definitely, they need some [additional] instruction when they get back.”
Education
PA University Merger Plan On Track, Chancellor Says More Money Needed
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The western university group also got a brand name this month: Pennsylvania Western University, or Penn West.
Education
Vaccine Mandate for Schools Not Needed, Hochul Says, But Still on the Table
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“I want to empower parents and schools to do the right things first but if we’re not seeing adequate compliance…I will have no choice.”
App NEWS
Gov. Hochul Lauds Unveiled BU Nursing Facility, Receives Booster Shot
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While plans for the new Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences facility pre-date the pandemic by several years, its opening comes at a time when many hospitals face nursing shortages.
App NEWS
PA Governor Targets ‘Corrosive’ Sexual Violence At Colleges, Universities
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The governor and Democratic lawmakers want to make affirmative consent policies standard practice at Pennsylvania colleges and universities.
Education
Inside A PA Middle School Where Everyone Wears Masks, And It’s Not Really An Issue
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Educators say there’s a clear choice: Limit the spread of the virus, or risk going back to online and hybrid learning.
Education
Even With Federal COVID Relief Dollars, Schools Still Face Hiring Difficulties
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Many school district leaders have a dilemma — they have all this federal money, but they can’t use it to hire the teachers and staff they need.
Education
New York Settles Long Running Battle Over School Funding
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The New York Court of Appeals ordered the state pay the additional money 15 years ago, but the decision was never fully carried out.
Education
Armed And Aware: Black Americans Seek Gun, Self-Defense Training
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Gun ownership is on the rise nationwide, and with the biggest jump being among Black people, some of them have started gun clubs.
Education
A Basic Guide To Vetting Candidates In PA’s 2021 School Board Elections
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These races are more contentious than ever, but getting information can be difficult.
App NEWS
SUNY Union Workers Can Still Opt Out of COVID-19 Vaccine For Now
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Workers who are represented by one of 14 collective bargaining contracts can still opt for weekly testing in lieu of a vaccine.
App NEWS
Cornell University Requires All Employees To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
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Employees must get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8th or face termination.
Education
Increased Pay Could Help Resolve Shortage Of School Bus Drivers
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“That position has never been funded to the degree that it should be.”
Education
As The Pandemic Continues, Hospitalization Rates Become Key Indicator
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“I think the decision has been made not to eliminate it, that we’re going to accept it.”
App NEWS
PA Sets Aside $655 Million In Federal Pandemic Relief Money For Child Care Programs
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Licensed child care providers can now apply for one-time grants to help them retain and recruit personnel and cover operational costs.
Education
SUNY Begins De-Registering Unvaccinated Students After Mandate Deadline Passes
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About 97% of students enrolled at SUNY schools across New York have complied with the mandate, according to a SUNY spokesperson.
App NEWS
Vestal Hills Elementary School Back Open After Carbon Monoxide Evacuation
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Late Wednesday afternoon, the district identified the issue as a regulator on the secondary boiler.
Education
Survey Finds Most Parents Find In-Person Learning Best, But Want Options
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60 percent of parents also revealed they’d prefer having remote learning as an available option, full or part time.
App NEWS
School Districts Are Still Trying To Secure Enough COVID Tests For Students
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“I’d love to be able to [test] our whole school, but you’re talking, you know, 5000 tests a week. We do not have that capacity.”
App NEWS
College Back-To-School Testing Suggests More Breakthrough Cases In Tompkins County
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“When you have such a highly vaccinated population, we do know the breakthrough cases are possible.”
App NEWS
New York Comptroller’s Report Finds Gaps In Internet Services
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“There still is a digital divide, particularly in rural parts of the state, and for lower-income New Yorkers.”
App NEWS
Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich Plans To Retire
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“I feel confident that the College is poised for even greater success in the years to come.”
Education
PA’s GOP-Controlled Legislature Challenges Governor’s School Mask Mandate
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“Nobody wanted to have unilateral government, whether that be from the executive or from the legislature. What people voted for…was cooperative government.”
App NEWS
As School Starts, Districts Grapple With Testing Requirements
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“If those people can’t get tested and those people don’t get vaccinated, then they’re not going to be able to go to school and that is going to cause major problems for schools to be able to be reopened.”
Education
20 Years Later: Teaching 9/11 In Schools
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“I want them to know that it’s personal for so many of us.”
Education
Remembering A Very Different First Day Of School in 2011
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“I was like, ‘oh my gosh, oh my gosh, what do I do?'”
