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New York Ranks 34th for On Time Graduation Rates
New York Ranks 34th for On Time Graduation Rates
New York Ranks 34th for On Time Graduation Rates
NEW YORK (AP) — A new report shows New York ranks 34th in the nation for students graduating on time, with 77% of high school students who entered the ninth grade in 2008 earning their diplomas in 2012. It finds that 77% of high school students in New York graduated on time, slightly below the national graduation rate of 80%...
Walton School District Ready to Adopt a Budget
Walton School District Ready to Adopt a Budget
Walton School District Ready to Adopt a Budget
It has been a long and difficult budget battle at Walton Central School District. The Board met to formally adopt the budget Tuesday. Here is what School Board President Judy Breese had to say about the final budget numbers: Breese had this to say about early retirement incentives and staff reductions within the district: The board meets on May 6th for the Budget Hearing; the meeting is open to th
215 New York State Master Teachers Announced
215 New York State Master Teachers Announced
215 New York State Master Teachers Announced
215 New York State Master Teachers were selected by SUNY officials Monday. The Master Teachers will receive a $15,000 stipend for four years while working with other teachers and students. The Master Teacher Program is a group of teacher experts who are dedicated to providing a first rate experience for students in the state and contributes to attracting the best and brightest to the classroom...
Exploring the Miniscule: Science Event in Oneonta this Weekend
Exploring the Miniscule: Science Event in Oneonta this Weekend
Exploring the Miniscule: Science Event in Oneonta this Weekend
University researchers and science educators come together this weekend for a hands-on event. SUNY Oneonta and the Oneonta World of Learning will host NanoDays, an exploration of the miniscule world of atoms and molecules, and the forces that act on them, on Saturday from noon to 4 pm at the college’s Science Discovery Center in the Science I Building...
Gillibrand Seeks Funds to Battle Campus Sexual Assaults
Gillibrand Seeks Funds to Battle Campus Sexual Assaults
Gillibrand Seeks Funds to Battle Campus Sexual Assaults
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is among 10 senators seeking new federal funding to battle campus sexual assaults. Gillibrand and Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri released a bipartisan letter Friday to the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education...
New Principal Hired for Unadilla Elementary School
New Principal Hired for Unadilla Elementary School
New Principal Hired for Unadilla Elementary School
Unadilla Elementary School of the Unatego School District will soon have a new principal. Katherine Mazourek is originally from from Newfield, NY. She taught music in Newfield and in Richfield Springs before moving to Arkansas, where she is currently the principal of an elementary school in Jonesboro...
Delaware Academy Hosts NY State Forensics Tournament This Weekend
Delaware Academy Hosts NY State Forensics Tournament This Weekend
Delaware Academy Hosts NY State Forensics Tournament This Weekend
Just as there are tournaments for high school sports teams, there are also state tournaments for speech and debate teams. This year's New York State Forensics Tournament will be held in Delaware County at Delaware Academy in Delhi. About 1,000 students, grades 9-12 (from public, parochial and private schools), as well as 200 parents and chaperones will converge on the area April 5th and 6th... Rea
SUNY Oneonta Celebrates Division III Athletics
SUNY Oneonta Celebrates Division III Athletics
SUNY Oneonta Celebrates Division III Athletics
SUNY Oneonta Athletics is celebrating Division III Week April 7th through the 13th. The week is part of Division III's Identity Initiative, which was introduced in 2010 to sharpen the division's identity and to enable schools and conferences to more effectively explain why they prefer to compete in Division III...
Four SUNY Oneonta Students Win Awards For Excellence
Four SUNY Oneonta Students Win Awards For Excellence
Four SUNY Oneonta Students Win Awards For Excellence
Four SUNY Oneonta students are among a select group of State University of New York students chosen to receive the 2014 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher presented the awards to the students at a reception in their honor Wednesday at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany...
Walton 5th Grade Class Wins County-Wide Award
Walton 5th Grade Class Wins County-Wide Award
Walton 5th Grade Class Wins County-Wide Award
A Walton Central School class has won a county-wide award from the ARC of Delaware County. The fifth-grade class, taught by Nancy Gavett, entered the Everybody Can Contest, earning a top award by creating a book called “Everybody Can – Goes Famous...

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