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Friday, September 21, 2012  Two New York state universities have been awarded nearly $1 million to develop teacher preparation pilot programs.

Monday, June 11, 2012 

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  A Marathon teacher who has been under investigation since April 5 was allowed to return to work Wednesday.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  The Oswego City Police Department says student transportation safety is a priority and it will be increasing efforts to enforce stopping school buses.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  New York state has been chosen to be part of a pilot program meant to ensure that low-income children receive free meals at school.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the New York teachers evaluation plan.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Two officials close to the negotiations say a deal between the state and its largest teachers union on a new system to improve teacher evaluations is expected to be announced soon.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  A Skaneateles High School student/athlete is making a claim of racial discrimination for being left off the basketball team.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday barged into a dispute between local schools and their teachers' union as the U.S. Education Department warned it might cost New York schools hundreds of millions of dollars in aid.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Late Tuesday, State Education Commissioner John King suspended millions of dollars in School Improvement Grant funding for 10 districts that receive the federal money.

Monday, November 28, 2011  U.S. Education Department is looking into the way Syracuse University reports crime in wake of allegations of child sexual abuse against former Jim Boeheim assistant Bernie Fine.

Thursday, October 27, 2011  Business First, a Buffalo-based business publication released the academic rankings of upstate New York schools Thursday morning.

Thursday, September 01, 2011  District leaders say they were recently told exterior walls at Gillette Road Middle School were improperly installed six years ago, forcing them to make changes now.

Thursday, August 11, 2011  A local pediatrician reacts to a CNY Central exclusive surrounding the use of a sexual maturity scale for some students to qualify for participation in high school sports.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  Should schools force students to undergo exams for sexual maturity to qualify them for sports programs?