WBFO Education Reporting
There are few issues more important to the future of Buffalo and Western New York than education.
Buffalo Toronto Public Media's Education Reporting examines the many challenges facing schools today. From tracking low graduation rates in the City of Buffalo to the ‘Opt Out’ movement across the region and Common Core Learning Standards, our comprehensive coverage informs and engages the community.
Buffalo Toronto Public Media's Education Reporting examines the many challenges facing schools today. From tracking low graduation rates in the City of Buffalo to the ‘Opt Out’ movement across the region and Common Core Learning Standards, our comprehensive coverage informs and engages the community.
Latest Education Reporting
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Schools Superintendent Brian Russ said the district will take a "harden the exterior and soften the interior" approach to the remaining month of school.
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The Erie County Department of Health on Wednesday announced more than 10,000 air filtration units have been ordered for every K-12 public and charter classroom in the county.
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Buffalo Public Schools said the Olmsted School #156 on Suffolk Street went into lockdown and then a shelter in place at approximately 10:55 a.m. Tuesday when a student reported witnessing what appeared to be a gun in the possession of another student on school grounds.
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The scholarship, in combination with other aid programs, allows eligible full-time students to attend a SUNY or CUNY two-year or four-year college tuition free.
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Two mass shootings have forced Buffalo Public Schools to tighten controls on visitors.
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Buffalo Public Schools announced Wednesday on Facebook that all visitors to district schools must call ahead and get prior approval before they will be allowed into any school.
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"We Are Women Warriors" is a community empowerment group founded out of violence. The group is now taking on the issue of school violence in the City of Buffalo, with a year-long series of monthly forums to promote a candid introspection and do-able solutions.
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The New York State Education Department says it has canceled the regents exam for United States History and Government in the wake of the racist mass shooting in Buffalo last week.
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Police said a 13-year-old male student discharged a can of pepper spray inside of a classroom full of students.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office said Michael Masecchia, 57, of Williamsville was involved in the sale of marijuana in Buffalo and its surrounding suburbs from 1999 until his arrest in 2019.