On Board Online • March 17, 2025
By Eric D. Randall
Editor-in-Chief
What does a U.S. Supreme Court decision on college admissions imply about the legality of programs
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By Matt DeLaus
Governmental Relations Counsel
In 2018, the Beacon City School District was among school districts that experienced a major storm on the school board/budget vote date.
More...On Board Online • February 24, 2025
By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent
When Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District on Long Island was hit by a ransomware attack in 2022, the response was swift.
More...On Board Online • February 24, 2025
By Eric D. Randall
Editor-in-Chief
Recent executive orders from the new administration in Washington D.C. "do not affect the rights of transgender students and individuals in New York's public schools"
More...On Board Online • February 24, 2025
By Paul Heiser
Senior Research Analyst
The performance of New York's fourth- and eighth-graders on the 2024 national assessments of math and reading has shown some improvement
More...On Board Online • February 24, 2025
By Shubh N. McTague
Staff Counsel
New laws expand the number of school buildings that can serve as polling places and give school boards the ability to grant tax exemptions to more people.
More...On Board Online • February 24, 2025
By Pilar Sokol
Director Of Legal Services
On Feb. 14, the Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education (the Department or USDOE) issued a "Dear Colleague" letter
More...On Board Online • February 3, 2025
By Brian Fessler
Chief Advocacy Officer
A year ago, Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed a school aid package that would have effectively repealed the decades-long practice of maintaining level operating aid for a school district
More...On Board Online • February 3, 2025
By Paul Heiser
Senior Research Analyst
The New York State Comptroller has announced that the allowable levy growth factor - a key component of the property tax cap - will be 2% for 2025-26 school budgets.
More...On Board Online • February 3, 2025
By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent
The State Education Department (SED) has proposed the Board of Regents create an interim suspension procedure...
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