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Investigative Post
Published September 25Sex-ed classes include Hitler, Lady Gaga, inaccuracies
Images obtained by NYCLU. Illustration: Leor Stylar / New York Focus. This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte had syphilis. Having sex…
Orleans Hub
Published September 22Roy-Hart welcomes full-time athletic trainer
‘You don’t have to play through the pain’ Press Release, Roy-Hart Central School MIDDLEPORT – Originally from Texas and a recent graduate of Texas A&M University, Hannah Songy, MS, LAT, ATC, is bringing her passion, knowledge, and experience in athletic training to the Rams this…
Bronx Times
Published September 17A $1.5 Billion Opportunity for New York Students
My son discovered how much he loves robotics at an after-school STEM program. I watched him light up in a way I hadn’t seen before. But we can’t always afford to keep him enrolled. To us, this program isn’t an extra. It’s where he found something he truly cares about.” - Melissa…
Investigative Post
Published September 17Nearly half of schools have lead contaminated water
A new study recommends New York State stop spending time and money testing for lead contamination in drinking fountains and sinks in public schools and instead focus on filtering the neurotoxin out of any water children might consume. Testing has long indicated the state’s…
Niagara Action
Published September 16Under Hochul, New York Ends Regents Exam Requirement for Graduation
New York’s public education system just surrendered the benchmark of student achievement. Under Governor Kathy Hochul’s watch, the state has officially approved eliminating century-old Regents examinations as a mandatory high school graduation requirement. In a controversial move…