Education
BOE election results in Saugerties, Kingston, Onteora, and New Paltz
Voters across New York State hit the polls on Tuesday to determine the fates of school district budgets...
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“A really big deal”
According to NYSED, PLAN is designed to improve outcomes for students...
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Graduates celebrate amidst protest-informed rejiggering
The 2024 commencement ceremonies took place at SUNY New Paltz on May 17-19...
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Wide world of sports
Most students, alas, can think of quite a few things they would rather be doing than sitting in school...
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Soul-searching is needed to assist in SUNY New Paltz healing
More than a week has passed since New York State troopers were invited onto the SUNY New Paltz campus...
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New Paltz school board candidate profiles and budget primer
On Tuesday, May 21, residents across New York State will weigh in not only on local school district budgets for...
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Initial local response to SUNY mass arrests is largely negative
The reverberations from the May 2 rousting of campus protestors by a phalanx of police officers are still being felt...
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Kingston school board candidate profiles and budget primer
On Tuesday, May 21, residents across New York State will weigh in not only on local school district budgets for...
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Onteora school board candidate profiles and budget primer
On Tuesday, May 21, residents across New York State will weigh in not only on local school district budgets for...
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Saugerties school board candidate profiles and budget primer
On Tuesday, May 21, residents across New York State will weigh in not only on local school district budgets for...
Read morePolice investigate threat made against Saugerties Jr./Sr. High School campus
The Saugerties Police Department last Friday, May 3 reported the arrest of a 16-year-old...
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Police storm SUNY New Paltz campus to disperse protest encampment
At approximately 11:10pm, New York State Police began arresting protesters at the pro-Palestine encampment at SUNY New Paltz. Police descended...
Read moreNew Paltz teacher raises concerns over district’s reaction to recent intrusion
Middle school teacher doesn’t believe the district is taking the intrusion by a man into two New Paltz schools in...
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Kingston School District figures out its own spending plan
Like other districts across New York State, the Kingston City School District isn’t waiting around for the state budget to...
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SUNY New Paltz initiating two-year process to seek new athletic conference
SUNY New Paltz is beginning a two-year process of exiting the SUNY Athletic Conference...
Read moreOnteora schools prepare for the worst
The Onteora school system may face instructional and other cuts if aid isn’t restored in the state budget.
Read moreBipartisan opposition to proposed changes to foundation aid formula is widespread
With educational funding for the 2024-25 school year through the state still uncertain, the New Paltz Central School District (NPCSD)...
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Proposed 248-unit New Paltz Apartments draws scrutiny
The Village of New Paltz Planning Board has compiled a list of concerns about the proposed 248-unit New Paltz Apartments...
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Kingston school officials determine playground surface is unsafe
The Kingston City School District is replacing playground surface after determining that rubber chips were unsafe for young students.
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Local school superintendents react to Governor Hochul’s draft executive budget
All 673 school districts in New York would receive less foundation aid than expected under Hochul’s plan.
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