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New York State United Teachers is calling on the state Education Department to request a federal waiver of grade 3-8 and high school testing requirements. The request would mirror what occurred last year. NYSUT says students are facing unprecedented challenges as remote learning continues in portions of the state.
In a letter to Interim State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa, Regents Chancellor Lester Young Jr. and the Board of Regents, the union noted that the pandemic has continued to disrupt the normal education process, as schools have vacillated between hybrid, in-person and remote offerings. Even as educators have doubled their work to help students keep up with state education standards, it is clear that, “Throughout this school year there has not been a standar
NYS Board of Regents elects first Black Chancellor
Dr.. Lester W. Young Jr. has more than 50 years of experience in public education and will assume his new role on January 12.
Credit: NYS Board of Regents
Dr. Lester W. Young, Jr. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 11:17 AM EST January 11, 2021
ALBANY, N.Y. A downstate educator who began his career as a New York City School teacher has been elected as the NYS Board of Regents first Black chancellor.
Dr. Lester W. Young Jr., has more than 50 years of experience in public education and will assume his new role on January 12.
“Having worked with Regent Young for many years in our various roles in New York City and on the Board of Regents, I know there is no one more committed to achieving educational equity for all New York’s children,” Interim Commissioner Betty A. Rosa said. “Time and time again, Regent Young has demonstrated his courage, determination and steadfast obligation to helping ou
CAPITAL REGION — First, the good news: The state is about to expand eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccines to 3.2 million more people, including police…
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County leaders in New York say their health departments have been developing vaccination plans for years, and can help smooth the rocky rollout of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination program, but they need more cooperation from Governor Andrew Cuomo and his administration.
The county executives, in a Tuesday news conference on Zoom, say their health departments are required by state law to have mass vaccination plans, and they have been updating them regularly, with test runs of their systems and investment in staff training. But they say Governor Cuomo and the state health department are not providing data they need, and are leaving them out of key meetings. They say that makes it more difficult to coordinate the distribution of the vaccines in their communities, when the doses arrive.