Category: Education

The Geneva City School District Board of Education has narrowed its list of Superintendent candidates to two.  The following candidates have been identified, according to officials: Patricia Garcia, Ph.D. – previous experience includes: Superintendent of Schools for Hempstead Public Schools, Superintendent of ... MORE

– By Josh Durso South Seneca Central School District is in the midst of an historic, long-term shutdown. The kind of which no one has any memory of experiencing – faculty or students. Superintendent Stephen Zielinski, who has led the district for ... MORE

Students galvanized around David Gage ’91, the director of International Student Affairs office at Hobart and William Smith Colleges who has reportedly been terminated from his position upon the conclusion of the 2020 spring semester ... MORE

It’s safe to say that right now, it’s a difficult time to be a teacher. It’s hard work year-round, but in particular, teachers are tasked with doing something they’ve never done before. To make matters worse, they’re doing it under circumstances that ... MORE

While college students are stuck at home because of the coronavirus, some are organizing online to support pass-fail learning in response to this disruption, even across upstate New York. Colleges both public and private have been mobilizing on the online petition platform ... MORE

Education is the foundation of any society but if it has various unresolved issues, that's problematic. Find out what these issues are here ... MORE

Auburn City School District Superintendent Jeff Pirozzolo is back in Albany, hoping to help secure additional funding for schools across the state. “It does get frustrating,” he told Finger Lakes News Radio. “They know there’s an issue. It’s just how much can ... MORE

Faculty at Corning Community College are forming an emergency task force in response to the college’s move to cut several programs. The announcement comes after CCC said that at least five academic programs were being discontinued. In a release from The Professional ... MORE

During a briefing on the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the State University of New York’s and the City University of New York’s study abroad programs in China, Italy, Japan, Iran and South Korea have been suspended effective immediately ... MORE

By the end of 2021, the superintendent who has led the Port Byron Central School District since 2004 will retire. Neil O’Brien will retire in December 2021, as principal Mike Jorgensen succeeds him in the post. The Citizen reports that O’Brien took ... MORE

A new policy set forth by Governor Andrew Cuomo will require schools to shut down for 24 hours following a positive coronavirus test. The potential closures will allow officials to appropriately assess the situation and determine what needs to be done going ... MORE

Lawmakers in New York have introduced bills meant to create a first-in-the-nation wellness policy for schools, meant to promote nutrition and healthy lifestyles for students. The bill, which is backed by Senators Alessandra Biaggi and Robert Jackson come as part of an ... MORE

The Skaneateles Central School District has a new superintendent. Eric Knuth was selected by the Board of Education to lead the district after a lengthy search process. He will replace Lynda Quick, who resigned in 2019, and took a position in Rochester ... MORE

Tompkins County doesn’t have a confirmed case of the Novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean officials aren’t taking the problem seriously. The Ithaca Times reports that County Administrator Jason Molino has declared a state of emergency and all public schools ... MORE

School is out for several weeks in Yates County. Officials with the Penn Yan and Dundee school districts thanked the community for their patience as they worked through the quickly-evolving situation with COVID-19, or the Novel Coronavirus. “Although there have been no ... MORE