Education

In recent years enrollment in higher education has decreased across the state.

This week, Governor Kathy Hochul and NY health officials warned New Yorkers of a surge of three different viruses, and the state Thruway EZ Pass tolls will increase by 5% in 2024 and 2027. Also, the City of Syracuse dealt with illegal marijuana shops while SUNY got a new chancellor. Check this week's WAER Round-Up for more information on health and infrastructure and what other local news you've missed from Dec. 5-9!

SUNY has a new permanent Chancellor- it's former state education commissioner John King

About 410,000 New Yorkers over 65 years old are afflicted with the diesease.

127th district election candidates discuss education Al Stripe and Karen Ayoub discuss the upcoming elections and goals for their district.

A Baldwinsville school board member is leaving his position a few weeks after the district's superintendent was placed on leave.

The topic lead the conversation at a public discussion series hosted by Interim Superintendent Anthony Davis.

A federal study reporting the decrease in 9-year-olds reading and math scores makes teachers question how to get students back on track for new school year.

Schools in Central New York and across the country are balancing new and existing challenges with an ongoing teacher shortage in a tight labor market.

For this episode of Syracuse Speaks, we turned our mics over to high school students from around the country who gathered at he Syracuse University Newhouse School this summer, and let them pose these questions to each other.