education

Well this is something.  Sure it's been awhile since I took the SAT exam for school, but back then it was out of 1600 and the exam didn't care who you were (well, it did only for scoring purposes).  It just mattered how you did and what your score was for a college...

Animal lover?  Well, you can now get a degree in dog training at an upstate college.
It's not all just hanging out with dogs and having fun though.  According to the Times Union, SUNY Cobleskill is now offering a bachelor's degree in dog training and handling...

An Albany area college student is competing on the Wheel of Fortune tonight!
I caught wind of this from a post by the Times Union, and of course now have to root for one of our own.  Logan Stone, competing tonight on the Wheel of Fortune, is a junior at the University at Albany...

Yankees fans, you can catch the legendary former manager coming to the Capital Region this Spring!  All you need to do is head to a college graduation.
Honestly, I'm not graduating college but I'd totally go hang just to catch a speech by Joe Torre...

Metallica has gone and totally one-upped themselves.
As 2018 comes to an end, the organization ‘All Within My Hands’, funded by Metallica, has raised a ton of money and is not putting it to use.  The Times Union reported that money raised by events such as a benef…

When it comes to New York as a state, we have so many amazing colleges. Many in New York City and a few of the great ones are right in the Capital Region.

The discount offer won't last long so if you are a teacher looking to supplement your classroom supplies (or lack thereof) this coming school year you may want to take advantage of the offer while you can.

New York has focused on mental health a lot recently, from setting standards for national guidelines for screening teens to designing a license plate for mental health awareness.  Now, a new law is taking effect in New York mandating that education on mental health be provid…

The new longer school hours will impact all grade levels in the Cohoes School District.

Now, this is something I would’ve never realized! A News 10 abc article caught my eye this week about E-cigarette companies offering scholarships. The catch when reading the article it seemed is that they are offering scholarships as a way to promote their brand..…

Congratulations to Tracy and her coworkers at the Univeristy of Albany Graduate Education office!  They won last week’s Work Day Distraction- including tickets to see over 1,500 rods, classics, trucks, and muscle cars, and live music...

Newyorkupstate.com recently posted a list of the 30 Upstate New York colleges with the highest violent crime rates.  According to newyorkupstate.com the data is compiled by the U.S. Department of Education and statistics are shared publicly...