Simone P.
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PSLF Payment Counts Were Cut on Purpose: New York Teachers Have Three September Deadlines
The Education Department confirmed the reductions were intentional and has not said whether the months return. Here is what to document this week, and the three dates that decide the rest.
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The Cheapest College Credit in New York Is Sitting on Your Fall Schedule
New York wrote statewide dual enrollment rules for the first time. Whether the credit is worth anything still comes down to one question.
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You Won the Hearing. Two Out of Three Orders Still Miss the Deadline.
A New York hearing officer ruling in your favor is a starting gun, not a finish line. Here is what the compliance data shows and what to do the week your order arrives.
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New York School Access Audits Expose a Security Gap
New York State Comptroller audits are finding recurring weaknesses in school badge and electronic access systems, from unnecessary credentials to missing shared badges.
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New York Changed How School Construction Projects Close. The Paperwork Can Affect Building Aid.
New York has changed the Final Cost Report process for school capital projects, adding SAMS Rebuild reporting as districts face new Building Aid and procurement requirements.
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Your September School Tax Bill Is Coming. Here Is the One Number That Explains It.
New York spends more per student than any state in the country. Before your school tax bill arrives, here is how to look up what your own district spends, and what the number does and does not prove.
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New York's Reading Scores Fall: Here Is What the 2026 Numbers Mean
New York's 2026 state exam scores show reading down five points and math up. Here is what the numbers actually mean for your child.
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We Spend Millions on School Security. Are We Investing Enough in Prevention?
New York schools have strengthened doors, cameras, alarms, and emergency plans. The next safety investment must address the human warning signs that security hardware cannot detect.
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10 Things Every Student Can Learn From LeBron James, No Basketball Required
LeBron James just took a pay cut at 41 to chase what he loves. Here are 10 life lessons from his career that have nothing to do with basketball, and how to actually practice them in school.
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New York's Summer Programs Keep Getting Smoked Out, and No One's Fixed the Response
A statewide air quality advisory pulled summer camps indoors across New York this week, but whether a program got the memo in time still comes down to luck.
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Is Your Child Actually Ready for Kindergarten? What Teachers Notice During the First Month
Forget the checklist of letters and numbers. Kindergarten teachers spend the first month watching for something else entirely, and here is exactly what it is.
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How Secure Is Your School District's Student Data?
New York audits found thousands of unnecessary school network accounts and delayed breach notifications. Here is what families should ask about student-data security.
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