Senate passes college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfersThe Senate has passed a sweeping bipartisan bill that would regulate college sports.Staten Island Advance7d agoWhole story →CultureEducationcollege sports bill passage
N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul announces $42M for youth jobs program aimed at reducing gun violenceThe program provides year-round employment, job training and educational opportunities for low-income and at-risk youth.Staten Island Advance13d agoWhole story →JusticeEducationKathy Hochulyouth jobs program funding
N.Y. teachers unions clash with Hochul over federal scholarship tax credits, report saysGov. Kathy Hochul plans to opt New York into a new federal scholarship tax credit program.Staten Island Advance17d agoWhole story →EconomyEducationKathy Hochuleducation freedom tax credit rollout
Staten Island teacher trades the classroom for the campaign trail in N.Y. Senate bidAfter spending over a decade in education, Alexis Rodriguez is ready to take on a new class: the New York Legislature.Staten Island Advance28d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentnew york senate election
New York expands worker protections, free college and retirement benefitsGov. Kathy Hochul marked Labor Day on Monday by highlighting a series of state initiatives designed to strengthen worker protections, improve retirement benefits and expand access to job training and higher education.Staten Island Advance29d agoWhole story →EconomyEducationKathy Hochullabor day announcements
Foreign investors helped bankroll NYC charter school through visa programUnited Land Group used the federal EB-5 immigrant investor visa program to fund three school buildings in Staten Island's Midland Beach neighborhood.Staten Island Advance29d agoWhole story →JusticeEducationeb 5 visa program use
