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Month: May 2017

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Excelsior Scholarship makes college possible for low and middle income students

Program details include course load and GPA minimums, requirement to live in New York State upon graduation May 31, 2017—New York’s tuition-free degree program, the Excelsior Scholarship, makes college possible for hundreds of thousands of students across the state by helping to alleviate the crushing burden of student debt. The program begins immediately for students …

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Cohoes residents approve $41.8 million school budget, elect two to Board of Education

Cohoes City School District residents approved a $41,826,200 budget for the 2017-18 school year by a vote of 376 in favor to 274 opposed. The budget includes a spending increase of 0.97 percent over the current 2016-17 fiscal year and carries a 1.62 percent tax levy increase. This means the district will collect the same …

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Outstanding academic achievement from the top seniors in the Class of 2017

The three seniors who’ve earned top academic honors as members of the graduating class of 2017 are Valedictorian Connor Rivage, Salutatorian Jessica Martinez-Peraza and Honorable Mention Nia Hamlin. These three students have a lot in common. In fact, they’re friends. They spend considerable time together outside of school in addition to the many advanced courses …

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Cohoes High School recognized in national high school rankings

Cohoes High School was recognized in the National Rankings of best high schools by U.S. News & World Report, earning a bronze medal. Schools across the country are ranked based on their performance on state-required tests and how well they prepare students for college. The data used in the ranking comes from the 2014-15 academic …

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