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NYS Board of Regents Approves Regulation That Schools Must Retire Native American-Themed Logos, Mascots by 2025

April 20, 2023 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The New York State Board of Regents voted Tuesday that Native American-themed logos and mascots must be retired by 2025 unless schools get approval from a recognized Native American tribe to keep them. Schools that don't comply risk losing their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Public Schools, Kevin Whitaker, mascot, New York State Board of Regents, New York State Department of Education, Rickey Armstrong Sr., Seneca Nation of Indians

State Education Tells Jamestown Schools to Change Raiders Nickname Or Lose State Aid

February 28, 2023 By WRFA Radio 4 Comments

The Jamestown Public Schools district has been ordered to change the Raiders nickname or risk losing state aid. School Board President Paul Abbott, reading a prepared statement, said Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker and six other districts in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown High School Mascot Committee, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown Red Raiders, Jamestown School Board, Kevin Whitaker, New York State Department of Education, Paul Abbott, Seneca Nation of Indians

COVID Keeps Jamestown Schools on State Ed’s “Targeted for Improvement” List

September 16, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Public Schools district, including three schools in the district, have been assigned a "targeted for improvement" designation by New York State. JPS Superintendent Dr. Kevin Whitaker said the State Department of Education initially … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: COVID-19, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Jefferson Middle School, Kevin Whitaker, New York State Department of Education, Ring Elementary School, Washington Middle School

NYS Regents Exam for U.S. History Canceled Following Buffalo Mass Shooting

May 25, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The State Department of Education has announced it will cancel this year’s Regents exam for U.S. history and government over the concern of worsening student trauma following the recent mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 people dead and three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Betty Rosa, Buffalo Mass Shooting, New York State Department of Education, Regents Exams

Governor Hochul Vetos Bill To Absolve Panama Schools from Paying $1.9 Million Fine

October 13, 2021 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Governor Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill that would have absolved Panama Central School District from having to pay a $1.9 million fine from the New York State Department of Education. The state penalized the school district in 2012, by $4.9 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Cathy Young, George Borrello, Kathy Hochul, New York State Department of Education, Panama Central School

No Immediate Plans to Change Prendergast Board Bylaws Following Tax District Approval

June 24, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library Board of Trustees will wait until at least the fall before it determines whether or not it will change its bylaws to determine how future trustees are selected and whether or not to establish a residency … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Anne Greene, James Prendergast Library, New York Education Department, New York State Department of Education, Prendergast Library Board of Trustees, Tina Scott

Jamestown Public Schools Receives 5-Year, $2.9 Million Grant to Assist with After School Programming

March 30, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School District will receive funding through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant from the New York State Department of Education. The grant is an annual award of $579,500 over a five-year period, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: CASAC, Chautauqua Striders, Hispanic Community Council, Infinity Visual and Performing Arts, Jamestown Area YMCA, Jamestown Community Learning Council, Jamestown Public Schools, New York State Department of Education, YWCA

Prendergast to Move Forward with Phase 2 Construction Later this Month

March 2, 2016 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The James Prendergast Library is set to begin the next phase of renovations to help make the facility more handicapped accessible. During its February board meeting the board of trustees voted to move forward with selecting the Kinley … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Hultquist Foundation, James Prendergast Library, Kinley Corporation, New York State Department of Education, Tina Scott

State Education Department Drops Test Contract with Pearson, Signs on with Questar

July 20, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - New York State is making a change regarding what tests students will be taking when it comes time for their annual Common Core exams. New York State is ditching Pearson as its test-maker after years of high-profile missteps, switching to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Common Core, New York State Department of Education, Pearson, Questar Assessment Inc., Standardized Testing

With State Budget in Place, Education Officials Now Tasked with Creating Teacher Evaluation Process

April 2, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - The New York Education Department has been tasked with another major project that could impact thousands of teachers across the state. The new state budget approved earlier this week is calling on state education officials to devise a new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: New York State Department of Education, NY Education Reform, State Budget, Teacher Evaluations

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