New York’s statewide teachers union is providing a glimpse of its strategy to shrink and potentially eliminate New York’s charter schools. Read More
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The New York State Board of Regents lowered the threshold to pass Regents examinations from a 65 to a 50 in order to ‘satisfy diploma requirements’ for the academic years disrupted by the pandemic. Read More
On November 8, New Yorkers will be voting on Proposal 1, the $4.2 billion “Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond.” Read More
Commissioner of Education Betty Rosa just set a new date, November 4, for releasing the statewide results of math and English exams. Read More
A state agency is refusing to release exam results revealing the nature and extent of Covid learning loss among New York schoolchildren. Read More
Micron says it intends to invest $20 billion by 2030 in a single “Mega-fab” and up to $100 billion in total over the next 20 years Read More
Graduation rates are rising while standards for graduation are falling. It begs the question: What number of graduating students are college ready? Read More
The announcement that Micron Technologies will build a computer-chip plant in Onondaga County comes with an important condition that will deliberately hike the price tag. Read More