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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.
Legislature Concludes 2025 Session
The Assembly Speaker gaveled his chamber out shortly after midnight early this morning, officially bringing to an end the 2025 state legislative session.
Final Days of State Legislative Session
Today is the final day of regularly scheduled legislative session for 2025.
Test your knowledge of BOCES governance
On Board Online • June 9, 2025
By Mark Snyder
Senior Leadership Development Manager
The governing body of a BOCES is referred to as "the BOCES Board of Education" or "the BOCES board."
Appreciating the role(s) of BOCES district superintendents
On Board Online • June 9, 2025
By Betty A. Rosa
Commissioner of Education
Since their creation more than 75 years ago, BOCES have delivered an array of vital programs and services