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State to schools: Use caution with facial recognition, biometric tech

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A new state report concluded there are "discernable risks" around the use of biometric technology in schools, which is quickly evolving.

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Army's veterans were pleased with the results of the first football scrimmage of the preseason but coach Jeff Monken said there's much work ahead.

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Second-graders take turns speaking during a morning restorative circle check-in with school counselor Alissa Campbell at Dows Lane Elementary School in Irvington June 14, 2023. The circle is a part of the restorative practice within the social emotional learning curriculum.
 

NY schools must be all-inclusive with trans kids, insist AG, ed dep't

 

A new state guidance gives specific examples of how schools should handle book banning and discussions of gender

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Families across New York share similar frustrations as nursing-home staffing shortages worsen under the strain of a pandemic that has lasted nearly two years. Photos by Kelly Marsh/for the USA TODAY Network A resident wing at Sapphire Nursing and Rehab at Goshen during a tour to elected officials and press of their facility in Goshen, NY on Thursday, February 15th, 2018.
 

NY starts enforcing nursing home staffing law. What we know, and don't

 

State health officials declined to release the list of nursing homes in violation of staffing minimum law. USA TODAY Network is pursuing the records.

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Mt. Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard speaks during a press conference at the Doles Center in Mount Vernon Aug. 3, 2023 where New York's Office of Children and Family Services announced the launching of a pilot program to study if $500 monthly payments to at-risk families will reduce their need for child-welfare services. As part of the program, payments will be made to 150 families in Westchester, Monroe and Onondaga counties for one year.
 

Can $500 a month keep at-risk families out of child-welfare system?

 

A pilot program will test if monthly $500 debit cards, with no strings attached, will keep at-risk families out of the child-welfare system.

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