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Voters in the North Country sent a clear message to school districts that tried to exceed the state property tax cap. The answer was a resounding No.
The vast majority of the region’s budgets came in under the cap and passed handily.
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Hi! SUNY has just made an announcement that will be of interest to many in NCPR’s own Canton-Potsdam area: Dr. Joseph C. Hoffman has been appointed as Acting President of SUNY Canton.
This isn’t a big surprise: The Watertown Daily...
Correction: This post originally said that the Vermont legislature had passed the migrant workers’ driver’s license legislation. In fact, that legislation hasn’t passed and is still in the legislature.
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Update, 12:30pm: Our reporter Julie Grant just spoke with Canton Central Superintendent Bill Gregory, who told her the district is eliminating one bus route. The district had considered cutting all student transportation within Canton village...
Last week we reported that parents in some of the North Country’s local schools are pushing back against the increasing reliance on standardized testing in New York State. In fact, they’re boycotting the third and eighth grade testing still...
Education
May 20, 2013 — Asian-Americans have the highest income and education levels of any racial group in the country. So it might be surprising that they have a higher poverty rate than non-Hispanic whites. Michel Martin discusses the issue with Algernon Austin of the Economic Policy Institute and Rosalind Chou, co-author of The Myth of the Model Minority.
May 15, 2013 — A new charter school in Utah wants to equip students in kindergarten through ninth grade with a solid foundation in business. The principal insists it's not just a pint-sized business school. The goal is to give kids a well-rounded education that is also applicable in the real world.
May 8, 2013 — Jeffrey Selingo, an editor with The Chronicle of Higher Education, argues that American colleges have lost their way. In College (Un)bound, he describes the challenges facing American higher education and takes a close look at what college students are getting in return for their tuition.
May 7, 2013 — Science education standards, issued in April, recommend teaching climate change for the first time. But one nonprofit says kids aren't learning enough, soon enough, about how their world will change in the coming decades. The group aims to remedy this with presentations in schools nationwide.
May 6, 2013 — President Obama says he wants to make quality early education available to every child in America. But a new study shows state funding for pre-kindergarten programs dropped by over a half a billion dollars from 2011 to 2012. Host Michel Martin finds out more about the cuts and the consequences.
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Audio SeriesDrinking and Safety on College Campuses: A rash of alcohol-related fatalaties among students at North Country colleges has re-ignited debate about the role of alcohol in campus social life. Brian Mann talks to students, educators, and law enforcement officials in this series.
No Bigger Than a Piano Box: a North Country Schoolhouse in 1893
By historian Betsy Kepes. Based on the 1893 diary of a North Country schoolteacher. A Women's History Month special. Teacher's guide and CD available.
Audio Slideshow:Inside the Amish schools
They use textbooks that are thirty, sometimes a hundred years old. And their methods are very different. Karen Johnson-Weiner, an anthropology professor at SUNY Potsdam, has been visiting Amish schools; she talks with Gregory Warner .
Photo Audio EssayLiteracy and Illiteracy in the North Country
In this special series, North Country Public Radio examines what literacy is, how it’s achieved, why it isn’t, and the impact illiteracy has on our region and people.
Audio SeriesAlcohol on Campus
This award-winning series of four pieces examines alcohol abuse among college students: what students say about how and why they drink, how colleges in our region respond, and the latest research and theories on alcohol abuse and prevention.
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NYS parents rally against new, tougher standardized tests
Apr 15, 2013 — New York public school students in grades three through eight start taking standardized tests Tuesday. But some parents in Saranac Lake, Plattsburgh and elsewhere are rallying against the tests. Go to full article
North Country schools face uncharted ground
Apr 11, 2013 — Many North Country school districts are facing uncharted territory. They're going bankrupt, and at the same time have more mandates to fulfill.
The annual North Country Symposium is focused on the state of education, and how it's affecting the rest of the community. Keynote speaker John Sipple is director of the New York Center for Rural Schools at Cornell University.
He says there are no easy answers, and that the schools are inextricably intertwined with the community - they rise and fall together. Go to full article
The annual North Country Symposium is focused on the state of education, and how it's affecting the rest of the community. Keynote speaker John Sipple is director of the New York Center for Rural Schools at Cornell University.
He says there are no easy answers, and that the schools are inextricably intertwined with the community - they rise and fall together. Go to full article
DiNapoli: Fiscal stress for local govs "new normal"
Apr 09, 2013 — New York state's comptroller kicked off a week long forum at SUNY's Rockefeller Institute to examine the plight of economically stressed local governments and school districts across the New York.
Tom DiNapoli says the "new normal" for schools and local governments around the state is prolonged fiscal stress. He says a combination of rising health care and pension costs, reduced state aide, and the two-year-old property tax cap have put the squeeze on municipalities. Go to full article
Tom DiNapoli says the "new normal" for schools and local governments around the state is prolonged fiscal stress. He says a combination of rising health care and pension costs, reduced state aide, and the two-year-old property tax cap have put the squeeze on municipalities. Go to full article
How Paul Smith's college is doing right by veterans
Apr 09, 2013 — New York State Sen. Betty Little says other colleges could learn a lot from Paul Smith's when it comes to fostering a veteran-friendly atmosphere.
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Salary prospects dim for class of '13
Apr 09, 2013 — High-paying jobs will remain elusive for the class of 2013 as a slow economic recovery drags on, according to numbers tallied by an economic policy center.
The... Go to full article
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North Country schools get high marks
Apr 04, 2013 — An education advocacy group has issued report cards to schools across New York, and the North Country had some high marks for student performance.
Abraham Wing... Go to full article
Abraham Wing... Go to full article
Startup looks for a way around knee surgery
Apr 04, 2013 — Knee pain is among the most common medical complaints across age groups from young athletes to aging baby boomers. Often, the trouble is in the meniscus cartilage, and often,... Go to full article
Incoming SL school super: the problem is money
Apr 02, 2013 — Many school districts in the North Country face cutting staff and programming in order to trim their budgets and stay under the state's property tax cap. Some are showing... Go to full article
North Country Arts Council brings out kids' creativity
Watertown, NY, Apr 02, 2013 — The North Country Arts Council has been a growing force for cultural activity in the Watertown area since its inception in 2009.
The group aims to spotlight the... Go to full article
The group aims to spotlight the... Go to full article
State budget boost not enough for NNY schools
De Kalb Junction, NY, Mar 29, 2013 — North Country school districts did better in the final state budget than expected.
State senator Patty Ritchie says schools in Oswego, Jefferson and St. Lawrence... Go to full article
State senator Patty Ritchie says schools in Oswego, Jefferson and St. Lawrence... Go to full article
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