Commentary: Public school students aren't the only ones who need lunch
The sad reality is that in schools across New York, children are dealing with food insecurity and inequity among their ...
USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers
The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food ...
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NYC schools get $2 billion from Washington. What’s at risk if Trump defunds the Education Dept.?
New York City parents and school leaders are fearful that President Donald Trump’s administration could cut into the roughly ...
USDA funding cuts to impact Long Island food banks, NYS schools
The White House will not renew a program that provided LI's two largest food banks $2.6 million they used to buy local ...
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks amid Trump cuts
Two USDA programs provided $1.1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farms and suppliers ...
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Gov. Hochul calls for bell-to-bell cell phone ban in New York state schools
Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for New York state schools to ban cell phones bell-to-bell. Hochul is asking the Legislature to ...
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NY Senate pushes back on Hochul’s ‘bell-to-bell’ school cellphone ban
Some lawmakers in Albany want school districts to be able to allow cellphone use between classes, despite concerns from Gov.
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Local school administrators eye changes at federal, state levels
As policies are being made at the federal and state levels with the potential to impact their districts, local school ...
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Gov. Hochul pushes for all-day, cellphone-free school environment across New York
Governor Kathy Hochul continues to press state lawmakers to implement a cellphone-free environment across New York schools.
New York lawmakers push back on Hochul’s ‘bell-to-bell’ cell phone ban
In the senate’s one-house budget resolution, a response to Hochul’s proposed executive budget, lawmakers argued that school ...
Death Toll in 1999 Columbine School Shooting Climbs to 14 With Homicide Ruling
Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was paralyzed from the waist down when she was shot in the chest and back, died on Feb. 16. A ...
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Hochul touts ‘Bell-to-Bell’ bill to ban cellphones in NY schools
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) - New efforts are underway in New York to ban phones in schools. At a round table on Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a letter to state lawmakers calling for a ‘Bell to ...