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Local control over school cellphone ban 'extremely important,' NYSED says

The legislation Hochul is proposing is both direct and vague: It requires school districts to implement a school-wide, full-day ban on cell phones but gives them control over how to do it.

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NYC schools chancellor wants more money to enforce state cell phone ban — but about half of schools already have them

New York City’s schools chancellor complained that $13.5 million earmarked in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget proposal to help ban cellphones is “inadequate” — even though roughly half of Big Apple schools already have bans in place.

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Buffalo Schools wants money for proposed cellphone ban, seeks pause on new charter schools

Buffalo Public Schools has asked the state for more funding and fewer charter schools. The district asked for enough money from Albany to adjust to Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed ban on cellphones, dual high school and college enrollment programs.

New York family killed in fire at Upstate N.Y. home

Massena, N.Y. — Six people were killed in a blaze Monday night in an Upstate New York home. The deadly fire happened at a ...

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House fire kills family of five in Massena, New York, school officials say

The Massena Central School District announced that they are closing all schools on Tuesday in light of the tragedy.

Trump's Department of Education opens investigation into school's alleged discrimination of White students

The Office of Civil Rights is investigating a civil rights complaint alleging that the Ithaca City School District discriminated on the basis of race and color.

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See NY school districts ranked from 1 to 634 based on latest English language arts Regents exams

More than 20 school districts in New York tied for the highest ranking statewide on English language arts Regents exams during the 2023-2024 school year. The 23 districts all had 100% of their ...

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With Sweeping Executive Orders, Trump Tests Local Control of Schools

The orders seek to encourage “patriotic education” and restrict discussions about racism and gender by threatening to ...

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Long Island town reportedly issues 80K tickets for passing school buses — in districts that never approved ticketing program

New York has barred drivers from driving past buses picking up or dropping off kids for a long time, and a 2019 law let local ...

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New York Schools Spend the Most, but Students Are Falling Behind

For 18 years, up to and including Governor Kathy Hochul’s most recent proposal, the budget messages of New York’s last three governors have proudly noted that the state leads all others in ...

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Which Hudson Valley school retirees earn the highest pensions? Find out in our database

A new lohud.com database shows pensions earned by every retired NY school employee, including 19 from the Hudson Valley ...

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Prattsburgh schools face fiscal stress concerns

Across the state, 3.3% of reporting districts were flagged for fiscal stress, excluding those in major cities like Buffalo ...

What is Lunar New Year? Why are schools closed in New York state?

Schools did not close for Lunar New Year in the first year of the new law because the holiday fell on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 ...

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