On Thursday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m., WSKG will host a debate between the candidates running for New York’s 52nd Senate District. Democratic incumbent state Sen. Lea Webb will face her Republican challenger, Tompkins County Legislator Mike Sigler.
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Korsah Akumfi was officially appointed to his new role as Tompkins County Administrator after a unanimous vote by the County Legislature at its meeting Tuesday evening.
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.Early childhood workers across New York City will see their wages rise under a tentative agreement reached Wednesday between the city and organizations represen…
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news.During a sometimes tense City Council hearing Wednesday, Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez asked alderpeople for an additional $325 million in city …
Shalena Cook Jones filed reports of campaign funding after missing deadline and ethics complaint by a local lawyer. It’s the latest round of partisan attacks in the county’s most-watched local election for Chatham County top prosecutor.
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PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter cast his ballot in the 2024 election Wednesday. The former president voted by mail, the Carter Center confirmed in a statement. It happened barely two weeks after Carter celebrated his 100th birthday on Oct. 1…
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to keep up with NYC’s public schools.In New York City’s cutthroat high school application process, a student’s seventh grade GPA in core classes is the single most important factor for whether they…
Janet Baker has to say “no” more often than she would like to the aging Kansas Citians her organization serves. Even to a woman newly confined to a wheelchair who called a couple of weeks ago requesting Meals on Wheels, Baker, executive director of KC Shepherd’s Center, had to say “no.” “This makes me sick,” […]
