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Young, Rosa state value of remembering history
On Board Online • March 16, 2026
Excerpts from a Feb. 26 statement by Regents Chancellor Lester Young Jr. and Education Commissioner Betty Rosa:
An 'upstream' approach to reducing teen suicide
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
State Budget Update
On Tuesday, the Senate and Assembly released their “one house” budget proposals, reflecting each house’s respective responses to the executive budget.
Legislature Releases One House Budgets
With 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. Detailed summaries of each proposal can be viewed below.
School athletic trainers welcome new requirements
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.
TRS recommends 2026 school budgets use 8.24% pension contribution rate
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.
Why 'The Power of Mattering' is our district's yearlong read
On Board Online • February 23, 2026
By Dr. Neill Alleva
School employees face many pressures, and that can take a psychological toll.
Standard of proof used in student suspensions does not violate U.S. Constitution, court rules
On Board Online • February 23, 2026
By Shubh N. McTague
Staff Counsel
Pursuant to Education Law, a decision to suspend a student from school for more than five days must be based on "substantial and competent evidence" that the student participated in the objectionable conduct.