How would dismantling the education department impact Northern NY?
A proposal to eliminate the federal Department of Education is in the works leaving school officials with a lot of unknowns about the future.
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New York electric school bus mandate unaffordable, illogical, say rural Adirondack districts
Superintendents cite charging infrastructure gaps, long routes and high costs as barriers to compliance
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State funding falls short for St. Regis Mohawk school’s reconstruction efforts
Governor Hochul’s budget leaves the St. Regis Mohawk School with far less than the $110 million needed for a new building.
Boquet Valley School District opts for renovations over new building
By Tim Rowland
$30M renovation plan aims to revitalize aging Elizabethtown building
Indian Lake Class of 2024: Four graduates
Tiny graduating class highlights problems, solutions around the declining enrollment at rural New York schools
Aging facilities, shrinking numbers: Adirondack schools face double bind
By Tim Rowland
Boquet Valley serves as example of problems facing many small school districts in the Adirondacks
From citizen scientists to water advocates
Youth-led nonprofit ramps up Adirondack programming around road salt's impacts on water supplies
Climate 101
New law could shape how climate change is taught in New York schools
Two tiny school districts consider merger
Minerva and Johnsburg seek public's input about possible consolidation
Following merger, Boquet Valley school communities look to the future
By Tim Rowland
After years of splitting district between Westport and Elizabethtown, residents will vote on whether to create a new building in Lewis.