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State Budget Update
With less than three weeks remaining until the state’s official April 1st budget deadline, both the Senate and Assembly adopted their respective “one-house” budget proposals today.
Senate and Assembly One-House Budgets
Both the state Senate and Assembly released their one-house budget proposals late Monday night into this morning.
As cybercriminals grow more sophisticated, school districts ramp up system security
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.
New directives on transgender students issued by state and federal authorities
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"
Despite some improvement, NAEP scores stay below pre-pandemic levels
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
New laws affect school elections and tax exemptions
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.
USDOE issues guidance on race bias in schools
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
2025 Capital Conference Recording
Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for our Annual Virtual Capital Conference on Friday, February 7th.