Education
As Climate Change Urgency Grows, PA Is Still Working On New Standards For Teaching About It
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Students heading back to school may not hear about climate change in the classroom because of outdated science education standards.
Amid Uncertainty, New Teachers Look Forward To Upcoming School Year
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“I think everybody is a little bit nervous about where we’re going from here.”
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In Cortland, Heastie Takes Wait-And-See Approach On Special Session
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I want to kind of let governor-to-be Hochul kind of get her sea legs and we’ll go from there.”
Education
Wolf Administration Offers Free COVID-19 Testing For PA Schools
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“It’s clear that everyone wants to keep kids in the classroom and keep extra curricular activities going.”
Amid Teacher Shortage, School Districts Look For Help Close To Home
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“I want to go to a place where, you know, I feel like at home.”
Education
With No State Guidance, New York Schools Roll Out Reopening Plans
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Syracuse will require masks regardless of vaccination status and require proof of vaccination for all employees or regular testing.
Education
PA Governor Promotes Vaccinations For Some State Employees, But Nixes A School Mask Mandate
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Nine states, including New York, have implemented new mandates aimed at curbing the spread of the more contagious variant indoors.
App NEWS
‘A Complete Surprise’: State Health Department Has No Reopening Guidance For New York Schools
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“There is an urgent need for timely advice and supervision flowing from the State Department of Health to local and school officials.”
App NEWS
School Starts In A Month, But No Word Yet On Masks Or Vaccine Requirements
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“We want to be responsive and we want to stay on top of things, but I would not want it to be way out in front of this before more information comes.”
App NEWS
Local Private Colleges Mixed On Vaccination Requirements For Employees
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Only some of the region’s private colleges have implemented vaccine requirements for both employees and students.
App NEWS
New York Senator Works To Increase SNAP Benefits For College Students
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“Students who are parents prioritize feeding their children over getting their own meal in order to make their tuition payments.”
Andrew Cuomo
New York To Mandates Vaccines For State Employees
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Cuomo said his administration is doing a “full review” of its mask policies, now that the CDC has altered its recommendations.
Arts & Culture
Ithaca Native Named First Executive Director Of National Women’s Hall Of Fame
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Gabriel said one of her goals is to get more people, both locally and nationally, to learn about the Finger Lakes connection to women’s rights.
Education
University Chancellor Floats $75 million Plan For One-Time State Money At PA Senate Panel
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The system’s Board of Governors voted to proceed with those mergers in a unanimous vote last week, and plan to launch the new “integrated” western and northeast university systems next July.
App NEWS
SUNY Trustees Name New President For Oneonta Campus
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Alberto José Cardelle will replace Dr. Barbara Jean Morris, who stepped down in October 2020 after SUNY Oneonta became a hotspot for COVID-19 cases.
Education
SUNY Can’t Mandate COVID Vaccines Until They’re Fully Approved By FDA
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SUNY is pushing vaccine awareness campaigns and encouraging students and faculty to use vaccine clinics on campus.
Education
Pennsylvania State University System Merges Six Schools Into Two
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“We know that significant change must occur if we are going to ensure that accessible, affordable public higher education remains available and attractive to students.”
Education
Federal Probe Into Indian Boarding School Grave Sites Seeks To Bring Healing
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“We must shed light on the unspoken traumas of the past. No matter how hard it will be.”
App NEWS
College Athletic Departments Gear Up For Student Endorsement Deals
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“This new era of intercollegiate athletics is upon us. We have some of the brightest young adults in the world…who now can capitalize on their name, image and likeness.”
App NEWS
Shirley Collado To Step Down As Ithaca College President
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Collado will be the shortest tenured president in Ithaca College’s 129-year history.
App NEWS
SUNY System Considering Retirement Plan Reinvestment In Clean Energy
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“It’s good economic sense because that is the future. And that’s where you’re going to see all the economic development and jobs being created.”
Education
Groups Partner With State to Expand High-Speed Internet Access to Affordable Housing
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“This initiative will help create affordable connected homes that equip residents with the tools necessary to thrive in the modern world.”
App NEWS
Summer Camp Teaches Social Skills That Remote Learning Could Never Offer
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Socializing can be challenging for children with Autism, it’s especially hard during a pandemic. But a summer program aims to help.
Supreme Court Rules PA Cheerleader’s F-Bombs Are Protected Speech
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The case involved a teenage cheerleader who dropped F-bombs on Snapchat. At issue was whether schools may punish students for speech that occurs online and off-campus but that may be disruptive.
Education
Experts Discuss Controversy Around Critical Race Theory
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The theory — which explores narratives of American History from all perspectives — has been a common practice in higher education for decades.
