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When the news broke that a helicopter crashed and took the lives of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other beautiful people, the world reacted.  We all had different feeling and emotions and there was no 'right' way to process the tragedy as it hit us all on so many different levels. P…

Area police are attempting to nab the individual responsible for the the disturbing outbreak of events that unfolded near a middle school in Schenectady recently.

An Albany Middle School was forced to send six of it's middle schoolers to the hospital on Tuesday after officials learned that drug-infused brownies were eaten by the students.

Cohoes Middle School is going viral, but not because of anything the students are doing, but because of the sign they put in front of the school.

For playing such an important roll in our lives - and our children's lives - it's unfortunate that teachers can quite often be underpaid and under-appreciated.  If you have some fine teachers in your area, be sure to let them know how you feel.  There are plenty of great educators in the Capital Reg…

I know it's the middle of the summer and the last thing you may be thinking about is school, but there is a way you can reward a special teacher and, in turn, reward yourself.

In an effort to make sure no students or families go hungry, the Shenendehowa School District has expanded their backpack program.

After five years of Common Core, the Board of Regents have heard the complaints and has decided that it needs some updating. They have met, discussed, and finally agreed on a new learning path and they're now calling it the Next Generation Learning Standards.

Social media can be a wonderful thing or it can be a way for people to express themselves under not so great of a light. I agree that social media use in children should be monitored but maybe this Ohio school went too far here.

Union College in Schenectady continues to search for answers about claims that a vulgar scavenger hunt was allegedly performed by one of their athletic teams.  How surprised by this were you?

You always need to tip your hat to young people doing great things in the community. Students from the Albany College of Pharmacy and Sciences opened the doors to a new facility on Warren Street in Albany.

Where a school falls is judged by how good the teachers are. We have a lot of high school in the area. Did your Alma Mater make the list?