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Students all across New York state head back to school this week, with a lot of school districts starting today, some starting Wednesday and some on Thursday.

Two Rome men are getting kids ready to go back to school with a record number of backpacks filled with supplies this year.

Live in New York and have to buy back to school supplies for your kids? Brace yourself because they're going to be much more expensive this year.

Celebrate the end of summer vacation at the Back to School, End of Summer Bash hosted by Fort Rickey in Rome.

Back to school may not look the same but at least kids and staff are finally going back for in-person classes.

Oneida County announced their guidelines to "preserve in-person learning and reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in local school districts."

New York State's Department of Education has now done what the state's Department or Health decided not to do: issue guidance for schools to return in-person in September. The new comes as districts are scrambling to set policy by interpreting CDC guidelines which were issued on August 1.

According to Betty Rosa, the head of the NYSED, they were forced to develop guidance because the state health department and Governor Cuomo's office did not.

Guidance for the upcoming school year will not be sent out to New York school districts before classes begin.

Help Bryan Brockway and Nazie Adolfi supply students with the tools needed for a successful start to the school year by donating school supplies.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the launch of "The COVID-19 Report Card", which tracks real-time COVID-19 infections and testing of every New York school.

The Good News Center is asking Central New Yorkers to help kids have a successful school year.