Through residencies at Canisius University and SUNY Buffalo State University, eight current Buffalo Schools teacher assistants and substitutes in less than two years can earn special education certification, a master's degree and then receive an opportunity to teach in the city school district.
A unexpected twist with the top leadership role in the Depew School District has confused parents over the last month. District officials have so far been mum on what caused the change.
The district's policy change and a new Siena poll come as Gov. Kathy Hochul has been conducting a statewide listening tour on the possibility of a statewide ban on students having cellphones in public schools.
The five-year grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities bolsters UB's efforts to study the root causes of inequities in Buffalo, a city where a Black person dies on average 10 to 12 years younger than a white person.
"If I could do a cartwheel, I would," said Buffalo Schools Superintendent Tonja M. Williams last month.
There are permanent and substitute positions available.
"Shutting down this program would not only disrupt the education of our youngest learners," REACH Head of School Linda Marszalek told the Buffalo School Board, "but also set back efforts to achieve education equity in our community."
The new law says the supervisors and Town Board members are limited to two consecutive terms of four years each.
New York’s Empire AI consortium gained ground this week as members of the state’s think tank on artificial intelligence visited the University at Buffalo to view potential sites for the AI supercomputing hub to be housed on its North Campus.
Venu Govindaraju, vice president for research and AI scientist at the University at Buffalo, describes the future Empire AI supercomputing center to be built at UB and shared by a consortium of New York research institutions to harness AI for the public good.
Lake Shore Central School District's Transportation Supervisor Perry Oddi received the highest award the New York Association for Pupil Transportation bestows for exemplary leadership and commitment to the industry.
Since 2017, Compeer's school mental health mentoring program has supported more than 500 students across several Western New York school districts.
Assembly Member Bill Conrad, D-Town of Tonawanda, speaks Wednesday at Kenmore Junior Senior High School about the problems associated with cellphone use in schools.
Matt Chimera, president of the Ken-Ton School Board and a former district teacher, speaks about cellphone use in schools following a roundtable hosted by Gov. Kathy Hochul in Kenmore on Wednesday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a roundtable held Wednesday in Kenmore to discuss ways to combat misuse of cellphones in schools.
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters about how to combat cellphone misuse in schools following a roundtable on the issue at Kenmore Junior Senior High School on Wednesday.
The roundtable meeting with educators, school administrators and elected officials at the former Kenmore Junior/Senior High School was the governor's latest stop in her listening tour on the issue.
The district is accused of violating public bidding laws by failing to reject the bid of WNY Bus Co., a Depew-based school bus company, First Student wrote in a lawsuit filed July 3 in Erie County Supreme Court.
Buffalo Schools' Community Schools strategy reaches students and families across the city through myriad efforts, from after-school activities to Saturday Academies. Say Yes, BestSelf, Matt Urban, Northwest and the Belle Center are the glue to an important mission.
The UB STEMcyclists program is a free summer camp and cycling program that uses bicycles to introduce ninth and 10th grade students of color to STEM-related fields and get them thinking about science, technology, engineering and math as open paths to explore or pursue as careers.
Galvin, a partner with Hodgson Russ, has been a member of the Buffalo Prep board since 2016 and most recently served as governance chair.
Sept. 4, 1938 – June 11, 2024
Athletic Director and Middle School Principal Thomas Adams will be Hamburg's new superintendent Jan. 1.
A significant trend has emerged in Western New York: the number of children under 5 years old referred for special education evaluation has increased substantially. Traditional resources to help those children with disabilities, however, have not kept pace.
Shania Kincannon often thought about dropping out of Lewis J. Bennett School of Innovative Technology. Her surprise pregnancy, classmates' bullying, three-month absence from school and mental health struggles took a cumulative toll. Realizing her daughter's future was intertwined with her own, Kincannon persevered.
Canisius University has received a $1 million state grant to help establish a Student Success Center in its Andrew L. Bouwhuis, S.J., Library, university President Steve K. Stoute announced.
James Lupini will start Aug. 1.
The new school superintendent is an experienced administrator who has worked in three school districts.
Dr. Lisa Krueger discusses how she builds relationships as she begins her time as the new superintendent of West Seneca schools.
From July 1 through Sept. 30, warning letters are being sent to all of the violators caught on camera passing a school bus during this trial period. Enforcement will begin on Oct. 1.
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