EDUCATION
Voters approve Watertown schools' capital project
The $110 million proposal was given the green light by a 678-138 tally.
The $110 million proposal was given the green light by a 678-138 tally.
Melinda Person, president of the New York State United Teachers, spoke with Capital Tonight.
Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student in Africana studies at Cornell, filed a federal lawsuit March 15.
The vote is at the district office on Thursday night from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Tonko says Democrats plan to highlight the positive role of education in fighting the administration.
A new statue at Binghamton University honors the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman.
She says the state gets about $2 billion for subsidizing meals.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools in her executive budget.
The Academic Engagement Network recommends universities enforce their own policies and make sure no laws are broken.
Michael Rebell, executive director of the Center for Educational Equity at Teachers College, Columbia, joins Capital Tonight.
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