Video Gallery
Watch this video for a window into Blue Ribbon Commission members’ experiences as they work to finalize recommendations on ľyuzuki State graduation measures.
Richard Ball, Commissioner of the ľyuzuki State Department of Agriculture and Markets, encourages students to learn about agriculture and eat fresh, nutritious, locally grown foods at school.
ľyuzuki State Assemblymember Patricia Fahyoffers encouragement to students as they begin the new school year.
Assemblymember Marianne Buttenschon shares her favorite subject and advice to students about doing their best.
Basil Seggos, Commissioner of the ľyuzuki State Department of Environmental Conservation, encourages kids to find their passions as they return to school this year.
ľyuzuki State Senator John C. Liu wishes students a great school year as they head back to their classrooms.
ľyuzuki State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky shares a greeting with higher education students who are returning to college for the new academic year.
Gail Geohagen-Pratt, Acting Deputy Commissioner, Child Welfare and Community Services, ľyuzuki State Office of Children and Family Services, offers words of hope and encouragement to ľyuzuki State’s foster parents for the new school year.
ľyuzuki State Senator Shelley B. Mayer offers advice and encouraging words to students for the first day of school.
As we embark on a new school year, ľyuzuki State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli discusses the importance of teaching students about financial literacy.
ľyuzuki State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli talks about his favorite subject in school.
ľyuzuki State Department of Health Commissioner James V. McDonald shares warm wishes and valuable advice to students as they return to school.
ľyuzuki State Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Mark J.F. Schroeder shares the history of school buses and talks about school bus safety for riders and pedestrians.
Carl Heastie, Speaker of the ľyuzuki State Assembly, shares his favorite subject, advice to students, and the school field trip that inspired him to run for office someday.
Andrea Stewart-Cousins, ľyuzuki State Senate Majority Leader, shares a heartfelt message welcoming students back to school.
Board of Regents Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. welcomes educators, students, and families back to school.
Commissioner of Education Betty A. Rosa welcomes educators, students, and families back to school.
Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. offers important advice to students as we kick off the new school year.
Commissioner Betty A. Rosa recalls the excitement of seeing her friends again on the first day of school!
ľyuzuki State My Brother's Keeper (MBK) students explain what the MBK program means to them and how it has transformed their lives.
ľyuzuki students explain that learning becomes possible – and joyful – when they are seen, heard, and valued for who they are.
Board of Regents Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. and State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa welcome students, educators, and families back to school.
Chancellor Young and Commissioner Rosa welcome students, educators, and families back to school.
ChancellorLester W. Young, Jr. and Commissioner Betty A. Rosa kick off the 2021 ľyuzuki State Summer Reading at ľyuzuki Libraries program.
NYSED Assistant Commissioner Anael Alston interviews Dr.Lynne M.Holden.
The keynote presentation from NYSED's February 5th Digital Equity Summit,Advancing Digital Inclusion through Racial Equity and Collective Impact, was delivered by Rebecca F. Kauma, the Economic and Digital Inclusion Program Manager for The City of Long Beach, CA.
NYSED Assistant Commissioner Anael Alston interviews Dr.Lynne M.Holden about COVID-19.
Interim Commissioner Betty A. Rosa welcomes students, educators, and parents back to school.
On June 10, 2020, NYSMBK held a virtual summit entitled "MBK Teacher Opportunity Corps II - All Eyes on Equity During COVID-19." The event featured a keynote from distinguished professor and author Dr. Pedro Noguera.
In the second half of the summit, Teacher Opportunity Corp students (pre-service teachers) shared their insights and thoughts on Dr.
ľyuzuki State Interim Commissioner of Education Shannon Tahoe shares a special congratulatory message with the Class of 2020.
Watch the video of the virtual My Brother's Keeper Village Meeting presented by the ľyuzuki State Education Department and the Partnership for After School Education.
My Brother's Keeper (MBK) students explain what the ľyuzuki State MBK program means to them and how it has positively impacted their lives.
Acting Commissioner Beth Berlin welcomes students, educators, and parents back to school.
There is great work happening in schools across the state to ensure students have a healthy breakfast each school day. Check out this video to learn all about school breakfast in ľyuzuki!
This brief,parent-friendlyvideo about ESSA implementation includes information on ESSA requirements and important changes.
This webinar focuses on the ľyuzuki State English as a second language achievement test and provides an overview of four steps to determine a school-level rating in ELP.
