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March 12, 2026

Child care services at 11 State University of New York community colleges are being expanded to include evenings and weekends and create additional spots for infants and toddlers, Gov. Hochul’s office announced Thursday.

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March 11, 2026

Dozens rally at Buffalo State University, calling for $16 million in state funding

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March 11, 2026

Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda school district proposes closing Holmes Elementary, reopening two former schools

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March 11, 2026

Buffalo and Lackawanna schools have participated since the state Education Department and USDA launched the waiver in 2024, but others like Cheektowaga Central have now joined.

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March 11, 2026

University at Buffalo announces naming rights deal with BroadviewThe $32 million covers naming rights to both the football and venues at the school’s North campus

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March 11, 2026

Buffalo Public Schools scrapped plans to close two elementary schools next year after community outcry, but 7 News has learned the idea has simply been kicked down the road.

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March 10, 2026

UB’s South Campus is in the midst of a makeover, as it becomes a hub for professional and graduate education.

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April 8, 2025

The University at Buffalo is launching a new academic department focused on artificial intelligence and how it affects society as part of a $5 million state investment.

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April 8, 2025

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement terminated the visas of four current students and nine recent graduates from the University at Buffalo, the university announced Tuesday.

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March 30, 2025

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March 22, 2025

Mother of nonverbal, autistic student in Buffalo Schools wants answers after incident with substitute

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February 28, 2025

Construction to begin on $5.7 million sports facility at ECC North Campus in Amherst

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February 24, 2025

Buffalo Schools’ $460 million contract with First Student passes – but raises larger questions

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February 23, 2025

Sex offender alerts when a felony offender under 18 is released could come to parents under a proposed state law

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February 12, 2025

Arrested Amherst teacher was caught in online sting operation, police say

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February 6, 2025

Buffalo State University will be offering another voluntary employee separation program as the institution looks to continue to cut into a structural deficit of $16.5 million that the school announced it was facing last year.

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February 1, 2025

Hamburg Central Schools will be receiving $5.5 million from the Hamburg Fairgrounds over a 20-year period, officials said Friday.

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January 30, 2025

Buffalo Public Schools superintendent says students’ immigration status will be protected

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January 29, 2025

A visit to the Northern Chautauqua Catholic School in Dunkirk for #CatholicSchoolsWeek . The school focuses on faith-based learning. Here’s what some students said about their school: “The teachers are really kind and nice.” “You get closer relationships with God.”

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January 29, 2025

Kathy Hochul on the Lunar New Year – we made it a school holiday – & this year marks the first time students will have it off!

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January 23, 2025

The Buffalo Diocese will create a centralized school system governed by a diocesan school board and led by a superintendent, as part of a new strategic plan for Catholic schools in the region.

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January 23, 2025

Part of the Kathy Hochul’s budget includes a proposal to allow people ages 25 to 55 to get free tuition for certain programs at community colleges.

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January 23, 2025

Hochul’s Foundation Aid proposal gets mixed reaction from education leaders

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January 23, 2025

Gov. Hochul reveals details of plan to ban smartphones in New York schools as part of her FY 2026 Executive Budget proposing $13.5 million in funding for assistance purchasing storage

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January 10, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul wants to make sure more than 2.7 million students across the state get free breakfast and lunch at school

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December 11, 2024

Erie 1 BOCES wants to build a new centralized school to meet the growing needs of special education students across the region.

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December 10, 2024

Buffalo schools replacing lead poisoning risks

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December 3, 2024

The Rockefeller Institute of Government on Monday released a highly anticipated reassessment of the Foundation Aid formula, the primary formula New York state uses to fund public schools.

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November 26, 2024

N.Y. attorney general tours food bank, pushes for more to fight food insecurity

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November 23, 2024

Community pushback complicates New York state transition to electric school buses. In 2027, New York state schools will no longer be allowed to purchase diesel buses.

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November 22, 2024

New York faces bilingual teacher shortage amid higher enrollment

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November 19, 2024

Starpoint superintendent Sean Croft returns to school for first time since DWI arrest

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