Court of Appeals rules names and email addressees from town's email alert system cannot be disclosed
On Board Online • April 6, 2026
By Shubh N. McTague
Staff Counsel
The state's highest court has ruled that Town of Mount Pleasant properly denied a request under the state Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
More...On Board Online • April 6, 2026
By Eric D. Randall
Editor-in-Chief
A team of Corning-Painted Post High School students called the Cyber Wolverines placed first in a recent regional competition called "The Lord of the Robot
More...On Board Online • March 16, 2026
By Robin L. Flanigan
Special Correspondent
While discussing the Civil Rights Movement, social studies teacher Marci Kivo realized many of her middle school students were finding it difficult to grasp that various forms of racial oppression have existed beyond the plantations of the South.
More...On Board Online • March 16, 2026
By Eric D. Randall
Editor-in-Chief
For the second year in a row, Gov. Kathy Hochul has included money in her proposed state budget to ensure all who attend schools that participate in the federal meals program will receive free breakfast and lunch
More...On Board Online • March 16, 2026
By Eric D. Randall
Editor-in-Chief
While Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a minimum foundation aid increase of 1% for all school districts, the Assembly and Senate have formally expressed their support for a minimum increase of 2%.
More...On Board Online • March 16, 2026
Excerpts from a Feb. 26 statement by Regents Chancellor Lester Young Jr. and Education Commissioner Betty Rosa:
More...By Alan Wechsler
Special Correspondent
In 2024, one in 10 adolescents ages 12-17 had serious thoughts of suicide in the prior year, and 4.6% made a suicide plan
More...On Board Online • February 23, 2026
By Alan Wechsler
Special Correspondent
Not long after the final school bell, seventh-grader Yazeed Ibrahim lays down on a mattress to be examined by Rick Knizek, head athletic trainer in the Shenendehowa Central School District in Saratoga County.
More...On Board Online • February 23, 2026
By Paul Heiser
Senior Research Analyst
The state Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) has released an administrative bulletin recommending school districts use an employer contribution rate of 8.24% of 2026-27 payroll when planning their 2026-27 budgets.
More...On Board Online • February 23, 2026
By Dr. Neill Alleva
School employees face many pressures, and that can take a psychological toll.
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