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NY schools off for the first time to celebrate Lunar New Year
The Chinese New Year on Wednesday was an historic day for New York state. It was the first time public school students had ...
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, ...
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New York legislation passed in January 2025
So far in New York's 2025 Legislative Session, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed six bills that passed in both the Assembly and the ...
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The Roberson Museum receives $595k in funding to repair roof and water system
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Roberson Museum was awarded $595,477 to renovate its roof and water drainage system. This ...
Site for proposed downtown Albany stadium now up for grabs
A move to market the downtown Albany site more widely doesn't rule out the possibility a soccer stadium could ultimately be ...
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Governor defends keeping Marcy prison open despite calls to close facility after inmate’s death
In an exclusive interview with NewsChannel 9, Governor Kathy Hochul countered calls to shut down the Marcy Correctional Facility with reasons it should stay open.
NY’s top schools chief defends hush-hush $155K raise — while not mentioning nearly $120K pension
Rosa argued the quiet raise — a bombshell first reported by the Albany Times Union — puts her now-$489,000 annual salary as ...
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Governor stands by budget’s funding amount for Upstate Hospital’s emergency room expansion
In an exclusive interview with NewsChannel 9, Governor Kathy Hochul didn’t offer any wiggle room in the amount of money her newly released state budget ...
Banning phones in New York schools shouldn’t cost a dime —let alone $13.5M — just do it!
New York now spends over $36,000 per public-school student, but it’s beyond obvious that most of that isn’t actually going to ...
NYC schools chancellor wants more money to enforce state cell phone ban — but about half of schools already have them
Testifying before state lawmakers Wednesday, New York City Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos is complaining that the ...
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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 ...
Gun violence in New York reaches record low under GIVE initiative
Governor Kathy Hochul announced gun violence in New York communities participating in the Gun Involved Violence Elimination ...