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Monday, May 13, 2013  Local fundraisers are asking for an extension to raise money for a turf field at Jamesville-DeWitt High School.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Taxpayers in the Marcellus School District could see a 2.9 percent property tax levy increase if next year's budget is approved.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The Chicago Board of Education approved a policy last week that requires sexual education to be taught to students beginning in kindergarten.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012 

Tuesday, August 21, 2012  The Liverpool School Board rejected a plan to reconfigure where sixth graders go to school.

Monday, August 13, 2012  If you're in the market for a used school bus, you can pick one up for a steal.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  The president of the North Syracuse Teachers Association said Superintendent Kim Dyce Faucett fostered an atmosphere of "distrust and dismay."

Monday, March 19, 2012  The Baldwinsville Board of Education is considering changing the high school schedule from 9 periods a day, to 8 periods in order to save money.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  About fifty people showed up to a public hearing about the Jamesville-Dewitt High School budget Monday night.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  The district says Monique Wright-Williams has submitted her resignation. She has served on the board for almost two years.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  A new task force will explore is the suggestion that the district add a school resource officer. Is it a good idea?

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  An alleged incident at Danforth Middle School in Syracuse is bolstering efforts by the Syracuse Teachers Association to reinstate the presence of Syracuse Police Officers at city middle schools.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011  New Superintendent Sharon Contreras will open the school year by visiting schools in each quadrant of the city. She will be joined by State Education Commissioner John King Jr., Mayor Stephanie Miner and Board of Education President Richard Strong.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  Syracuse's Board of Education is looking at a pair of strategies to take back some planned layoffs.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  Syracuse School Board disputes mayor's veto plan, saying it would save school jobs and programs