NYCC holding commencement Saturday
New York Chiropractic College will hold commencement exercises in the Standard Process Health and Fitness Center on the Seneca Falls campus beginning at 9:30 am Saturday. Read More
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Category: Education
2016 ELA, math test scores: Compare every public school in New York state
State released scores for grades 3 to 8. Follow the link below to see how every school across the state did in the annual benchmarking. Read More
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Cayuga County-area school districts see higher Common Core test refusal rates
Common Core test refusal rates were mostly higher than the statewide average last spring, according to data released by the state on Friday. Read More
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CCC, Faculty Association announce new four-year agreement
The Cayuga Community College Board of Trustees on Monday announced a new four-year agreement with the school’s Faculty Association. Read More
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Cornell gets $4.2M for apple growing research
Cornell University has been awarded more than $4.2 million in new federal funding to support agriculture research into apple growing, according to a joint news release from U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. Cornell will use the funds for research in the commercial apple industry, including studying new rootstock and identifying new genetic makers to select improved plant traits…...
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What colleges have the best dorms? Survey identifies 32 best ‘dorms’ in New York
Niche used student surveys, cost and crime stats to rank schools. The survey looks at a variety of factors and ranks the best schools — with regards to great student housing — among the top. Read More
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Auburn school board begins budget planning: Lack of state aid complicates projected deficit
Just a few months removed from getting approval for the district's current budget, members of the Auburn school board have begun looking ahead to next year's spending plan. Read More
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Craig Forth follows path from Syracuse basketball to his one true love – education
Rumors preceded the new assistant principal’s arrival. Some heard he was a former college basketball player. Others were aware that he was exceptionally tall. But nobody knew much more than a rudimentary outline of the man who convinced the district’s superintendent that he could transition from teaching first graders to administering a school of hormonal junior high schoolers. And then...
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Waterloo school tax rates to be decided
Later this month, the school district will send out 2016-17 school tax bills. On Monday night, the school board will be asked to approve the tax rates per $1,000 of assessed value for the five towns that make up the district. Read more from the Finger Lakes Times.
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Lyons hosting event to introduce new superintendent
The Lyons Central School District is holding a “get-to-know” event for its new superintendent. The district is calling it Get Acquainted Night, and an invitation is being extended to all students and parents, community members and school district staff to meet and welcome new school Superintendent Donald Putnam — and his family — to the community. Read More
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Cayuga County Legislature committee approves Cayuga Community College’s faculty contract
Cayuga Community College's collective bargaining agreement with the college's Faculty Association is on its way to final approval after it was passed by the county Legislature's Ways and Means Committee Tuesday night. Read More
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New Cornell minor program to focus on food equity, security
Starting this fall, Cornell students can choose a new minor in Community Food Systems, a multidisciplinary minor that explores the agricultural, ecological and ethical dimensions … Read More
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As students return, city checks its water levels in Ithaca
As thousands of people — a little more than 20,000 at Cornell University and close to 7,000 at Ithaca College — inundate this city of almost 31,000 starting this weekend, they are doing so during the worst drought since 1999. All the showers, loads of laundry and dish-washing that come along with the influx of people will draw on water...
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Cornell sued over retirement plan fees
Cornell University is facing a lawsuit alleging university retirement plan participants are paying excessive fees. A class action suit was filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by St. Louis-based law firm Schlichter, Bogard & Denton. Read More
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Cornell faces new Title IX investigation
Cornell University is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education regarding a complaint filed under Title IX. There are currently four open investigations against the university, according to the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education. The latest case was opened Tuesday. Read More
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Cayuga Community College intends to open doors to accommodate former ITT students
Cayuga Community College announced on Friday that they will be making special accommodations for ITT students. The announcement came just days after ITT shuttered all of it’s operations across the U.S. In a statement released Friday afternoon the college said, “A team of dedicated Faculty Advisors, Student Success Advocates, Career Counselors and Financial Aid staff are now available to help...
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Girls Mean Business to host intensive entrepreneurship workshops for Ithaca teens
Do you have a teenage girl who is a born leader? A new series of programs in Ithaca may be a great opportunity for her. Girls Mean Business will host eight workshops starting Sunday, September 18 at the Tompkins County Public Library. Workshops will be from 3 – 5 p.m. each Sunday, and participants are encouraged to attend all eight...
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St. Francis-St. Stephen’s begins year with 4 new teachers
Eleven people were arrested during a welfare fraud crackdown conducted by the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office. In their monthly “snapshot” for August, Sheriff Tim Luce and Undersheriff John Cleere said the sting start at the end of July and continued throughout August. The crackdown resulted in 37 charges — most of them felonies — for welfare fraud, making false statements,...
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