education

A new program proposed by the governor would allow New York college students who are single parents to have free child care while they attend classes.

We've got pretty good schools here in New York, so how do we compare to other states?

There is a school district in the Capital Region that will have students staying a little longer each day next school year. This will affect all students grades K through 12.

US News and World Report released their annual Best High School rankings list earlier this week, and a Capital Region high school was the best from Upstate.

In an effort to educate and identify health risks of children in our schools, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill requiring students to be screened for obesity.

There are many great middle schools in the Capital Region. Are you, like me, not seeing your school on the list or does yours have bragging rights?

I know I can write in cursive but aside from signing my name and maybe on the sporadic check, I never use it. I never really thought it hurt to learn it but I guess there are schools in the Capital Region that don't teach it anymore and it's causing problems.

I'll admit, I was a nerdy kid in school, I loved homework. Math homework was like a giant logic puzzle to me, Spanish was a way to learn a language I could speak that my Mother couldn't and Science was a way to look at the world differently than usual. Apparently, though, homework these da…

When I saw this list in a headline I have to admit I thought, "You know New York has to be at the bottom of this list."  I was very surprised to learn that New York is not at the bottom of the list it is actually quite mediocre.
The list which was published by WalletHub in an article called…

I like to pride myself on the fact that I'm from the Capital Region.
We are lucky to have such an amazing community to grow up in and be a part of. I feel even more privileged to be a part of an area that has such high standards for ourselves, which shows in the quality of our businesses as well…

When I was graduating from high school I was overwhelmed and completely unsure of what was coming next. None of what I had learned over the course of my four years could have prepared me. But, now it looks like that'll change for high school students in New York.

Bethany and I are so excited, college week is back on WGNA. Last year we had so much fun broadcasting the show live at local colleges and universities and now we are back on the road and bringing fun and prizes to local higher educational facilities. If we are coming to your school make sure you get…