SEPTEMBER ADVENTURES AT THE NYSM! nysm.nysed.gov/programs 📖 Sep 7: World Trade Center Gallery 🦜 Sep 15: Birds of NY Tour 👗 Sep 15,19: Unveiled Tour 🪲 Sep 22: Entomology Tour 🏺Sep 28: Intersection of Archaeology & Genealogy 🥼 Sep 29: Meet the Scientist Charles Ver Straeten

You can find upcoming NOVELny trainings right on our online calendar, alongside other fantastic events from across the NYS Library. Pencil in some database trainings this fall! Visit: buff.ly/3ze2GVi #NYSLibrary #ElectronicResources #LibraryResources

Celebrating over 200 years of the Champlain Canal, a vital waterway that connected Lake Champlain to the Hudson River & Erie Canal. Officially opened on Sept 7, 1823, it helped transport raw materials from Canada & the Adirondacks to southern NY, fueling commerce.

NYSED staff members provided an update on the various ways of receiving a High School Equivalency Diploma and the modernization of the diploma request process. bit.ly/3XgktmV

As we kick off the school year, Deputy Commissioner Bill Murphy discusses the importance of our higher education partners in helping families & students as they navigate the many forms of aid available to support them as they pursue their college & career dreams. #BackToSchoolNY

The Board of Regents and NYSED will announce the 2025 NYS Teacher of the Year and the recipient of the 2024 Marge A. Tierney Memorial Scholarship at this morning's Board of Regents meeting. Watch live: youtube.com/c/nyseducation…

The Board of Regents and NYSED are recognizing the winner of the 2024 Marge A. Tierney Memorial Scholarship, which provides a $1,000 scholarship to a student enrolled in a graduate program in vocational rehabilitation counseling.

Congratulations to Samantha Stevens, a graduate student in the Rehabilitation Counseling program at UBuffalo, for receiving the 2024 Marge A. Tierney Memorial Scholarship!

“Our work as teachers is never completed.” 2024 NYS Teacher of the Year Zachary Arenz, an elementary music teacher at Flower City School No. 54 Rochester City School District, speaks at today’s Board of Regents meeting. #NYSTOY

The Board of Regents recognized two exemplary educators, both finalists for the 2025 NYS Teacher of the Year: Nicole Hesari of Briarcliff Manor UFSD Dr. Kaishian and Joshua Levitt of Freeport UFSD. Congratulations! #NYSTOY

Congratulations to 2025 NYS Teacher of the Year Colleen Keough, a second grade teacher at Hamilton Elementary School in Schenectady, NY! bit.ly/4gikOOE Schenectady Schools NYSUT

“Colleen truly understands what it means to be a community-focused, caring educator.” @NYSUT Executive VP Jaime L. Ciffone congratulates the 2025 NYS Teacher of the Year Colleen Keough at today's Board of Regents meeting.

“We all see the potential in students even when they don’t see it themselves, and to have someone believe in you and see your potential is a wonderful gift.” - Colleen Keough, 2025 NYS Teacher of the Year

Watch this video from @NYSUT featuring 2025 Teacher of the Year Colleen Keough! Ms. Keough is a tireless advocate for the students in her second grade classroom and for all students and families in the Hamilton Elementary School community. Congratulations, Ms. Keough! Schenectady Schools

Visit the New York State Museum today through October 6 to view "Sadako’s Crane" in the World Trade Center Gallery. More information is available in today's release: bit.ly/3B0JA5O

Statement From Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr., the Board of Regents, and Commissioner Betty A. Rosa on the Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks: bit.ly/3ToBfiA

The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable is celebrating National Arts in Education Week with a conversation featuring Chancellor Young, discussing the impact and transformative power of arts education in New York State schools and communities. NYC Arts in Education Roundtable

Executive Deputy Commissioner Sharon Cates-Williams shares a warm greeting and encouragement for students as they begin the new school year.

Commissioner Rosa and her senior staff visited the World Trade Center Gallery at the New York State Museum this afternoon to commemorate #September11th.

#IntheNews "Sadako's Crane," a new exhibit in the NYSM's World Trade Center Gallery, was recently featured by Kyodo News. Discover the moving story of Sadako Sasaki and how her origami crane ties into 9/11 remembrance. Read the full story here: english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/09/4…