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They're trying to get the attention of Ellen Degeneres! Elmwood Franklin School in Buffalo has been letting loose and showing how a school who gets the job done can still be a laid back, fun atmosphere for both the students and the faculty...

Last year, eight school districts, out of about 700 in New York State, failed their budget. This year two failed in WNY. Akron Central - Passed Albion Central - Passed Alden Central - Passed Alexander Central - Passed Alfred - Almond Central - Passed Allegany - Limestone Central - Passed Amherst Central - Passed Andover Central - Passed Attica Central Schools - Passed Barker Central - Passed Bata

There is no doubt that when you get an education here in Western New York, you are getting one of the best educations not only in the state but in the entire county. New York has some of the best education programs in the country and Western New York adds to that value. ...

If you're a teacher you need to see this! As the kids head back to school here in Western New York, parents rejoice. On the other end of the spectrum, the kids AND the teachers who have to end their Summer aren't really thrilled that vacation is coming to a close...

Mr. and Mrs. Rossi decided to take their two kids out of school for a few days for a vacation in Boston to watch dad run the Boston Marathon that they deemed 'educational' to the principal. They got a little bit of a shock when they returned home from Boston to this note from the school officials saying that their vacation would not count as 'excused absences'...

Keeping students and teachers safe has become a hot button issue in the US since the Sandy Hook shooting in December.

A pair of teachers (not pictured) at Roseland Public School in Ontario, Canada, pulled a mean prank on their students. They told the eighth-graders that their end-of-the-year school trip would be to Disney World. The next day, they announced that the trip would merely be to a bowling alley. Ha ha?

This week, Facebook was flooded by the following status: “Tonight a teacher somewhere in your neighborhood is getting ready for your child's new school year, writing lesson plans or writing your child's name in their grade book, while you are watching television. In the minute it takes you to read this, teachers all over the world are using their "free time," and often investing their ow

At the Save Our Schools Million Teacher March in Washington DC on July 30th, actor Matt Damon was grilled on his feelings about public school educators. Damon, who attended public school in Boston as a youth and whose own mother is a public school teacher, made some impassioned remarks in defense of teachers.