Andrew Cuomo
Gillibrand Rules Out Bid For Governor, Touts Free School Lunch Proposal
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Gillibrand discussed both during a stop in Ithaca on Monday.
Elmira Celebrates Juneteenth
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Elmira commemorated the 20th anniversary of the first Juneteenth event in the city at Ernie Davis park.
Black Voices Reflect On Freedom, The Future Ahead Of Juneteenth
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“I think that it is our job to keep history alive by talking about it.”
App NEWS
At An Elmira Museum, The Push To Turn An Abolitionist’s Legacy Into A Landmark
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“I want it to be part of the DNA of the town. I want it, I want you to feel it like I feel it.”
App NEWS
Despite ‘A Little Bit Of Anxiety,’ PA Officials Say Most Activities Are Safe For Young, Unvaccinated Kids
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Acting State Human Services Secretary Meg Snead said parents ultimately have to make their own decisions about what’s safe.
App NEWS
Astorino: Parents, School Administrators Should ‘Show Civil Disobedience’ on Masks
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“We need school districts and superintendents to marry civil disobedience with common sense. And that is no masks for the rest of the year.”
Education
Finger Lakes Community College Breaks Ground On Nursing School Expansion
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The expansion will increase enrollment in FLCC’s registered nursing program by 60% and it will also allow that college to add a licensed practical nursing program.
New York State Not Yet Ready To Change School Mask Guidance
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It looks like New York State is not ready to change its guidance on masking yet for grades K-12.
Education
Penn State’s Beaver Stadium Set For Full Capacity This Football Season
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After June 28, only unvaccinated people will need to wear masks on Penn State’s campus.
Education
Community College Leaders Favor President’s Plan For Free Tuition
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Some community college leaders say despite New York’s free tuition program, there are improvements that a federal version could make possible.
NYC Schools Chancellor Says Her Message To Parents Is Simple: Schools Are Safe
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The largest U.S. school district will reopen this fall with no option for virtual classes. Chancellor Meisha Porter says 70,000 employees have already been vaccinated, “and we need our children back.”
App NEWS
After Backlash, New York State Changes COVID-19 Child Care Guidance
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“Trying to get ten toddlers to keep a mask on is a feat that’s impossible. It’s very, very difficult. We can barely get them to keep their shoes on, let alone a mask on their face.”
Education
Bill Would Bar PA School Districts From Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations
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“Our goal should be focused on getting the vaccine to those who want it, but not punish those who have made a personal choice.”
App NEWS
Poll Finds Good And Bad News For New York’s Embattled Governor
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More New Yorkers think the embattled governor should hang on than think he should resign.
Education
Surveys Created To Identify Remaining Broadband Dark Spots In New York
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“When so many people had to work and learn and play at home, the lack of broadband internet service clearly became a real problem for those families.”
App NEWS
Hartwick College To Require Vaccines For Fall 2021
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Several other schools across New York are also requiring immunizations.
Education
Study Shows High Confidence In COVID-19 Vaccine At Syracuse University
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“I think there is an obvious desire to get back to normal, and get their youth and lives back that they so dearly miss.”
App NEWS
Cornell And NYS Public Health Preparedness Training Extends Beyond COVID-19
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“It’s the communities and the connectedness that we have within those communities. It’s the jobs that we have access to. It’s the type of income we have.”
Education
Bridging A Digital Divide, Subsidized Internet Program Enrollment Begins
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A new federal program will provide low-income residents with a monthly stipend to help pay for internet service.
App NEWS
Addressing Vaccine Questions, And Hesitancy, In The Classroom
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“That’s a personal decision, but it’s my job as a teacher to provide you with the information so you can look up the specifics, or we can look them up together.”
Education
SUNY, CUNY To Require COVID Vaccinations
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“You go to a SUNY school, State University of New York, City University of New York, you must have a vaccine to come back in September. If you must have a vaccine, get it now, if you have to get it anyway.”
Education
Gov. Wolf Squares Off With GOP By Firing Charter School Appeals Board Members
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The CAB exists as a place where charter schools can challenge decisions made by their local school boards.
App NEWS
SUNY Campuses Allow Fully Vaccinated Folks To Go Mask-Free Outdoors
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“As we set our sights on the fall semester and reopening our campuses, we hope to be able to lift many more COVID-related restrictions in the weeks and months to come.”
