Ithaca City School District (ICSD) Board of Education member Katie Apker resigned earlier this week after serving one year on the board. She had two more years left in her term.
How Texas election officials are dealing with a flood of challenges to voter registrations
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Texas’ free newsletter here.County election departments across Texas are trying to reassure voters amid a flood of for…
Georgia town goes from Carpet Capital to Solartown, USA
Growing up in Cartersville, Georgia, Lisa Nash saw what happens to communities when factory jobs disappear. It was the 1980s and corporations were offshoring production to reduce costs and raise profits.
Cornell workers voting on strike authorization
Workers began to vote on a strike authorization on Tuesday, and have until Thursday to cast their ballots. If workers do strike, it would be the first time in decades. The ongoing vote will prove if the UAW Local 2300 can follow through on its warnings, and has the potential to sway Cornell at the bargaining table.
Ithaca school district to cut far more substitute teachers than expected
The cuts go far deeper than initially expected. The district initially estimated it would only have to eliminate eight full-time substitute teacher positions under the now-adopted budget.
First fully electric conference center in U.S. now open in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — The first fully electric conference center in the U.S. opened in downtown Ithaca on Tuesday. The Ithaca Downtown Conference Center, located at 116-118 East Green Street, occupies the first and second floors of the 12-story building, with 143 low-income rental units above in the Asteri apartments. Forty of the units are reserved […]
Detroit school board pulls contract with controversial online tutoring company Paper
Sign up for Chalkbeat Detroit’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system and Michigan education policy.The Detroit school board on Tuesday tabled a $168,075 contract with Paper, an online tutoring company, to provide instru…
New UA provost resigns after a few weeks on the job

The University of Arizona’s new provost announced he’s leaving just months after he was chosen for the position. Joseph Glover, who started work July 1 as the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs — the No. 2 position at the university — was chosen in April after a months-long national search. Glover’s resignation […]
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Ithaca Unveils $100M Asteri Project, Adding 181 Affordable Apartments
Ithaca’s newest affordable housing complex, Asteri Ithaca, officially opened its doors following a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday.
NY Lands $664M to Enhance Internet Access
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved New York’s initial proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, securing $664 million to enhance the state’s internet infrastructure.