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Bringing microlearning to K-12 schools offers many opportunities, challenges
On Board Online • August 11, 2025
By Paul Heiser
Senior Research Analyst
Certifications obtained through short-term educational experiences, called "micro-credentials," have become popular in colleges and universities. Is K-12 next?
After 150 years, the NYS School for the Deaf excels at building connections with students
On Board Online • August 11, 2025
By Rick Karlin
Special Correspondent
Many school boards across New York spent time this summer devising local policies on cellphone usage to comply with a new mandate by lawmakers.
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"
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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.