Education
SUNY Corning Trustees Support College President Amid Criticism From Faculty
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“Dr. Mullaney has successfully guided our many College constituencies through a myriad of challenges including the onset of and operations during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
App NEWS
PA Moves Forward On Merger Of Six State Universities Into Two Regional Schools
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The proposed northeastern entity would consist of Lock Haven, Mansfield, and Bloomsburg Universities.
Arts & Culture
New Book Explores Private Land, Public Good And Fracking In PA
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Fracking caused upheaval over the disruption and environmental degradation in the rural communities surrounding Williamsport, and challenged the rural values of independence and sovereignty over private property.
App NEWS
SUNY Corning Faculty Says President’s “Divisive Tone” Underlies Vote Of No Confidence
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“That campaign of division and resentment is really toxic to just the everyday functioning of the campus”
Education
AutismUp’s Facebook Group Supports Caregivers
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“I’ll go inside the bathroom, just for a quick second, and I’ll cry. But then I’m like, you know what, let me get myself together, everything’s going to be OK.”
Education
$2.3 Billion: How The ‘Historic’ New York State Budget Reboots Child Care
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“It could really change the whole way that child care is done, it could change the child care system going forward.”
App NEWS
Three Run For Binghamton School Board In Wake Of Anti-Racist Book Debate
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“Reading more about what happened with that just really angered me. Watching the board meeting on Tuesday, seeing all the board members—just one Black person on there.”
Education
A Year Without Play: Parents And Experts Worry About Loss Of Social Skills During Pandemic
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“School is not just a place where they learn academics. It’s how they learn to get along with other kids their same age — how to navigate and negotiate all that.”
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Anti-Racist Picture Book Spurs Debate In Binghamton
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“Whether you find yourself agreeing or disagreeing with the conversations taking place in the book, they are conversations that are happening in our communities and should not be ignored.”
Education
Boost In State Aid Gives New York School Districts Much Needed Help
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“We know this has been a really hard year and a half. We are going to put resources behind education to prop the kids back up, give them time to maneuver through these changes and then get back on track with their education.”
Education
Starting In June, New York Will Require $15 High-Speed Internet for Low-Income Families
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“For America, broadband holds great power. It will either be the great equalizer for society, or it will be the great divider.”
Education
Colleges, Universities Adjust To New Graduation Guidelines
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“You have to respect what’s happening with COVID, and make sure not only the students are safe but the family and friends that would come on to campus.”
Regents Ask New York Schools To Develop Comprehensive Diversity Policies
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“We also believe that in this moment, we must ensure coherent opportunities for all students to actively participate in a lifetime of civic engagement and social justice activism.”
App NEWS
Ithaca College To Require Vaccinations, SUNY Provides J&J Doses
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Students with medical and religious exemptions will be accommodated.
Education
New York To Set $15 Per Month Price Cap on High-Speed Internet for Low-Income Earners
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The deal will also require the state to study access and reliability of high-speed internet service statewide, including in historically underserved rural areas.
Education
As Vaccine Eligibility Expands To 16 And Up, Officials Hope College Students Will Get The Shot
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“We want to get past this and the only way to get past this is to get folks, you know, vaccinated.”
App NEWS
Cornell To Require Vaccinations For Fall Semester
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The announcement comes as the university is still under a “yellow alert” issued in mid-March following an uptick in COVID prevalence.
Education
Gillibrand Pushing For More School Funds In Next COVID Relief Bill
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She said the proposed $3.6 billion would dramatically increase currently allocated funds for wraparound services. And she believes those are more sorely needed because of the pandemic.
Education
New York’s Medical Schools See Spike In Applications
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“I think what has really sparked the imagination and the spirit is really seeing the possibility and the power of being a healthcare professional.”
App NEWS
Note To Nesting Songbirds: Avoid Natural Gas Compressors
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A study by Penn State researchers found that songbirds nesting near the sound of natural gas compressors had fewer hatched eggs.
New York State Urged To Lower Lead Levels In Schools
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“We know that in particular young children are at risk of neurological and behavioral health consequences associated with developing bodies and that is something that lasts forever.”
Education
Groups Want Fracking Waste Included In PA Health Study
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University of Pittsburgh researchers slated to conduct 3-year study.
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Most Of The West Point Cadets Who Cheated On A Virtual Exam Will Be Allowed To Remain Enrolled
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The academy began to allow more discretion in punishing honor code violations after the 1976 scandal.
Arts & Culture
Putting Wastewater To Use, Penn State Researchers Track COVID-19 Trends
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“Over time, we can get what we think is a pretty good trend estimate for what’s going on.”
