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Wednesday, March 14, 2012  The group of about 100 advocates from Nottingham High School in Syracuse joined representatives from urban school districts from all across the state for Education Lobby Day in Albany.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  After several straight days of closed-door talks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he's confident a deal will be struck to create tougher teacher evaluations that will be a national model for identifying the best teachers and firing the worst.

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.

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

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  The State Education Commissioner is defending a controversial decision to schedule state tests during what is supposed to be spring break for many school districts.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  The president of the Syracuse School Board says the decision to take away officers from middle and elementary schools is the result of a $500,000 cut to the security budget district-wide.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  In Syracuse, 45.9 percent of students graduated, which is up rom 45.2 percent the previous year.

Friday, February 11, 2011  School districts across the state are starting to prepare their school budgets that must go before voters in May.

Thursday, November 11, 2010  A new study gives you a peak inside the paycheck of school employees across the state. It was released Wednesday by the Empire Center for New York State Policy.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010  The effects on each individual town, village and school district are different.

Monday, March 29, 2010  Onondaga County school districts made their pitch to legislators to keep their share of county sales tax revenue Monday.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009  Concerns about contaminated peanut butter are spreading across the country and now local school districts are taking notice.