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SARATOGA SPRINGS
Albany Medical College grads embark on important paths
Thursday, May 23, 2013
More than 200 Albany Medical College graduates received their medical, master’s and doctoral degrees.
ALBANY
UAlbany professor earns prestigious literary prize
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Author Lydia Davis, a writing fellow with the New York State Writers Institute and associate professor and writer-in-residence at the University at Albany, was awarded the Man Booker International Prize, one of the most prestigious prizes in the world of literature, on Thursday.
SCHENECTADY
District mulls options for reconfiguring schools
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The question of whether to reopen the former Oneida Middle School will depend on an analysis of all of the schools in the district.
SCHENECTADY
SCCC grads hear of lessons learned
Thursday, May 23, 2013
George Goldhoff had seven distinct pieces of advice for Schenectady County Community College graduates Thursday evening.
GALWAY
Galway principals slated for early tenure
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Galway Board of Education appears poised to grant early tenure to three administrators who have been with the district for less than a year, far faster than the customary two- or three-year probationary period.
DUANESBURG
Duanesburg superintendent: Canceled class was too advanced
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Duanesburg Central School District Superintendent Chris Crowley has released a statement saying the decision to abruptly cancel an organic chemistry class at Duanesburg High School last winter was reached after it became clear the curriculum was too advanced for students.
SCHENECTADY
Oneida school could be reopened
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Schenectady City School District may reopen Oneida Middle School as an elementary school to handle a forecasted influx of new students and those currently enrolled at the deteriorated Elmer Elementary School, which may be shut down.
ALBANY COUNTY
Albany County legislators delay action on renovations for SCCC branch
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
County legislators are going to seek new bids for the main contract to renovate office space for a Schenectady County Community College satellite location in downtown Albany, prompting concern about whether the project will be completed in time for classes to begin in January.
NISKAYUNA
Niskayuna school officials hope to learn from budget defeat
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Niskayuna Central School District officials worked Wednesday to learn from Tuesday’s resounding defeat of the district’s proposed budget and incorporate those lessons into the next spending plan.
CAPITOL
Cuomo proposes tax-free zones around colleges
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Businesses that locate on or adjacent to upstate New York’s public institutions of higher learning have been promised a decade of no state or local taxes by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
SCHENECTADY
Voters easily OK $159.3M Schenectady school budget proposal
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
City residents approved the Schenectady City School District budget on Tuesday, but many of those who voted for it did so reluctantly.
SARATOGA COUNTY
Saratoga County districts’ proposals get green light from public
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Voters overwhelmingly approved school district budgets around Saratoga County on Tuesday.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Montgomery County spending plans get voter approval
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Voters Tuesday approved the newly merged Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District’s $18.1 million budget proposal by a huge margin, with a 154-17 vote.
SCHENECTADY COUNTY
Niskayuna voters reject budget
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A large turnout of voters rejected the Niskayuna Central School District budget Tuesday, which was the only spending plan in the county proposing to raise the local tax levy above the state tax cap.
SCHOHARIE COUNTY
Middleburgh voters say no, rest of Schoharie County OKs school budgets
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Voters in all Schoharie County school districts except Middleburgh approved 2013-14 budget proposals Tuesday.
