81° F | Schenectady, NY
ALBANY
SUNY NanoCollege gets $8.3 million boost
Friday, May 10, 2013
The State University at New York’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering is getting $8.3 million in funding from the Semiconductor Research Corporation and National Institute of Standards and Technology.
OPPENHEIM, EPHRATAH & ST. JOHNSVILLE
Familiar face to lead Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville school district
Friday, May 10, 2013
Laura Campione Lawrence was chosen Wednesday as superintendent of schools for the newly merged Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District.
CAPITAL REGION
Colleges to host diverse speakers for commencements
Friday, May 10, 2013
Colleges and universities in the Capital Region have lined up a diverse slate of commencement speakers, with business leaders, influential media and other luminaries tapped to inspire this year’s graduating classes.
CAPITAL REGION
Publications list four Capital Region high schools as high performers
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Four Capital Region high schools made this year’s Newsweek and The Daily Beast list of best American public high schools.
NISKAYUNA
Niskayuna Board of Education candidate forum tonight
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Niskayuna Central School District residents will be able to interact with candidates for the district’s Board of Education this evening.
COLONIE
Colonie student teacher aims to meet skater, raise awareness of disease they share
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A Colonie student teacher is one of 10 national finalists in a contest to meet Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno — and he needs votes to win.
AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam school budget proposal maintains status quo
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The Greater Amsterdam School District’s proposed $63 million 2013-14 budget is pretty straightforward: No programs are being cut, no one is getting laid off and the tax levy isn’t increasing.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady school board lays out list of cuts to budget
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A tiny crowd came out for Schenectady’s school budget hearing, and only one person spoke.
NISKAYUNA
Public airs concerns on Niskayuna school budget
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
A school counselor position, class sizes and the amount of the district’s tax levy increase were on the minds of those attending the Niskayuna school board meeting Tuesday night, at which the district’s budget public hearing was held.
COBLESKILL
SUNY Cobleskill professor to lead UUP
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Experience both in the local union and at one of the only two SUNY colleges to share leadership are among strengths longtime SUNY Cobleskill professor Fred Kowal will bring to the 35,000-member United University Professions Union when he begins as its president June 1.
FONDA & FULTONVILLE
Budget aims to return Fonda-Fultonville district to firm footing
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Fonda-Fultonville’s proposed 2013-14 school budget marks the end of a year of near-constant cuts and financial distress.
CAPITAL REGION
Robotics help kids have fun with science
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The influence of Tech Valley is trickling down to the students who may be the next GE engineers and GlobalFoundries technicians with robotics, an activity that combines science with fun.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Hancock picked to lead Empire State College
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
A Michigan college administrator is the new president of Empire State College, a nontraditional SUNY school in Saratoga Springs.
COBLESKILL
SUNY Cobleskill gets its own president
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
SUNY Cobleskill, will be getting its own president June 1, ending 21 months of sharing a president with SUNY Delhi.
SCHENECTADY
Angry driver accused of attacking Schenectady High teenager
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
A Clifton Park man driving past Schenectady High School on Tuesday morning suddenly stopped his car, jumped out and attacked a student, police and school officials said.
