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On Tuesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released his budget plan. Actually, two budget plans one built on billions of dollars in long-sought federal aid, and one that plans for cuts if the aid doesn’t come through. A day later, President Joe Biden took the oath of office. Watching the week’s developments closely was Robert Schneider, Executive Director of the New York State School Boards Association. He spoke with WAMC’s Ian Pickus about how districts are planning without knowing where the state budget due April 1 will wind up.
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How better engineering can reduce crashes and fatalities. By Sarah Bregant - Jan 7th, 2021 09:31 am //end headline wrapper ?>View of curb bumpouts at North 20th Street & West Galena Street. Photo by Robert Schneider.
It’s no secret that reckless driving in Milwaukee has been getting progressively worse in recent years. Streets should feel safe and welcoming for everyone to use – including people walking, biking, using the bus, and driving. However, the reality is that many Milwaukeeans now feel helpless and frustrated by reckless drivers who often dominate the right-of-way.
It’s time to reflect on past decades of street design by traffic engineers where the primary goal was to move vehicles freely and quickly between destinations. This strategy has created significant costs in the areas of safety, accessibility for alternate modes of transportation, and disconnected neighborhoods; it is simply not sustainable anymore. There are far too man
Every community has its leaders, influencers, and examples of gifted and giving people. The greater Kenosha County area has always had more than its share of these people. But, time is relentless, and the past year has seen a number of these exemplars left us.
The light of our community is dimmed by their loss. This is, by no means, a complete list of those people, but here are some of those giving and influential people our community has lost in the past 12 months.
Gary Kaddatz
Two-term trustee for the Village of Paddock Lake, Gary Kaddatz passed away Dec. 31, 2019 at age 68.
How the coronavirus has transformed Capital Region schools
Major stories of 2020: Students and educators head into new year with determination and hope
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Despite the elaborate systems put in place to keep students masked and socially distanced, lunchrooms and school halls are again deserted as the winter COVID-19 surge proved too intense for most institutions to keep their doors open through December.RicardoImagen/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
Despite the elaborate systems put in place to keep students masked and socially distanced, lunchrooms and school halls are again deserted as the winter COVID-19 surge proved too intense for most institutions to keep their doors open through December.Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Stimulus dollars are headed to New York schools, but will it be enough?
Regents call for federal relief funds to supplement not supplant state aid
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Students and teachers are seen leaving for the day at Cambridge High School on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 in Cambridge, N.Y. The school is going into pause and will start remote learning tomorrow due to a couple of COVID-19 cases. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law the $900 billion pandemic relief package that includes $5.8 billion for New York schools and universities and $465 million in grants for day care organizations.