education

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 days is worse than I remember and a mom decided to do something about it.

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, "2017’s Best & Worst States to Raise a Family" ranked all 50 states and the Distric

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 as our school systems.

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 up and out early and come see us!

A press conference was held Tuesday afternoon to discuss the upcoming changes in safety for pedestrians crossways at the Cohoes portion of 787.

If you went to work today and someone berated you with racial epitaphs or homophobic slurs you could go to Human Resources and have them fired and probably have a solid lawsuit on your hands. If you went to a supermarket and some random thug grabbed you and put you in the freezer next to the ice cream because they thought it was funny, you could  have them arrested and charged with assault... Read

There seems to be a teacher in everyone's life who really left a lasting impression them. If you ask them who the best teacher they ever had was they get excited, tell you their name and talk about how they really sparked a love for learning in them...

I've been on vacation for so long, I almost forgot how to do this.  But Im looking forward to getting aback to the routine- including getting back my school program.  I get very antsy and fidgety after awhile if I'm just sitting around.  Maybe I should purchase this brilliant new invention intended for kids, though I'm hoping they will consider an adult version - desk with ...