The district announced the pause hours after the State Education Department sent it a letter expressing concerns about the plan, which New York Focus first reported on last week.
New York Focus is growing bigger and better with its first-ever events manager and a permanent hire for its managing editor role.
The delivery giant supplied almost all the funding for a campaign presented as a coalition of workers, small businesses, and national carriers.
A governor-appointed board has approved dozens of charter schools over objections from state education officials. Proponents say that’s a good thing.
Larger questions remain about New York’s cash-strapped fund for compensating victims of attorney theft.
Paraquat is banned in more than 70 countries. In a small town that one resident calls “Parkinson’s Valley,” farmers and their families are demanding that New York follow suit.
Amid growing spending on universal pre-K, school districts failed to spend millions earmarked for the 2024-25 school year.
Fiscal watchdog says independent oversight is needed to avoid waste and fraud.
City budget gaps and an ambitious affordability agenda may require pressing Albany again for taxes and aid.
New York’s free air conditioner program ran out of funding before summer, even as extreme heat becomes a deadlier threat.
Mayor Mamdani is facing pressure to limit an avenue for large building owners to buy credits instead of cutting emissions.
The citizens assembly model, used for public decision-making around the world, is gaining traction in New York.
A sweeping report excoriates the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision for failing to protect prisoners and staff.
A bill awaiting the governor’s signature would relax restrictions on who can qualify for victim compensation.
The legislation would make it easier for currently and formerly incarcerated people and child victims to sue the state over allegations of past abuse.
Boards of Visitors are supposed to oversee state-run disability and psychiatric programs. Almost none of them have enough members.
Starting this fall, Salamanca High School will deploy a humanoid robot and avatar teaching assistant.
New York’s housing aid can’t cover rent anywhere in the state. A new lawsuit says that violates the state’s constitution.
At a Board of Regents meeting Monday, state officials proposed eliminating credit-based diploma requirements.
We’ve compiled information for the 450,000 New Yorkers who will lose health care coverage on July 1.
We’ve compiled information for SNAP recipients in New York on the changing work requirements.