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Education
Reed Visits JPS Success Academy
JAMESTOWN – Congressman Tom Reed visited the new Jamestown Public Schools Success Academy, an alternative school to help students succeed in an academic setting, on Friday. Reed says students are voluntarily involved in the academy …
Courts
NY Sues Student Loan Servicer Over Program Management
NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday against a loan servicer that handles a student loan forgiveness program for public service workers over how the program has been managed. Attorney General …
Education
Reed Secures Grant To Revise JCC Technology Curriculum
JAMESTOWN – Representative Tom Reed (R) announced Monday he secured a $100,000 grant for Jamestown Community College to enhance and revise some of their technology curriculum. Reed announced the college will receive $149,677 in grant …
Community
University At Albany Opens An On-Campus Food Pantry
ALBANY – The University at Albany is becoming the latest college to open an on-campus food pantry. The university is opening the pantry for students, faculty and staff on Wednesday at its campus center. Food …
Education
College Board Says It Is Replacing SAT ‘Adversity Score’
NEW YORK – The company that administers the SAT college admissions test is replacing the so-called adversity score with a tool that will no longer reduce an applicant’s background to a single number, an idea …
Education
Jamestown Public Schools Report Improvement In State Test Scores
JAMESTOWN – English Language Arts and math test scores at Jamestown Public School are going up. School officials, in a press release Thursday, said scores at Ring Elementary School showed the most improvement making a …
Education
University At Buffalo Gets $1.1 Million For Genetics Study
BUFFALO – The University at Buffalo is getting $1.1 million in federal funding to study mosquito and fruit fly genetics. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced the funding Thursday. They say the university’s research …
Education
New York Education Commissioner Resigning After 4 Years
ALBANY – New York state’s top education official is resigning. Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia told the Board of Regents at its meeting Monday she is resigning Aug. 31. Elia was appointed in 2015. She says …
Community
Summer Reading Program Underway
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY – Assemblyman Andy Goodell announced that his office and New York State Libraries are sponsoring a summer reading challenge to encourage students to read throughout the summer months. Goodell said reading daily can …
Education
JHS Seniors To Gain Prestigious Opportunity
JAMESTOWN – Jamestown High School seniors, Sophie Schweiger, Allyson Buck, Veronica Hansen, and Chloe Short will soon have a prestigious opportunity – an all-expense paid Chautauqua experience during one of the first three weeks of …
