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Labor Day marks the last weekend many students in Western New York will have of summer break – and some are returning to classrooms with new bans around smart phones.
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A new tool kit through Western New York Law Center and Columbia University Law School helps parents and caregivers of Buffalo Public School students navigate the suspension appeal process
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Rachel Kent has spent 18 as an educator in Buffalo. Kent founded Good Deed Grocery inside of the school which addresses food equity and access.
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Buffalo Public School students are putting their voice toward overhauling the system of suspensions in their district and pushing for more restorative approaches to discipline.
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Parents and education advocates say the policy of suspensions in the state is harmful to the states most vulnerable students and the need for change is here in the form of the Judith S. Kaye Solutions Not Suspensions Act.
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At a time when the education system in this country is being questioned from all sides, local educators are putting a spotlight on the importance of diversity of voices and stories we teach our children.
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With schools trying to claw back from the academic damage of COVID-19, Buffalo public schools are trying to get kids to schools and after-school programs to help in the academic recovery.
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While most every district in New York State has faced a school bus driver shortage, the crisis can be greater in the rural areas, where a smaller pool to draw from has made for some innovative recruitment, scheduling and hiring practices just to keep things rolling.
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Fewer people wanting school bus driver jobs, changed in the labor market and the federal requirement to drug test drivers is making it harder to get someone behind the wheel.
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As a new school year begins, New York state’s largest teachers unions and other education experts are calling for better responses to threats of violence.
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The state Department of Taxation and Finance confirmed to Gothamist on Monday that it will not count the forgiven loans as income, meaning they won’t be subject to the state’s income tax — which could have left borrowers with a bill of several hundred dollars, depending on how much money they currently make.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling for increased staffing at lending agencies amid the rollout of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.