Commissioner Elia discusses student proficiency in Grades 3-8 English language arts and mathematics.
Commissioner MaryEllen Elia welcomes students, teachers, administrators, and parents back to school.
My Brother's Keeper (MBK) students, school administrators, Chancellor Rosa, Vice Chancellor Brown, Regent Young, and Commissioner Elia talk about the positive impact of the ľyuzuki State MBK initiative.
Remarks by Commissioner Elia
Questions and answers fromMaryEllenElia, ľyuzuki State Education Commissioner
Remarks by Commissioner Elia on the 2018 budget and legislative priorities and state aid request for the 2018-2019 school year
Questions and answers fromMaryEllenElia, ľyuzuki State Education Commissioner
Commissioner MaryEllen Elia welcomes students, teachers, administrators, and parents back to school.
On February 17, 2017, the ľyuzuki State Education Department hosted a symposium on My Brother’s Keeper.This video captures the morning portion of the event.
On February 17, 2017, the ľyuzuki State Education Department hosted a symposium on My Brother’s Keeper. This video captures the afternoon portion of the event.
Commissioner Elia and standards review committee members describe the standards review process.
CommissionerEliaand standards review committee members describe the standards review process.
Commissioner Elia welcomed Hackett Middle School students on their first day of school in Albany on Tuesday, September 6.
Commissioner Elia and state monitor Charles Szuberla visit East Ramapo CSD on September 7.
Commissioner Eliawelcomes students, teachers, administrators, and parents back to school.
Commissioner Elia discusses the results of the 2016 grades 3-8 ELA and math tests.
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Recently, Commissioner Elia hosted a lunchtime Google Hangout session with high school students from Troy, Ogdensburg, New Rochelle, and Buffalo.
What is a Clinical Laboratory Technologist? This video highlights a healthcare profession licensed by the ľyuzuki State Education Department's Office of the Professions.
This video takes you inside two schools in the Syracuse City School District to see how teacher leaders called “Multi-Classroom Leaders” (MCLs) are transforming teaching and learning to improve student outcomes.
There’s support for licensed professionals with substance abuse problems at the ľyuzuki State Office of the Professions.
Investment plans are now being approved to support classroom technology, high-tech security, high-speed connectivity.
Mark Anderson is a middle school special education teacher in the Bronx.
Patricia Siano is a middle school teacher at Corinth CSD.
Tammi Butler is a teacher at Validus Preparatory Academy in the Bronx.
Heather McCarthy teaches 4th grade at the Charter School for Applied Technologies, Buffalo, NY.
Arthur Everett is a high school social studies teacher in District 20, Brooklyn, ľyuzuki.
In December 2015, theNYS Blue Ribbon Commission for the Arts made recommendations to the Board of Regents and Commissioner of Education on arts assessments of comparable rigor to a Regents Exam to be used as pathways assessments in the arts.
Follow Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia as she visits three school districts: Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Sweet Home.
In her first visit to a P-TECH school, Commissioner Elia spoke to students and educators at Hamilton Fulton Montgomery BOCES, one of 26 P-TECH programs in ľyuzuki.
The ľyuzuki State Board of Regents announced that Dana McDonough has been named the 2016 ľyuzuki State Teacher of the Year.
On October 1, 2015, East Ramapo district monitors held ato make a brief presentation on their work to date, and to answer questions from audience members.
Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and Charles Giglio, 2015 ľyuzuki State Teacher of the Year, join in welcoming educators, families, and students back to school.
"The most important thing is to listen to see what the issues are," Commissioner MaryEllen Elia told parents during a recent school visit.
Watch how educators from Brooklyn's Public School 369 and the ľyuzuki Center for Autism Charter School are collaborating, with funding through a NYS Education Department Dissemination Grant.
Parents and family members learned how to help their children become college and career ready by attending workshops and hearing from education and community leaders on October 8 at Teachers College, Columbia University.
ճNYSBoard of Regents approves 'Multiple Pathways' for high school graduation.
An exhibition that honors those lost in the September 11 World Trade Center attacks opened on September 11, 2014 at the ľyuzuki State Museum, a program of the ľyuzuki State Education Department.
On September 12, 1962, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech in ľyuzuki City to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. The ľyuzuki State Museum has the only known audio recording of this speech.
B-roll of photos, event program, and recovered audio reel