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Gary The Creator Sep 14, 2026

New York Decides Whether a Diploma Still Runs Through a Regents Exam

The Board of Regents takes up item BR (A) 4 on Monday at nine, asking whether to sunset diploma assessment requirements and move every New York student to a single diploma beginning in 2027-28.

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Gary The Creator Sep 10, 2026

Eight Things Changed in New York Schools This Year: Albany Left the Details to Your District

A personal finance mandate with no class attached, the last cohort that has to pass the Regents, and a bus deadline that just moved five years. Here is what actually changed for 2026-27.

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Gary The Creator Sep 7, 2026

New York's Reading Score Fell Five Points: Teachers From Copenhagen to Queens Say They Stopped Assigning Whole Books

Statewide English language arts proficiency dropped to 48 percent in the 2025-26 assessments. Veteran teachers in four regions of New York describe the same classroom change behind it: the novel replaced by the test-sized passage.

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Gary The Creator Sep 3, 2026

The Rules on Your School District's Website May No Longer Be Current

A school district policy manual may look official while carrying language, procedures or legal references left behind by newer laws. Here is how New York families can tell whether the rules posted online still match the rules in force.

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Gary The Creator Sep 2, 2026

Mamdani Halts Student AI Use Through Eighth Grade for One Year

New York City is pausing student-facing generative AI from 2-K through eighth grade for the 2026-27 school year. The policy also restricts classroom screen time, prohibits AI grading and creates tightly controlled high school pilots.

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Gary The Creator Aug 31, 2026

Albany Never Wrote the AI Rulebook: New York's Largest District Spent the Week Improvising

A rejected Oracle contract, a canceled 200 million dollar internet deal and a purchasing freeze with no end date. New York City made three technology decisions last week without an AI policy, in a state that has never issued one.

Wyandanch Now Has Two State Monitors - Buffalo Could Be Next

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Gary The Creator Aug 27, 2026

Wyandanch Now Has Two State Monitors - Buffalo Could Be Next

New York has added veteran educator Lorna R. Lewis as Wyandanch's academic monitor, pairing academic oversight with the fiscal monitoring already in place since 2020. The move shows what state intervention can look like as Buffalo weighs a monitor of its own.

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Gary The Creator Aug 24, 2026

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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Gary The Creator Aug 17, 2026

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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Gary The Creator Aug 12, 2026

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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Gary The Creator Aug 10, 2026

The Adult Most Likely to Be Threatened at Your Child's School Is the One Running It

New research finds parents direct verbal threats and public humiliation at school administrators at roughly three and a half times the rate teachers experience. Nobody is counting it, and the districts paying the price are the ones now struggling to fill leadership jobs.

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Simone P. Aug 7, 2026

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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