New York State School Boards Association

Most school budgets expected to pass

Karen Dewitt — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:09:10 +0000

Voters in New York state go to the polls Tuesday to approve new school budgets. The New York State School Boards Association finds that many school districts are living within the limits imposed by a property tax cap enacted two years ago.

State budget has some good news for education

Ellen Abbott — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:07:06 +0000

An on-time state budget is good news for school districts across the state, as they plug in the hard numbers to proposed budgets.

New school year brings new anti-bullying law

Catherine Loper — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:08:04 +0000

As students settle into the new school year, the first phase of a new statewide anti-bullying law is already in place. More children will now be protected, and more will be required of school districts.

Common core standards make debut in New York

Catherine Loper — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:03:53 +0000

As children all over upstate New York head back to school this week, the curriculum for some of them will be a little different this year.

Many school districts to miss teacher evaluation deadline

Karen Dewitt — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:42:16 +0000

An important deadline in the state’s ongoing teacher evaluation process occurred Sunday, but most schools reported they would miss it.