New York pandemic advisor joins state office of public health
After advising the state's pandemic response, UAlbany professor Eli Rosenberg is officially joining the Cuomo administration.
State intervention debated for ’21st Century Jim Crow’ school system
Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski discusses his legislation to address the inequities in the East Ramapo Central School District
State education officials draft civics pathway to a high school diploma
May 14, 2021 - Daily Gazette education reporter Zachary Matson explains actions taken this week by state education officials to promote diversity in public schools and carve out a new pathway to a high school diploma.
Schools get windfall of federal and state funds in budget
April 13, 2021 - The recently adopted state budget invests billions of additional federal and state dollars into New York's public schools and makes a commitment to meet a court-ordered funding obligation in the coming years. Brian Cechnicki, executive
Cuomo’s return to normalcy at odds with public health experts
Feb. 25, 2021 - Gov. Cuomo has announced a slew of changes to the state’s COVID-19 regulations including a limited number of fans that can attend sport events. Dr. Denis Nash, Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology at the CUNY
Game on: State allows high schools to pursue “high-risk” sports
Jan. 27, 2021 - New York State is giving the thumbs up for high school students to play in sports deemed "high-risk" starting next month. Dr. Robert Zayas, Executive Director of the New York State Public High School
New York’s Catholic schools desperate for government relief
Dec. 1, 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t just an issue that New York’s public schools have to deal with. We checked in with James Cultrara, Director for Education at the New York State Catholic Conference, on the
Heading to Albany: High school teacher and business owner face off in Syracuse
Oct. 8, 2020 - We continued our tour of the competitive elections this cycle and our next stop is the Syracuse area and the 50th Senate district. We met Democrat John Mannion and Republican Angi Renna who are
New York high schools can soon begin low-risk, fall sports
Sept. 4, 2020 - Some student athletes will be taking the field this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We heard from Dr. Robert Zayas, Executive Director of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, about the
State education officials eye return of accountability measures
The State Education Department's Jason Harmon talks about the return of accountability measures for public schools.