Parents for Public Schools aims to measure equity in Syracuse schools
Syracuse parents group plans a survey of 16 schools to quantify disparities between richer and poorer neighborhoods. The effort seeks an open workshop and task force on equity to prompt a formal action plan for fair resource distribution and improved outcomes.
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Stephen Jones
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City School Board
Blodgett Elementary
King and McKinley-Brighton
Avenue of the Arts
King
Salem Hyde
Ed Smith
Levy and
Equity
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Assembly panel narrows reform aims amid Albany dysfunction
The Focus Group on Assembly Procedures is expected to issue recommendations soon but is unlikely to trigger real change in Albany. The panel formed after Speaker Sheldon Silver faced a coup attempt has produced tepid proposals like live broadcasts and two year sessions, while crucial reforms remain unaddressed.
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Sheldon Silver
D-Manhattan Assembly
Michael Bragman
D-Cicero
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Manhattan
Steven Sanders
Silver Tank
Marty Luster
D-Ithaca
Sanders
Senate
Change and renewal across seasons and places
Marjorie Lisson notes urban renewal from Yonkers to New York City, where old landmarks transform into futuristic scenes. She recalls drought of tradition amid millennium style and the bustle of modern life, as familiar stone walls fade and new decor spreads through town.
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Yonkers
New York City
42Nd Street
Plymouth
Ian Schrager
Why disabled people should not be hidden in plain sight
A letter from Janet Duncan of Nedrow in Onondaga protests townsfolk hostile to a Transitional Living Center for disabled adults. The writer argues disabled citizens are full members of the community and deserve rights, not segregation, urging reevaluation of attitudes toward disability.
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Janet Duncan
Nedrow
Onondaga
Duncan
Mater
Tam
Immigrant language skills cited by Navy veteran letter
A reader argues Asians can learn English before arriving in the United States. The author recalls joining the Navy in the Philippines in 1960 and reading and writing English there, noting comrades also passed training due to English proficiency.
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John Romig
United States
Navy
Philippines
Thoughts on Hunters in a New York Education Letter
Dease Knight criticizes the New York hunter education program in a recent letter. As a certified instructor I see both pros and cons, stressing practice as key to accuracy and advising varied gun fit and stock length for youths. The piece cites safety, club involvement, and deer population control with statistics on licenses and deer harvest in New York.
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Dease Knight
New York
Knight
Hunters ruin season in Central New York as deer season opens
A letter condemns reckless hunting in Central New York calling for reporting lawbreakers and urging hunters to practice safety and sportsmanship. It laments incidents such as a man shot in an apple orchard and warns against sign-shooters trespassers and poachers, urging restraint and responsible use of outdoor privileges.
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New York
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