Group: Education cuts equal 32,000 job losses

An estimated 32,000 Texas school employees, 12,000 of them teachers, already have lost their jobs due to $5.4 billion in education cuts the state Legislature imposed, a school advocacy group said Wednesday, and said more layoffs are likely on the way.

Hublot presents amfAR New York Gala

NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hublot, the luxury Swiss brand which brings the "Art of Fusion" to watchmaking, is proud to present the amfAR New York Gala on February 8, 2012 honoring ...

Tell Albany: Budget falls far too short

Take this first simple step: Go to www.nysut.org and sign NYSUT's online petition to show your support for public schools and tell lawmakers the proposed budget falls far too short.

Liverpool mom starts advocacy business for special needs kids, families

Doctors told Alexis Smith there was nothing wrong with her son Jacob, but maternal instinct told her otherwise. “I started going to all these doctors, and they all told me, ‘There’s nothing wrong. He’s just developing slower,’” the Liverpool mom said. “But I knew in my heart that something wasn’t right. So I started researching what it was like to raise a kid with special needs.”

Recession slows growth in public prekindergarten

The expansion in public prekindergarten programs has slowed and even been reversed in some states as school districts cope with shrinking budgets. As a result, many 3- and 4-year-olds aren't going to preschool.