Category: Education

March 7, 2013 Around Town By Neal Tepel DC 37 Calls for 2.5% of existing citywide property tax assessments to be allocated for permanent, baseline library funding. District Council 37,

March 4, 2013 By Stephanie West Capital Region teachers at a town hall meeting on Wednesday February 27, 2013 vividly described how the state's obsession with standardized testing and the

March 4, 2013 By Stephanie West Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and IBM have announced a public-private partnership that will prepare thousands of New York students for high-skills jobs of the

February 27, 2013 By Stephanie West ALBANY, N.Y. – New York State United Teachers hailed a unanimous appellate court ruling on February 22, 2013 that affirms retired teachers have privacy

February 22, 2013 Susan Smith, LaborPress Albany Bureau ALBANY, N.Y.  – New York State United Teachers, seeking to protect public schools and students from an inescapable cycle of cuts and

February 22, 2013  The property tax cap has done nothing but tie the hands of school districts at the exact wrong time. NYSUT's decision to challenge the imposition of our

February 11, 2013 Stephanie West New York City parents, represented by attorney Michael Rebell, filed a lawsuit against Governor Andrew Cuomo and Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. for unconstitutionally

February 5, 2013 Susan Smith, LaborPress Albany Bureau  New York State United Teachers said the proposed education budget makes progress on several fronts, but noted the projected $20.8 billion in

January 28, 2013 Raglan George, Jr. The last year of the Bloomberg Administration offers little hope for self-redemption. Next year will usher in a New York City Mayor, and hopefully, it

January 24, 2013 By Brad Gerstman On January 9th Governor Andrew M. Cuomo addressed the state of New York with a promising agenda for 2013. Amid a positive disposition he