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A new survey conducted by The New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT) has demonstrated an alarming reality about the number of motorists who don't stop for school buses dropping off, or picking up kids. The study was conducted in over 35 school districts on December 15th, 2016.

Students in Central New York will be getting out of school a little early on Tuesday.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is setting aside $500,000 to encourage more school field trips to state parks.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia is scheduled to talk about the state of education in New York at the State School Boards Association's annual convention.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York City-to-Albany walk for more school funding is nearing the finish.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says 30 schools investment plans totaling $39 million have been approved under the $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act approved by voters in 2014.

There's been a lot of talk lately about school performance with the recent struggles some parents are having with changes at the Central Valley Academy in Ilion.

82 school districts across the state have been designated as fiscally stressed under State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's Fiscal Stress Monitoring System.

Schools across New York will soon be able to obtain a heroin overdose antidote. State officials say money appropriated in the recently-approved budget will help to provide naloxone kits to school districts. Funding also will cover the cost of training school personnel in administering the antidote to a person whose life may be endangered by a heroin overdose...

Schools across the country are now dealing with the challenges posed by students using e-cigarettes.  Keeping in mind that there are many different types of electronic cigarettes, should schools treat them as they do regular cigarettes or drugs?