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    NY’s gun violence state of emergency, a year later
    News, NY State News
    NY’s gun violence state of emergency, a year later
    JOSHUA SOLOMON Times Union 
    Jul 20, 2022
    ALBANY (TNS) — A year ago, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared that New York was facing a state of emergency caused by gun violence. The administration bill...
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    Survey: Many NY students began year without device, internet
    News
    Survey: Many NY students began year without device, internet
    CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press 
    May 05, 2021
    BUFFALO — About 8% of New York’s public school students did not have a laptop or other device to use for remote learning in the first months of the sc...
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    Feds say states can’t cancel school tests, but will allow adjustments
    Local News, News, NY State News
    Feds say states can’t cancel school tests, but will allow adjustments
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Feb 23, 2021
    New York school districts will have to give assessment tests to students this year, but they will be allowed to delay or change the tests, the federal...
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    Rosa elevated to permanent New York education commissioner
    News, NY State News
    Rosa elevated to permanent New York education commissioner
    Feb 08, 2021
    ALBANY (AP) — Interim New York Education Commissioner Betty Rosa was given the job permanently Monday in a unanimous vote by the policy-setting Board ...
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    NY school aid to be restored for 2 years, but Cuomo budget suggests future cuts
    News, NY State News
    NY school aid to be restored for 2 years, but Cuomo budget suggests future cuts
    RACHEL SILBERSTEIN Times Union 
    Feb 01, 2021
    ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposed financial plan, which supplants state education aid with federal COVID-19 relief dollars, steers school...
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    Curb standardized testing in US
    Local Columnists, Nation World
    Curb standardized testing in US
    ANDREA GABOR Tribune News Service 
    Dec 28, 2020
    President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for education secretary, Miguel Cardona, will face a host of pandemic-related challenges that have disproportionat...
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    NY Regents adopt computer science, digital literacy standards
    News, NY State News
    NY Regents adopt computer science, digital literacy standards
    RACHEL SILBERSTEIN Times Union 
    Dec 15, 2020
    ALBANY (TNS) — The New York Board of Regents on Monday adopted New York’s first-ever K-12 learning standards for computer science and digital fluency....
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    NY rolls out website with resources to prevent child sex abuse
    News, NY State News
    NY rolls out website with resources to prevent child sex abuse
    RACHEL SILBERSTEIN Times Union 
    Oct 30, 2020
    ALBANY (TNS) — The state Education Department said Thursday it has created a website that is meant to help school systems follow a law which requires ...
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    Franklinville, Portville superintendents dispute governor’s claim of non-compliance
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Franklinville, Portville superintendents dispute governor’s claim of non-compliance
    KATE DAY SAGER Olean Times Herald 
    Aug 12, 2020
    FRANKLINVILLE — The Franklinville and Portville central school district superintendents said Tuesday that their districts had indeed submitted reopeni...
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    Governor announces Friday deadline for school districts that have not submitted plans for in-person learning
    Local News, News, Olean
    Governor announces Friday deadline for school districts that have not submitted plans for in-person learning
    Kate Sager 
    Aug 10, 2020
    Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that 107 districts have not submitted a plan for in-person learning to state health authorities includes four local s...
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    Salamanca schools await state response for reopening plan
    Coronavirus, News, Olean
    Salamanca schools await state response for reopening plan
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Aug 06, 2020
    SALAMANCA — The wait on how to reopen continues for the Salamanca City Central School District after submitting its plan to the state Education Depart...
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    No guidance yet for NY schools on reopening
    Coronavirus, Local News, News, ...
    No guidance yet for NY schools on reopening
    SOPHIE GROSSERODE Gannett New York 
    Jul 07, 2020
    ALBANY (TNS) — New York’s school districts must develop plans to reopen schools in the fall even though the state has not yet produced much-needed hea...
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    Regents to hold regional meetings on reopening schools
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    Regents to hold regional meetings on reopening schools
    SOPHIE CROSSERODE Gannett New York 
    Jun 08, 2020
    ALBANY (TNS) — The state Board of Regents will hold four regional meetings this month, all virtual, to discuss what it will take to reopen schools in ...
