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A federal program that ensured students would get free meals at school is now over, and districts and families are forced to make some tough decisions.

Safety is top of mind for parents this week as they send their children back to school in central New York, and districts are working to make everything as safe as possible.

Central New York students are having a very different back to school experience compared to last year, as many of the COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted. But the virus has not gone away.

Classes begin Monday at Onondaga Community College, the first fall semester under the leadership of new president Warren Hilton. And the college is also offering some new programs.

Supply chain issues and inflation are hitting local school districts hard, just weeks ahead of the beginning of the school year.

School officials say fewer people are working toward teaching degrees, and baby boomers are starting to retire, creating a “perfect storm.”

School’s out for summer, but that doesn’t mean students should leave academics in the rearview mirror. The “summer slide” is real, but it can be avoided.

Seamus Kirst’s “Papa, Daddy, and Riley” was on the American Library Association’s list of banned and challenged books.

Student quarantines are sending thousands of New York students home everyday, because they might have gotten COVID-19 from a classmate. But there’s mounting evidence that quarantined kids rarely get the coronavirus, and it has parents, schools, and policy makers asking if quarantines are worth kids missing so much school, and what the alternatives could be.

This week on Public Radio Presents: APM Reports - Under pressure: The college mental health crisis. What is a college’s responsibility for helping students navigate mental health challenges, and how well are colleges rising to the task? Listen Sunday, September 26 at 7 p.m. on WRVO, on-air and online.