App NEWS
SUNY Educational Opportunity Centers Expand Free Workforce Training
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While COVID-19 has greatly affected the economy, it was already in flux before the pandemic hit.
Education
PA School Employees Will Be Offered Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Next Week
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Under this latest plan, educators and staff will not be moved into Phase 1a, which would make them eligible for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
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Ithaca College Administration Moves Ahead With Faculty Cuts Despite Opposition
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Following the administration’s appearance on their official call, a group of IC community members opposed to the cuts gathered for a separate Zoom gathering where they continued discussing their concerns.
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‘We’re Talking About Generational Loss:’ How PA’s Education Department Is Sizing Up Post-Pandemic Life
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Currently, about 30 percent of Pennsylvania’s K-12 schools, which serve half the total student population, are learning entirely remotely.
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Broome COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Above State Average
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“We said at the beginning that we will put these shots into arms as quickly as we get the doses, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.”
Education
PA Dems Push School Infrastructure As A Priority In Next Federal Stimulus
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“For generations, our teachers, guidance counselors, nurses, students, and school staff have been sent into buildings where they can get brain damage because of chipped paint, or cancer because of asbestos.”
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New York’s Health Departments Can Now Determine Spacing Of Student Desks
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“If you change the six-foot rule and it was only three feet with distancing, or four feet, we could bring back more in-person learning, because of the physical space.”
Education
Gillibrand’s COVID-Relief Package Provides Over $100 Billion For Schools
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The funds would allow schools to upgrade things like HVAC and ventilation systems. It would also offer funds to help expand access to reliable, high-speed broadband, in districts that can’t afford it.
Federal Aid Should Not Supplant State School Funding, Says Education Commissioner
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“We are opposed to a one-shot federal fund replacing needed state dollars for schools.”
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Governor Pitches Massive Attempt To Fix PA School Funding Inequities With Income Tax Hike
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The proposal would increase the state’s personal income tax from 3.07% to 4.49% in the next fiscal year.
After Ithaca Superintendent Reverses Resignation, Some Have Questions
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“But, there’s been a lot of loss in confidence around him, around the Board of Education, around the integrity and judgement of both the board and the superintendent himself.”
Education
Advocates Highlight How PA’s Outdated School Funding Policy Causes Deep Inequities
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PCCY’s report found that the two-thirds of Pennsylvania school districts where enrollment has shrunk over the last thirty years receive far more funding per pupil from the state than the others that have grown.
Education
Cuomo Administration Mum On Overdue Child Care Report
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“We were told two weeks ago it was done, ready to go. I don’t know what the hold up is.”
Education
Want Kids Back In School? There’s A PAC For That
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“I kept seeing these questions over and over: How do I run for school board? How do I help candidates run for school board?””
Emerald Ash Borer Leads To Cornell Plan To Cut Some Ash Trees, Save Others
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“As the ash borer population increases and the tree health declines, they become a safety hazard.”
Former Morris School Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Fraud
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Hand admitted she stole around $24,000 by depositing checks payable to the school district into bank accounts she controlled.
Education
Studies Look For Link Between Vaping And ‘Mental Fog’
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“Our studies add to growing evidence that vaping should not be considered a safe alternative to tobacco smoking.”
Education
Thousands Of PA Children With Autism Will Lose Services This Month
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A change at the state level is blocking funding for a type of one-on-one therapy when conducted at clinics rather than in the home.
Education
Socially-Distant Holidays Tough On Kids
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While adults can make a distinction that changes in tradition are for the greater good, kids don’t have that level of cognitive awareness.
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PA’s Gap Between Students And Teachers Of Color Widens, Black Families Demand Change
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Over one-fifth of the state’s 500 school districts haven’t had a single teacher of color in at least seven years.
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‘We Knew It Was Inevitable’: PA Child Care Centers Wrestle With COVID Surge
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Child care centers in Pennsylvania are facing a dark winter. With coronavirus cases surging, and government relief aid far reduced from the early days of the pandemic, providers are struggling as they navigate how to stay afloat financially while keeping the children they serve and their staffs safe.
Education
COVID-19 Delays High-Risk High School Sports, Cancels Winter State Championships
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“Hopefully we will get to a place where the numbers go down and we can find a way to offer these opportunities for our student athletes and community.”
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New PA Data Shows How Pandemic Gave A Boost To Cyber Charter Schools
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While public schools in urban and suburban counties have lost students, schools in more rural counties have largely tread water.
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Pandemic Pushes Back Start Date For Higher-Risk High School Winter Sports
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“We must remain steadfast in our decisions to ensure the safety of our athletes is our focus.”