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    Students in NY petition for in-person graduation
    Local News, News
    Students in NY petition for in-person graduation
    JUSTIN MURPHY Daily Messenger 
    May 13, 2020
    ROCHESTER (TNS) — As high schools and colleges across the country cancel their in-person graduation ceremonies this spring, some students are protesti...
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    Jobless claims swamp Pa. amid rise in virus cases
    Coronavirus, News
    Jobless claims swamp Pa. amid rise in virus cases
    The Associated Press 
    Mar 27, 2020
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania rose by 50% to more than 1,600 cases, while record numbers of state r...
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    NY seeks compromise on private school equivalency guidelines
    Local News, News
    NY seeks compromise on private school equivalency guidelines
    RACHEL SILBERSTEIN Times Union 
    Feb 12, 2020
    ALBANY (TNS) — The State Education Department will return to the table with stakeholders who flooded the department with an “unprecedented” volume of ...
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    Fitness Screenings and Kids
    Health
    Fitness Screenings and Kids
    Haylie Berkland 
    Feb 01, 2020
    What does “health” and “fitness” mean to you? Is it simply based off of your weight and how much you can lift? What does endurance have to do with it?...
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    Olean City School District plans to administer climate survey next week
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
    Olean City School District plans to administer climate survey next week
    TOM DINKI, Olean Times Herald 
    May 31, 2019
    OLEAN — Olean City School District students, teachers and parents may take the long-awaited school climate survey as soon as next week. Officials anti...
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    Olean City School District may not have to evaluate Archbishop Walsh Academy following court ruling
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
    Olean City School District may not have to evaluate Archbishop Walsh Academy following court ruling
    TOM DINKI, Olean Times Herald 
    Apr 20, 2019
    OLEAN — The Olean City School District evaluating Archbishop Walsh Academy and Southern Tier Catholic School may not happen after all. A New York Stat...
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    Computer-based testing set to resume today at area schools
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...
    Computer-based testing set to resume today at area schools
    TOM DINKI, Olean Times Herald 
    Apr 04, 2019
    Computer-based testing is set to resume today after glitches had halted the grades 3-8 English language arts assessments. The New York State Education...
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    Skatepark in Allegany River Park
    Local News, News
    Skatepark in Allegany River Park
    June 13, 2025
    Zach Chisewick (left) and Josh Munday, both of Bradford, Pa., use the skatepark ramps at Allegany River Park as some of the best weather of the otherw...
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    Village of Cattaraugus seeks input for Downtown Revitalization Initiative
    Local News, News
    Village of Cattaraugus seeks input for Downtown Revitalization Initiative
    By Olean Times Herald staff 
    June 13, 2025
    CATTARAUGUS — The first public workshop on the village of Cattaraugus Downtown Revitalization Initiative is set for 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday in the...
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    Allegany County rider earns equestrian national titles in Tenn.
    Local News, News
    Allegany County rider earns equestrian national titles in Tenn.
    June 13, 2025
    Jesse Heffley, senior at Alfred-Almond Central School, won national titles June 7 at the Youth Equestrian Development Association (YEDA) National Cham...
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    Pfeiffer Nature Center plans membership event
    Local News, News
    Pfeiffer Nature Center plans membership event
    June 13, 2025
    PORTVILLE — Pfeiffer Nature Center will host a membership drive event 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Pavilion, 1974 Lillibridge Road. There will be a gar...
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    Sempolinski sponsors Summer Reading Challenge
    Local News, News
    Sempolinski sponsors Summer Reading Challenge
    June 13, 2025
    ALBANY — Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski has launched a Summer Reading Challenge for school children in kindergarten through seventh gradE. “I wanted to d...
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    Olean youth fishing derby set for June 28
    Local News
    Olean youth fishing derby set for June 28
    Bob Clark 
    June 13, 2025
    OLEAN -- The city of Olean youth fishing derby is returning again this year, set for the morning of June 28. Kris Shewairy, coordinator of the City of...
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