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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.

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, 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.

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.

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?

Monday, August 08, 2011  Syracuse students are performing worse in math and in English compared to last year. That's according to results of the latest standardized test scores, released today by the New York State Education Department.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011  CNY Central has obtained the State Education Department’s final report on its investigation into a complaint about the “time out” rooms at the Fourth St. School operated by Oswego County BOCES in Fulton.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  New York lawmakers have approved new protections for student athletes who get concussions.

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

Wednesday, May 25, 2011  The State Education Department has reacted to CNY Central's stories about the use of "time out rooms" in Oswego County, and issued a reminder to all special education programs about the correct rules and regulations governing the rooms.