Gary The Creator
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New York Districts Sent Back $170 Million in Pre-K Money. The Rates Just Doubled.
More than half of 658 districts left at least $100,000 unspent last year. This year the per-child rate is far higher and the whole payment turns on one October date.
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New York Is Fighting Over a 10,000 Dollar Check. The Job Pays 38,240.
The mayor is probably right about the law and wrong about the problem, and outside New York City nobody even has a council to appeal to.
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New York School Business Offices Face an August 31 Compliance Rush
New York school districts face an August 31 convergence of ESSA applications, federal-funds reconciliation, School Improvement Grants and required grant postings, with another deadline arriving August 28.
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Ed Commissioner May Add State Monitor to Buffalo Schools, Plus More Education Updates
A new bill would install a state monitor over New York's second-largest district. The Education Commissioner may not wait for it, and that is the real story.
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Your District's Teacher Pension Bill Just Fell 14 Percent. Ask Where the Money Went.
New York set the teacher pension rate at 8.24 percent, the lowest since 2019. Here is what that is worth in your district and why it will not reach your tax bill.
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New York Spent Thirty Years Driving Teen Pregnancy Down. Washington Just Defunded the Last Mile.
Three New York organizations lost more than $4.3 million a year, right as rates rose for the first time in two decades. Nothing requires anyone to replace it.
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NY Free School Meals Still Require Tight Controls
New York students can eat school meals at no charge, but districts still face federal reimbursement, claiming, training and financial-control requirements.
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New York Just Collected $125,000 From a School Vendor. Here Is the Playbook Before You Let an App Into Your Classroom.
The state penalized a vendor over a breach that hit 25 school agencies. The legal duty sits with your district, but the risk starts at your desk.
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Washington Is Suing New York Over Who Counts as a Resident at SUNY
The Justice Department sued New York on August 10 over resident tuition and state aid for undocumented students. Here is what it does and does not change.
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You Have 14 Days. New York's School Vaccine Clock Starts the Morning Your Kid Walks In.
New York gives families exactly fourteen days from the first day of school to produce immunization records. Here is what is required by grade, what changed in Albany this year, and what did not.
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What School Anxiety Looks Like Before the First Day of School
The stomach ache before school shopping starts. The sudden fight over nothing. The child who wants to be walked all the way inside. Here's what back-to-school anxiety actually looks like, and how parents can respond before the first bell rings.
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New York's Middle School Reading Gap is Getting Worse
New research finds sixth grade reading scores flat since 2022 and still falling for the weakest readers. New York's literacy law targets first graders, self-certifies compliance, and does nothing for the students already past it.
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