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The Buffalo News

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The Hardy kids return to school, but can they catch up?

The Hardy family is dealing with a new set of struggles as the children have returned to the classroom and try to catch up after a year of remote learning. → Read More

Olean man, 19, indicted in Bowling Green hazing death

A grand jury on Thursday indicted eight students from Bowling Green State University, outside Toledo, including Jarrett Prizel of Olean, according to the Wood County Prosecutor’s Office. → Read More

Phil Rumore faces challenge to his four-decade Buffalo Teachers Federation reign

Marc Bruno, a teacher at Riverside Academy, is challenging Rumore for president of the city’s powerful teachers union, which boasts some 3,600 active members. → Read More

Judge to rule on returning middle and high schoolers in Williamsville, Orchard Park

The fight to bring back all students five days a week amid the Covid-19 pandemic carried on Friday inside a downtown courtroom. → Read More

44% of Buffalo high school students won't return to classroom this year

Among students in grades nine through 12, 56% have accepted an invitation to return to the classroom amid the Covid-19 pandemic. → Read More

BPS to continue its phased-in reopening through early May

Buffalo was the last local district to reopen for in-person instruction and has been phasing students back into the classroom by grade level since Feb. 1. → Read More

Court hearing on reopening Grand Island schools to be held next week

The lawsuit was filed Monday by the Coalition of Grand Island Parents to Put Students First, which represents about 350 parents in the school district. → Read More

Niagara County will allow 3 feet social distancing in schools, if New York lets it

The revised Covid-19 recommendations made by the CDC last week gives schools more flexibility to reopen fully. → Read More

Western New York school districts eye plans for federal stimulus money

School districts are awaiting a windfall from the latest federal stimulus package, but with it also comes one big concern. → Read More

Buffalo Public Schools tweaks no-spectator policy to allow some Senior Night fans

Senior Night is back for parents in Buffalo Public Schools. → Read More

Buffalo superintendent expects third-, fourth- and ninth-graders to return to classrooms in March

Superintendent Kriner Cash still needs to discuss details with the Board of Education next week, but told The Buffalo News on Thursday that phase two could begin as soon as → Read More

Superintendents association wants input with state ed on fully reopening schools

Pressure to return students to the classroom five days a week has been mounting from all corners, including the White House. → Read More

Appointments for East Side vaccination site open Wednesday; Covid-19 rates fall again

Vaccine-eligible residents from selected parts of the City of Buffalo can start booking appointments Wednesday to receive their Covid-19 shots at the new mass vaccination site on East Delavan Avenue. → Read More

Buffalo teachers union back in court today seeking to shut down in-school classes

A judge is hearing from attorneys representing the school district and union in which he will consider whether to grant the union’s request for a preliminary injunction. That would return → Read More

With first day over, when will more Buffalo students return to school?

The first day of school in Buffalo came and went despite a lawsuit filed by the Buffalo Teachers Federation trying to block schools from reopening. → Read More

BPS, teachers to meet about reopening to try to head off lawsuit

The Buffalo Teachers Federation is threatening to take legal action to stop the school district from resuming some in-person classes Monday. → Read More

WNY's Covid-19 positive rate drops below 6%

"I have high hopes for New York as we enter this new year with a new administration, but New Yorkers have to do their part,” Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said → Read More

BPS 'in a position' to reopen, medical director advises

The medical director for Buffalo Public Schools has given his support to begin reopening classrooms amid the Covid-19 pandemic. → Read More

Buffalo area charter schools unite under one app to ease enrollment

Parents looking for an alternative to the Buffalo Public Schools are going to have an easier time finding one. → Read More

State Board of Regents appoints new chancellor

Lester W. Young Jr. was named chancellor of the state Board of Regents on Monday, the first African American to serve in that position. → Read More