by David Laguerre | Nov 10, 2026 | Schools & Education, Utica
By David Laguerre | Mohawk Valley Voice | November 9, 2026 Utica elementary teachers who provide extra reading and math support spent November 3 working with OHM BOCES on how to use student assessments to guide instruction. The Utica City School District described the...
by David Laguerre | Nov 5, 2026 | Health & Science, Schools & Education
By David Laguerre | Mohawk Valley Voice About one in four adolescents worldwide reported no day in the previous week when they reached 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, according to new World Health Organization estimates released November 4. The...
by David Laguerre | Nov 4, 2026 | Schools & Education, Mohawk Valley
Ten teachers and one school counselor in the New York State Master Teacher Program’s Mohawk Valley region have been selected for its 2026 cohort, including educators from Utica, Rome, Holland Patent, Poland and West Canada Valley. The names appear in...
by David Laguerre | Oct 23, 2026 | Black Perspective, Schools & Education
A new funding announcement puts an HBCU at the center of a practical challenge: helping more students become nurses and serve communities with limited access to care. Bethune-Cookman University’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences has secured nearly $5.2...
by David Laguerre | Oct 16, 2026 | Schools & Education, People & Profiles, Utica
A JFK Middle School educator is being recognized as her after-school program draws more than 40 students. UTICA, N.Y. A crochet club that began as a small after-school gathering has grown large enough to need two groups. Now the teacher behind it, Colleen Emond of...
by David Laguerre | Oct 16, 2026 | Utica, Local, Schools & Education, Traffic & Accidents
The Nexus Center gathering comes ahead of National Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 18–24. UTICA, N.Y. The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office joined AAA for a teen traffic safety summit at the Nexus Center on Thursday, Oct. 15, bringing attention to the risks young drivers...