http://www.sayyessyracuse.org/News.tab.aspxThe latest Headlines and Articles from Say Yes(c) 2010, CampaignBase.com, All rights reserved.NEWARK — New Jersey’s largest school district will create a special enterprise zone for education in September, bringing together seven low-performing schools for an ambitious program of education and social services provided through a coalition of c...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/education/26newark.htmlSun, 25 Jul 2010 10:46:17 CDTTwenty-eight years after leaving New York City, I moved back to become president of Teachers College. One of my first stops was the "old neighborhood" in the South Bronx where I grew up. Little did I know that I would discover in that visit, and othe...http://chroniclecareers.com/article/Collegesthe-Rebirth-of/66216/Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:06:39 CDTSyracuse (WSYR-TV) - While many visited the pool Tuesday in an attempt to keep cool in near-record breaking heat, some students were spending their first day in summer school - where the rooms are not air conditioned....http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Really-hot-in-summer-school/JCgFjxmu_k6aUEPMtj2kNQ.cspxWed, 07 Jul 2010 12:48:28 CDTThe Say Yes to Education summer school program in Syracuse got off to a sweltering start Tuesday with an enrollment of 1,865 students, more than double last year’s number....http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/thousands_attend_summer_progra.htmlWed, 07 Jul 2010 12:47:50 CDTSyracuse, NY -- A group of third-graders from Frazer School enjoyed celebrity status Tuesday when they arrived by limousine at Barnes & Noble book store in DeWitt to sign a the book they wrote...http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/child_authors_in_syracuse_enjo.htmlWed, 16 Jun 2010 11:12:16 CDTRead the announcement herehttp://www.sayyessyracuse.org/sayyes/Ballpark media alert.pdfTue, 11 May 2010 08:40:53 CDTLast month in her State of the City address, freshly minted Mayor Stephanie Miner displayed a self-deprecating sense of humor that many of us hadn’t seen before. I am not tall, said the mayor. “I did not run for this office on the grounds that Syracu...http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3969&Itemid=147Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:11:53 CDTSyracuse, NY - A pending request for a $2 million federal grant for Syracuse Say Yes to Education has the support of U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Tuesday after meeting privately with the freshman Democrat. Gillibrand...http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/sen_kirsten_gillibrand_pledges.htmlTue, 16 Feb 2010 14:06:43 CDTSpring is here... At the city greenhouse. “Things are just starting to pop,” according to Jim Cowburn, the team leader at the greenhouse. Jim’s the man responsible for turning our city into one big bouquet of flowers, once the season turns. Spr...http://blog.syracuse.com/opinion/2010/02/where_do_all_those_syracuse_pa.htmlMon, 15 Feb 2010 14:07:44 CDTWhat if any Rochester high school graduate (regardless of family income) could go to any state college tuition-free, or to any Rochester-area private university? How would that change the culture of city schools? Would it reinvigorate city neighborho...http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009912240335Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:45:24 CDTBy Amy Speach One sunny day just after school started in September, Jessica Early sat with elementary kids in the lunchroom at the Roberts School in Syracuse, inviting their ideas for interesting and fun after-school programs. Early, a program coo...http://sumagazine.syr.edu/2009fall-winter/features/sayyes.htmlMon, 04 Jan 2010 12:04:22 CDTBy Stephanie Miner Mayor of Syracuse On Election Night, as I stood on the podium to declare victory, I was suddenly transported to my Upstate New York childhood. For me, one of the best parts of growing up in Central New York was sledding down a ...http://blog.syracuse.com/opinion/2010/01/renew_the_promise_syracuses_ne.htmlMon, 04 Jan 2010 11:48:03 CDTSyracuse Real Food Co-op hosted a group of students from the Say Yes to Education After School Program. 2nd and 3rd graders from the program visited the community owned food co-op to learn about healthy eating habits. Say Yes to Education students go...http://www.syracuse.coop Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:16:00 CDTSYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Volunteers hit the streets of Syracuse Sunday to tell residents about the Say Yes to Education program. The organization teamed up with members of 40 Below and other community groups to go door to door. Say Yes to Education offer...http://news10now.com/cny-news-1013-content/top_stories/484830/say-yes-to-education-campaign-hits-the-streetsMon, 12 Oct 2009 11:37:34 CDTSyracuse, New York (WSYR-TV) - Six-hundred students from Syracuse are midway through their first tuition-free semesters in college and volunteers with the Say Yes to Education program worked Sunday to ensure thousands more will follow. ...http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Volunteers-spread-the-word-about-Say-Yes-to/zXBLZLPESk6IVLQLnsoypA.cspxMon, 12 Oct 2009 11:35:33 CDT Syracuse is proud to be host to a new program that promises higher college graduation rates. It's called Say Yes to Education. As our Joleene Des Rosiers tells us, the U.S. Secretary of Education was on hand at Doctor King Elementary to highlight th...http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/481961/say-yes-to-education/?RegionCookie=1013&ap=1&MP4Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:06:39 CDT Syracuse, NY -- Among the people filling Goldstein Auditorium for the Middle Class Task Force forum is a group of about 40 young adults clad in bright blue T-shirts. They are staff and members of the Generation Yes Volunteer Corps, a group formed by...http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/say_yes_to_volunteerism.htmlWed, 09 Sep 2009 09:08:16 CDTDuncan got a closer look at how the program is run Wednesday after the meeting at SU, and tells us about how he thinks it can be a model for other cities in the country. ...http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Vice-President-Biden-visits-Syracuse-University/9g3BqIVSPkqJblpgAJpDHw.cspxWed, 09 Sep 2009 08:50:40 CDTSYRACUSE, N.Y. -- With school back in session in Syracuse, the district has renewed its commitment to the Say Yes to Education Program. That explains the huge Say Yes banner hanging from the Carousel Center addition.   The sign is visible from Route ...http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/481929/say-yes-banner-on-display/?RegionCookie=1013Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:01:49 CDT WSYR 570 will be running a "radiothon" Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. to raise money to rebuild the Wallie Howard Jr. Memorial Playground, which was destroyed by vandals. The video was made by Clear Channels Communications as a way of promoting the e...http://www.syracuse.com/kirst/index.ssf/2009/08/rebuilding_a_playground.htmlFri, 28 Aug 2009 09:19:03 CDT “Psychometrics” is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of educational and psychological measurement. It includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits, and is primarily concerned with the s...http://www.cnylink.com/cnynews/view_news.php?news_id=1250193060Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:17:51 CDTAssociated Press - August 15, 2009 3:05 AM ET SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Some 10,000 donated backpacks full of school supplies to students in Syracuse later today.  Many of the backpacks will come from Say Yes to Education, a nonprofit that just completed...http://www.wten.com/Global/story.asp?S=10934935Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:16:01 CDTyracuse, New York (WSYR-TV) - The first group of seniors graduating from Syracuse City Schools who participated in the Say Yes to Education program are ready to head to college. The program provides free tuition to several colleges across CNY and the...http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Say-Yes-to-Education-grads-ready-to-move-on/N5zYPe2N_kSO1Y4-4nz27A.cspxTue, 16 Jun 2009 11:16:53 CDT