education

"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."

“There still is a digital divide, particularly in rural parts of the state, and for lower-income New Yorkers."

“Nobody wanted to have unilateral government, whether that be from the executive or from the legislature. What people voted for…was cooperative government."

"I want them to know that it's personal for so many of us."

“You have to be at a point where you have plans in place where you can adjust accordingly, and still maintain an education for our students.”

Students heading back to school may not hear about climate change in the classroom because of outdated science education standards.

“It’s clear that everyone wants to keep kids in the classroom and keep extra curricular activities going."

Syracuse will require masks regardless of vaccination status and require proof of vaccination for all employees or regular testing.

Nine states, including New York, have implemented new mandates aimed at curbing the spread of the more contagious variant indoors.

“There is an urgent need for timely advice and supervision flowing from the State Department of Health to local and school officials."