Carthage school district holds line on taxes in proposed budget
TOWN OF CHAMPION, New York (WWNY) – One of the largest school districts in Jefferson County plans to…
As schools waited for NYC’s AI policy, some crafted their own
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Plattsburgh schools closed due to staffing issues
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Staffing, not weather, closed schools in Plattsburgh on Friday. Superintendent Jay LeBrun sent out…
Mamdani’s NYC ‘school safety’ scheme is just another cash grab
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push for more and harsher “school speed zones” is as naked a robbery as Gov.…
Private NYC preschool to up tuition by 20%, blames Mamdani’s free pre-K expansion
A private Manhattan day care is set to hike prices by up to 20% — and blames the…
Yogi axed from NYC school after ‘inappropriate’ touching with six-year-old: investigation
A yoga instructor was axed from a Manhattan school for repeatedly engaging in “inappropriate” behavior with a 6-year-old…
Former Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard at 16, growing up in Brooklyn public housing—he still says college is the best ticket to the middle class
Blankfein has witnessed the power of a strong college education firsthand. The billionaire finance leader was born into…
Thousands of New York 4-Year-Olds Couldn’t Apply to…
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NYC’s elite United Nations school sued over alleged ‘sustained and targeted’ antisemitism
A veteran Jewish teacher filed a discrimination suit against the elite United Nations International School in Manhattan for…
Why NYC students clock about 130 fewer hours in class than national peers
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Blizzard hits US Northeast bringing cities to standstill, closing schools and disrupting flights
A powerful snowstorm has pummelled the north-eastern United States from Maryland to Maine, with the treacherous conditions closing…
Racist comment at NYC parent meeting ignites fury as Black leaders call for accountability – Chalkbeat
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