A judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit against New York that claimed the state was shortchanging students in eight small city school districts and denying their constitutional right to a “sound basic education.” While calling the students’ performance “undeniably ...

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ALBANY — The New York State Education Department has hired a chief privacy officer to protect student and teacher data. Commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced the appointment of Temitope Akinyemi on Wednesday. She’ll be in charge of developing and implementing the ...

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ALBANY — New York’s largest teachers union is suing the state over changes to the teacher evaluation law. The New York State United Teachers, along with a handful of teachers and local teachers’ unions, filed suit in Albany Tuesday. The ...

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