Treat Yourself: Mark your calendar for Disney’s “The Lion King”—and the other Broadway shows coming to Syracuse in 2025November 26, 2024
Reaching a Milestone: Now the largest chapter in the country, Special Olympics New York is celebrating 50 yearsMarch 30, 2020
Education Mary-Ann MacIntosh, Principal at Burton Street Elementary SchoolBy Janelle RozzanoMay 1, 20200 How did you become the principal of Burton Street Elementary School? I spent 17 years as a middle school teacher…
Education A History of Inclusion: The Jowonio School marked 50 years in 2019By Christy Perry TuoheyMarch 30, 20200 In 1969, a group of Syracuse parents banded together to find an education alternative for their children whose social and…
Education Toby Clark: Kindergarten Teacher at Bridgeport Elementary SchoolBy Janelle RozzanoMarch 30, 20200 How did you get into the teaching profession? I went to college at the University of Kansas for communication studies,…
Special Needs Brewerton dance class allows children with disabilities to grow at own paceBy Tami ScottOctober 25, 20180 Cicero native Lauren Calcagnino recently found a way to blend her two life passions—dance and working with children with disabilities—by…
Education A Show of Strengths: How one Central NY school started focusing on the positiveBy Sistina GiordanoSeptember 1, 20180 The Positivity Project came at a time when second-grade teacher Marc Herron needed some words of encouragement. After watching close…
Education Best Practices: Nonprofit the Reading League shows teachers what worksBy Tammy DiDomenicoNovember 1, 20170 Of all the skills elementary students acquire, learning to read is probably the most important. Literacy unlocks all the other…
Education News The Family Business: 2 generations of teachers discuss changes to the jobBy Tammy DiDomenicoSeptember 1, 20170 Amy Hysick is a 2017 NYS Teacher of the Year award-winner. Her parents have 68 years of teaching experience. We take a look at the classroom then and now.
Education A Special Responsibility: Syracuse schools’ special education director discusses district’s support servicesBy Tammy DiDomenicoMarch 1, 20170 Anyone who thinks of public education as impersonal and excessively bureaucratic probably hasn’t met Amy Evans, director of special education…
Education Singing Praise: Local music teacher makes a difference in kids’ livesBy Deborah CavanaghMay 1, 20150 Great teachers come in many varieties. But a quality they all share is the ability to recognize and bring out…
