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The response to arming teachers as a way to combat school shootings sounds like any other debate about guns. Proponents say it's a practical way to stop…
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The State University of New York (SUNY) is considering letting its charter schools create their own teacher certification programs, a proposal that…
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Several central and northern New York legislators are praising the state's new budget as a win for the region's schools, but they say it was a hard-fought…
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The Alliance for Quality Education says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is misleading the public in a debate about school funding. The school advocacy group has…
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The parents and children in Utica and seven other upstate school districts involved in the so-called "Small Cities Lawsuit" say their fight for obtaining…
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It’s been 10 years since New York’s highest court ordered that more state money be paid to schools with the poorest children. But advocates say that since…
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Education activists say New York state has been under-funding schools since the 2008 recession because it did not have enough money to comply with a 2006…
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Teachers say they hope Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s newly appointed education commission will fix problems with the controversial Common Core learning standards.…
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The teachers union and its allies will protest outside the annual Business Council of New York State's meeting in Lake George on Wednesday. The union is…
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Education is one of the biggest issues being debated this year in Albany. Now, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed that New York state look at a Massachusetts…