Education

By Hank Russell A poll put out by Governor Kathy Hochul’s office on December 1 found that an overwhelming majority of educators statewide approve of the enacted bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools. Three hundred […]

By Hank Russell The U.S. Education Department’s (ED) decision to enter into separate interagency agreements (IAA) with four other agencies has raised concerns with local school and elected officials. On November 18, Education Secretary Linda […]

By Hank Russell Enrollment across the State University of New York (SUNY) has increased for the third consecutive year. According to Governor Kathy Hochul, the ongoing growth highlights successful results from her commitment to expand […]

Launches SUNY Military Tuition Rate Program Suffolk County Community College honored the service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans during its annual Veterans Day ceremonies held this week at the Michael J. Grant and Ammerman […]

By Hank Russell A recent report found that New York has put the “higher” in higher education, with Empire State residents paying the third-highest college costs, using more than two-thirds of their income to pay […]

By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul announced on November 12 an emergency investment of nearly $550,000 in assistance for the State University of New York’s (SUNY) community college food pantries and related efforts to help […]

By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced on November 6 that they have secured $5.1 million from educational technology company Illuminate […]

Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill that requires private schools to protect students from being bullied. On November 7, Hochul signed the Jack Reid Law: Protect All Students Act, in recognition of the […]

Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Automotive Technology Training Center, to be constructed on the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood. Over 100 local elected officials, industry partners, […]

Impacts from the recently enacted federal budget law, upcoming appropriations for federal fiscal year 2026 and executive actions since January 2025 risk undermining the strength and competitiveness of New York’s higher education sector and the […]