Education

If you're looking to read a local book to your children, local author Amy Shepherd of Mohawk has your back. She just released "Keeper of the Stars"

The New York State United Teachers union is looking to cancel Regents and other standardized exams again this year due to the Coronavirus.

As colleges scramble to prepare for a safe school year in the midst of the pandemic, are they prepared to enforce safe social distancing among their students?

The New York State Department of Education has been in the process of developing emergency regulations that includes requirements for students to meet in order to qualify and earn their diplomas, credentials and endorsements

The decision will be based on infection data in the first week of August. Schools now have until July 31 to submit plans to the state

As parts of New York start to slowly reopen, Governor Cuomo says he isn't sure if New York kids will be headed back to school in September.

The New York State Department of Education has issued further guidance after it cancelled the June Regents exams. The Department says they plan to waive the Regents requirement for graduation, provided a student passes the coursework associated with the Regents.

If you had to put a number to New York's education level compared to other states, what would you give it?

A New Jersey lawmaker recently proposed a bill that would require all elementary schools to teach kids to read and write cursive.

It's no lie that Cornell University is a powerhouse in American education. But, according to a new study, it ranks pretty high against even the most elite schools across the globe.

Administrators at Stuyvesant High School awarded more than 400 "Certificates of Achievement’ to its top-performing seniors with a huge misspelling inside.

Idaho students, families and educators are getting a little weight lifted off their shoulders this summer with a donation from Chobani that will cover a school district's lunch debt.