On Board Online • June 29, 2026

By Alan Wechsler
Special Correspondent

At 7 a.m. on a Friday, the chefs arrived at Bethlehem High School, located in a suburban district just outside Albany.

On Board Online • June 29, 2026

By Gary Stern
Special Correspondent

Alabama and Utah have become the first states to pass laws limiting screen time for students in early elementary grades.

On Board Online • June 29, 2026

By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent

Under an ambitious plan unveiled by the State Education Department (SED) at the June Board of Regents meeting, P-12 schools would shift from a system that emphasizes earning credits

On Board Online • June 29, 2026

By Gary Stern
Special Correspondent

A team of student "digital wellness ambassadors" is having lunch in the Pocantico Hills Central School District in Westchester County, explaining their activities to a visitor.

On Board Online • June 8, 2026

By Brian Fessler
Chief Advocacy Officer

Shortly before midnight on May 27, the state Legislature finalized its work on the 2026-27 state budget.

On Board Online • June 8, 2026

By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent

District and school leaders play a vital role in developing and sustaining school-based mental health supports that promote safe and supportive school climates

On Board Online • June 8, 2026

By Eric D. Randall
Editor-in-Chief

In the week beginning March 30, students in a dozen school districts in the Capital District used skin-safe pastel markers to write words such as "bold" and "kind" on their arms, faces or other body parts.

On Board Online • June 8, 2026

By Merri Rosenberg
Special Correspondent

Entering the main building of the Jericho Union Free School District, it instantly becomes clear that science matters here.

On Board Online • June 8, 2026

By Shubh N. McTague
Staff Counsel

In Lynch v. Bd. of Educ. of the Maine-Endwell CSD, the Appellate Division, Third Department, held that school districts cannot use "piggybacking"

On Board Online • June 8, 2026

By George Basler
Special Correspondent

When schools open for the next academic year in September, teachers in the Maine-Endwell Central School District will be greeted with a new board policy