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SED's new My Sister's Keeper program seeks to interest girls in STEM careers
On Board Online • July 21, 2025
By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent
In 2014, former President Barack Obama launched My Brother's Keeper, a nationwide program to help young men reach their full potential.
Supreme Court decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor could be a game changer for public education
On Board Online • July 21, 2025
By Pilar Sokol
Director of Legal Services
Just before the end of this year's session, a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision which many have referred to as a game changer for public education.
Ahead of schedule, Regents adopt new academic expectations
On Board Online • July 21, 2025
By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent
At their July meeting, the state Board of Regents adopted an updated "Portrait of a Graduate"
Federal Advocacy Webinar and Resolutions Deadline
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 30th at 12:00pm for an exclusive look at how federal legislation could impact your district’s funding.
The most important skill for HS grads? Prominent voices say it's media literacy
On Board Online • June 30, 2025
By Alan Wechsler
Special Correspondent
Asked what he has learned from high school classes on media literacy, Michael Alfaro recites a Spanish expression...
21 of 24 school budgets pass on revote
On Board Online • June 30, 2025
By Paul Heiser
Senior Research Analyst
Twenty-one of the 24 districts that held school budget revotes on June 17 had the same or revised spending plans approved.
SED plans changes in school tenure areas
On Board Online • June 30, 2025
By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent
The State Education Department plans to create four new special subject tenure areas...
Statement of NYSSBA Executive Director Robert S. Schneider on the end of the 2025 legislative session
FOR RELEASE: June 18, 2025
As the 2025 legislative session wraps-up, NYSSBA appreciates lawmakers’ support of public education on key issues that greatly impact our state’s schoolchildren.