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Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Syracuse parents voiced concerns and suggestions on Tuesday night at a meeting hosted by Parents for Public Schools in Syracuse.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Whether or not you're the parent of a child in school, you have undoubtedly heard about the uproar surrounding the Common Core tests. They are mandatory for every child in public school in New York State.

Monday, November 19, 2012  New York City public school students who got an unexpected break because of Superstorm Sandy will be seeing their winter break in February cut to make up for it.

Monday, September 24, 2012  The New York City Department of Education is making the morning-after-pill available to high school girls at 13 public schools.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012  Mayor Michael Bloomberg has again strongly defended New York City's ban on worship services in public schools.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  The City of Syracuse boasts of having the first school district to be adopted by the nationally recognized "Say Yes To Education" program, but after 4 years, Say Yes has little to show in the way of progress.

Monday, January 09, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo picked a fight last week with what has long been Albany's most powerful force: public schools.

Friday, December 16, 2011  The state's new property tax cap could cause some sweeping changes to New York's public schools.