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Published 14 hours agoHigh schoolers revved to build hot rod pickup
EAST FISHKILL – Wappinger Central School District (WCSD) students from John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction and Roy C. Ketcham High School in Wappinger are revved up about participating in the fourth year of the “Winners Circle Project,” which provides them with an…
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Published 14 hours agoNew law gives school districts more time to pay for clean energy upgrades
NEW YORK- School districts across New York will have more time to recover the cost of clean-energy improvements under legislation recently signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. The new law extends the period school districts can use savings from lower utility bills to pay for…
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Published September 27Slater: Local school districts projected to receive $1.9M more in UPK aid
ALBANY – Assemblyman Matt Slater (R,C-Yorktown) announced that school districts serving the 94th Assembly District are projected to receive nearly $1.9 million in additional Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) aid for the 2026–27 school year, supporting a projected net increase of…
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Published September 25SUNY Orange receives NYCCT Community College Innovation Award
MIDDLETOWN – The New York Community College Trustees (NYCCT) celebrated SUNY Orange’s work in reforming its math placement process, along with its developmental math curriculum, by presenting the College with the organization’s 2026 Community College Innovation Award on Friday…
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Published September 25U.S. News & World Report Names SUNY Purchase a Top 10 Public School for 2027
PURCHASE – SUNY Purchase is listed as one of the 9 Top Public Schools and among the best 128 National Liberal Arts Colleges by U.S. News & World Report in the 2027 edition of their college guide. Purchase is also listed as 57 on the list of top performers in the nation on social…
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Published September 23Marist University and IBM launch Innovation Incubator
POUGHKEEPSIE – Marist University and IBM are launching an innovation incubator designed to give students and faculty hands-on experience with artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, the university announced. The Innovation Incubator, the latest development in the…
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Published September 19Goshen school district mourns death of freshman student
GOSHEN – The Goshen Central School District continues to mourn the death of a student this week, prompting the district to bring in additional counselors and support staff to assist students and employees. The district has not publicly identified the student, a freshman at Goshen…
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Published September 18Letter to the Editor: Welcome MSMC
To the Editor: As Chair of the Board of Trustees and a proud alumnus of Mount Saint Mary College, Class of 1982, I am thrilled to welcome the Class of 2030 to our campus – the largest incoming class in recent memory, reflecting a more than 20 percent surge in freshman enrollment…
The Highlands Current
Published September 18How Much is Too Much?
Smaller school district savings often exceed state limit
The Highlands Current
Published September 18Regents Requirement Dropped
State education officials expand assessments
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Published September 18SUNY Orange Plus offers Pathways to Paramedic program
MIDDLETOWN- As SUNY Orange Plus prepares for its next paramedic training program that will begin in April 2027, it announces opportunities for interested students to complete a free pre-screening process this Fall or enroll in free math boot camps in advance of the pre-screening…
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Published September 16Arianna Rodriguez named SUNY Orange Student Trustee
MIDDLETOWN – Arianna Rodriguez was sworn in as the student representative to the SUNY Orange Board of Trustees for the 2026-27 academic year on Tuesday, taking the oath of office from Board Chair Tom Weddell during the Board’s reorganizational meeting. As the student Trustee,…