1+ week, 2+ day ago   (380+ words) More than 400 New York school districts are expanding free prekindergarten this year as the state works toward universal access for 4-year-olds by fall 2028. The expansion is adding thousands of seats this school year, with tens of thousands more planned over…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (851+ words) New York mayor challenges $10,000 bonus law, citing conflict with collective bargaining rules. New York City, United States – Mayor Zohran Mamdani is challenging a new law that would give New York City’s teaching aides a one-time $10,000 bonus, arguing it goes against the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (60+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. The state may have ended the Regents exam requirement for graduation, but…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (756+ words) ROCHESTER — After nearly a year of looking forward to multi-million dollar cuts it would have to make, Rochester Public Schools has laid out a proposed budget reflecting that reality. The district’s school board reviewed the 2026-27 budget on Tuesday, June 2, and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (486+ words) New York lawmakers officially pushed back the state’s electric school bus mandate this week, handing rural districts and transportation providers a five-year reprieve after mounting concerns over cost, infrastructure, and operational reliability. The change, included in the state’s Education, Labor…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (526+ words) ROCHESTER — The teachers union of Rochester Public Schools has started raising concerns about the workload that some educators and social workers are facing. The issue came to the Rochester School Board on Tuesday, May 19, when two different staff members from…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (222+ words) Apr. 29—ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill that will restructure the way candidates run for the Rochester School Board. Up until this point, the school district has had an "alley" system, where candidates would choose to run for…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (870+ words) Apr. 18—ROCHESTER — Health care and construction jobs, unsurprisingly, fueled the Rochester area's state-leading job growth in 2025. The upward trend has most local employers and business leaders optimistic about the coming year and beyond. "Hiring is an indicator of where employers…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (100+ words) KTTC | Rochester, MN ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be visiting a few schools in Rochester Wednesday. According to his office, it all is part of his statewide push highlighting his efforts to make childcare more affordable for…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (513+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Education advocates are pushing for more state funding for 3-year-old prekindergarten programs in Rochester and across New York. Local advocates hosted a press conference Wednesday at the Rochester Early Childhood Education Center to highlight the importance of funding for…...