education

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?

Looks like we have got the book smarts going on here in the Capital Region!

Back in the day, college students didn't really have much to go off of when selecting courses or professors. Maybe someone you were friends with had that professor before and could sway you one way or another. But chances are you were going in blind.

New York's DREAM Act is one step closer to becoming reality as it was passed by the Assembly on Monday for the second time. The Act now moves to the Senate where it was shot down back in February. What is the DREAM Act? Who benefits? Is Cuomo pushing for it?

A charter school in Troy will be closing down due to the result of new exams. The Ark Charter School, which has given opportunity to many children who have been considered less fortunate, will most likely not be an option for them any longer.

Valentine's Day is fast approaching and whether you're going on a first date or not it's likely the romance will last all night and maybe even into the morning. Before you enjoy yourself, you have to protect yourself and all this week and month is National Condom Week so prepare yourself before hitting the town this Friday.

In Alabama, the Leeds Elementary School, sent out a "Back to School" packet to inform parents of what their children are to expect this year, school rules, and even the option let the school enact "Corporal Punishment" on their child.

For many kids in the Albany Region, Labor Day weekend signals a return to school on the horizon. While it's not a highly looked forward to thing for most kids, parents on the other hand rather enjoy shipping their little ones off on the school bus.

If there's one thing you can say about politics, it certainly brings out the best in people. As you can see in the above video, a political "debate" went awry when a University of Oregon Professor physically pushed two students subsequent to making "racists remarks" towards them...

Our very own Schenectady County Community College is best known for their culinary and hotel/restaurant management and hospitality degrees, but now they are planning on adding another program to the curriculum that will make them take off even more- game managing, and it might become available as soon as this fall. Maybe that's why they built all those dorms to house local students?

Last night many Capital Region teachers, educators and their supporters gathered in front of the Capitol Building in protest of the recent budget cuts.