Megan Zerez, Report for America corps member
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The union that represents BU's graduate student workers estimates the average worker makes just under $20,000 yearly.
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In New York, youth suicide deaths went up after lockdowns were lifted. But unlike the U.S. as a whole, New York's numbers are still lower than they were before the pandemic.
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Nationally, college enrollment has more or less recovered since Covid-related declines. But New York's public colleges and universities aren't quite there yet.
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Retired Ithaca police investigator sues city, state after she was decertified for alleged misconductChristine Barksdale is one of three IPD officers to face de-certification since 2016. Barksdale was the first Black woman to join Ithaca's police department.
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Last spring, Tompkins County opened an ethics investigation into Ithaca’s landmark police reform effort. Now, some are calling for the county legislator heading the investigation to recuse himself due to an alleged conflict of interest.
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Activists allege the Binghamton police officer involved in the violent arrest of a Black Asian man on New Year's Day was once employed by the district as a school resource officer.
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Graduate student workers held a protest at Binghamton University last Wednesday. The protest came a day after a visit to the university by new SUNY chancellor, John King.
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Former U.S. Education Secretary John B. King was appointed as SUNY chancellor in December. He said he plans to visit all 64 campuses.
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In court documents filed Tuesday, a parent says school officials are to blame after her child suffered injuries at school.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visited the Village of Dryden in Tompkins County Wednesday.