education
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Mar. 28, 2011 - 1:14 pm
The Daily Star, which was one of the sponsors of Saturday's Regional Spelling Bee, reports that 12-year-old Tatum Kiff from Sidney Central School won a trip to Washington, DC. She'll compete against other kids from across the country in the Scripps... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2011 - 6:28 pm
Fresh from the New York Times's City Room blog: GOP state senator John Bonacic, whose district includes territory from Delaware, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties, has thrown his support behind a move to extend the so-called "millionaires' tax" in New... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 - 4:08 pm
Tonight at 6:30, parents, teachers, and community members are gathering at Onteora High School to watch and discuss "Race to Nowhere," a provocative recent documentary about overachievement and the culture of American education. From a new blog called... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 - 1:56 pm
Above: A CBS report on Muggle Quidditch.
Ever wondered if it was actually possible to play Quidditch without, you know, flying broomsticks and magical winged Snitches and all the rest of that Harry Potter flimflam?
Wonder no more: Some dedicated Potter... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 - 2:46 pm
Few things on Earth are more depressing than an empty, boarded-up school in a small town.
But when life gives you lemons -- well, you know how that goes. Local filmmaker Jessica Vecchione recently made a short video about a new group in Sidney, Delaware... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 - 3:47 pm
Local historian Ray LaFever has a post on his blog today about Bovina's most memorable Halloween -- the night, 87 years ago today, when the little Yankeetown schoolhouse mysteriously burned down. (To the great delight of its seven pupils, no doubt.)
A... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 - 12:45 pm
Erica Goldson. the valedictorian of Coxsackie-Athens High School's 2010 graduating class, didn't give your standard valedictory speech in June. Instead, she decried the educational system for its flaws and called herself a "slave" of the system, a move... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 - 2:08 pm
Announced today: The awarding of $3.4 billion in federal stimulus funds earmarked for education -- a.k.a. "Race To The Top" funding -- to nine states and the District of Columbia. Including New York.
In the first round, New York placed 15th out of 16... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 - 5:42 pm
Monticello school board member Jo-Ann Peabody recently moved to North Carolina -- but she wasn't about to let that stop her from serving on the board. Until the Times Herald-Record came calling, that is.
Jo-Ann Peabody released a statement by email late... Read more
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