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Education groups, dismayed by the federal education secretary’s threat to punish schools in New York with high opt-out rates for standardized tests, say…
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Almost 98 percent of school budgets were approved in statewide voting Tuesday, including the majority of school districts asking for overrides of the…
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School budget votes and school board elections are being held across the state Tuesday, and the New York State School Boards Association says more schools…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his State of the State speech was far less combative than in the past when it comes to education. But, education groups say while…
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Three-quarters of school districts in the state have applied for waivers from the new teacher evaluation rules set out by Gov.Andrew Cuomo and the…
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School administrators are closely watching a letter campaign that’s taking place in the as school starts that could lead to even more children opting out…
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Schools across the state are bracing for a potential zero percent growth in their tax levy next year. While the latest provisions of an ongoing tax cap…
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A near record number of school budgets were approved around the state in Tuesday’s vote. Many are attributing the relative lack of controversy to the…
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Education reforms were one of the most contentious parts of this year's state budget. But while most of the attention went to negotiations about teacher…
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The changes to the teacher evaluation system that the New York state legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo enacted received much attention in this year's…