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ALBANY
Albany College of Pharmacy president stepping down
Monday, April 29, 2013
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences President James J. Gozzo announced Monday that he will step down as president effective June 30, 2014.
SCHENECTADY
Cuts loom for pre-K programs
Monday, April 29, 2013
Little by little, the number of children in educational pre-kindergarten programs is dropping.
SCHENECTADY
Candidate: Make quitting school illegal
Monday, April 29, 2013
One of the candidates for the Schenectady Board of Education wants to make it harder for students to drop out — by making it illegal.
GLENVILLE
Plane ride gives students a taste of aviation careers
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Aviation Day on April 18 at Schenectady County Airport gave students a taste of airline careers and promoted a new one-year aviation course for high school seniors being offered this fall as part of partnership between Schenectady County Community College, Richmor Aviation, Capital Region BOCES and Questar BOCES.
NISKAYUNA
World War II veterans bring history to life for Niskayuna students
Friday, April 26, 2013
The Greatest Generation came to Iroquois Middle School on Friday to give a living history lesson.
ALBANY
Widespread cheating alleged in UAlbany class
Friday, April 26, 2013
University at Albany officials are investigating allegations of plagiarism and cheating on campus in response to a report that students have paid others to do their work in a computer science class.
SCHENECTADY
Hundreds line up for ‘Fast Life’ premiere
Thursday, April 25, 2013
A local film that was years in the making was delayed a little longer Thursday evening because of demand to see it.
ROTTERDAM
Voorheesville High principal takes same job at Schalmont
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Schalmont Central School District Board of Education on Tuesday approved the appointment of Imran Abbasi as the new principal at Schalmont High School, effective Aug. 1.
GLENVILLE
Students learn about jobs in construction
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Hundreds of young men and women got to see how to make careers out of moving those trucks and other equipment at the 12th annual Capital District Construction Career Days.
SARATOGA SPRINGS
Saratoga Springs High School students evacuate in yearly drill
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Saratoga Springs High School students were evacuated this afternoon for a relocation drill. The drill happens every year at each of the district's schools, usually in the spring, said city police Lt. John Catone.
ALBANY
Nobel laureate to speak at Albany Medical College commencement
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Albany Medical College commencement ceremonies will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the college announced today.
GLENVILLE
Hundreds of students attending construction career day
Thursday, April 25, 2013
More than 1,000 high school students and faculty members from 37 schools in the region are taking part in the 12th annual Capital District Construction Career Day.
OPPENHEIM, EPHRATAH & ST. JOHNSVILLE
O-E/St. Johnsville merger helpful with budget
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The initial budget of the newly merged Oppenheim-Ephratah–St. Johnsville Central School District not only avoids program cuts, it includes a handful of new positions, expanded class offerings and the return of the driver education program — all without raising the tax levy.
SCHENECTADY
Schenectady school budget set at $159M
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Taxes would increase by about $22 for the typical Schenectady homeowner under a nearly $159.3 million budget adopted Wednesday by the Schenectady City School District Board of Education.
Schenectady school aid to come — eventually
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Schenectady city schools will get their long-withheld transportation aid at last.
