Middletown's pathways win praise from SED

On Board Online • September 21, 2026

By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent

In Middletown, a small city in the Hudson Valley, public school students can take different pathways to earn credits for a diploma and prepare for life after high school.


Early results have been promising in Middletown High's microschool

On Board Online • September 21, 2026

By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent

Last year, the Enlarged School District of the City of Middletown launched one of its newer and more innovative programs, the At-Promise Microschool.


School administrators meet to brainstorm local innovations aligned with NY Inspires

On Board Online • September 21, 2026

By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent

In mid-August, school officials from across New York attended a two-day meeting near Albany to discuss the practical implications of NY Inspires


Statement from the New York State School Boards Association Executive Director Robert S. Schneider on Back to School 2026

FOR RELEASE: September 3, 2026

Next week, school board members, administrators and teachers will welcome students back to the classroom in schools throughout New York State.


2026 Proposed Bylaw Amendments and Resolutions Booklet

On August 12, 2026, the Resolutions Committee met virtually to discuss the proposed resolutions that were submitted to NYSSBA by 5pm on July 17, 2026. 


Many resources are available to schools to commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11

On Board Online • August 31, 2026

By Gary Stern
Special Correspondent

As we approach the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, how should schools handle the topic?


SED official: 2029 will be start, not finish, of NY Inspires

On Board Online • August 31, 2026

By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent

The State Education Department (SED) is moving away from a timeline that calls for full implementation of NY Inspires by 2029.


SED releases preliminary grade 3-8 results

On Board Online • August 31, 2026

By Sara Foss
Special Correspondent

Grade 3-8 math and science scores saw modest improvement during the 2025-26 school year


Commissioner annuls teacher's transfer discussed in counseling memorandum

On Board Online • August 31, 2026

By Shubh N. McTague
Staff Counsel

In Appeal of Doe, the commissioner of education found that the transfer of a teacher to another elementary school building was used as a means of discipline and had to be annulled.


Genesee Valley BOCES report says schools must embrace AI

On Board Online • August 10, 2026

By Rick Karlin
Special Correspondent

A new report from Genesee Valley BOCES says educators need to accept that students will be using artificial intelligence (AI) to do schoolwork and that it is impossible to devise AI-proof assignments.

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