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EDUCATION
Students speak out about state possibly dropping Regents requirements
The New York State Education Department presented a new proposal that would change the state's graduation requirements. One of the changes would eliminate the need to pass the Regents exams.
Class of 2024, We’ve Endured COVID and Conflict on Campus. We’re Ready for Life.
Perched on a stone step at the entrance to a homeless shelter in Buffalo, New York, I strained to see over the crowd huddled around a dilapidated bulletin board covered in graffiti and colorful advertisements in Spanish. Clenching a paper with three English spellings of my last name, I stood on my tiptoes and searched for a notice that would tell us if our asylum claim had been approved. I was 4 years old.
Orchard Park HS Doubles Up on NYS Gold
Rugby New York held concurrent 7s and 15s competitions for its girls’ high schools this spring. Some teams didn’t have the numbers for 15s but could compete in 7s, while a couple of programs used the dual seasons to give their bigger rosters extra field time. Come June 2, just one team was wearing both sets of gold medals: Orchard Park High School. [Lead photo: Paul Saffrin]
Fifth-graders try out college basketball for a day with 'Basketball 101' session at UB
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A program called "Basketball 101" brought a group of fifth graders to center court at the University at Buffalo on Wednesday morning, to run drills and get exclusive coaching from the basketball staff and players at SUNY Buffalo. It's a partnership between the university's athletic program...
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