New York State Education Department

14/09/2026

⚾ It’s a Home Run for NY Inspires! The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum shared how its First in Class museum education model aligns school-group learning experiences with NY Inspires and New York State’s Portrait of a Graduate, building skills such as critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, and confidence through inquiry and discovery.

Through its partnership with NYSED’s Office of Cultural Education, the Hall of Fame is demonstrating how museums can help bring the Portrait of a Graduate to life beyond the classroom, a model for cultural institutions across New York State as we work together to prepare students to learn, grow, create, work, and contribute.

See the National Baseball Hall of Fame presentation here: https://bit.ly/3T7PQlA

14/09/2026

THIS WEEK AT THE NYSM! 🐦️ 🦮
Tues 9/15: Drawing the Birds of New York
Wed 9/16: Storytime Adventures
Thur 9/17: Archives Jr! Investigation Station
Thur 9/17: Archive Adventures
Fri 9/18: Scott Cardinal: The Secret Lives of Things
Sat 9/19: Canine Courage: Rescue Dogs of 9/11
Sun 9/20: Journey Through Time: Cohoes Mastodon Tour

For times, locations, and additional details, visit https://nysm.nysed.gov/programs

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14/09/2026

Today, the Board of Regents authorized the New York Education Department to move forward with the next phase of NY Inspires, a historic transformation of education in New York State.

Beginning with students graduating in 2028, New York will transition to one State high school diploma. In addition, Regents examinations will continue to serve as rigorous measures of academic achievement but will no longer be a separate diploma requirement.

The changes are designed to provide a more complete picture of student achievement and create more opportunities for students to demonstrate what they know and can do. https://bit.ly/4itN1Wd

14/09/2026

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
The Board of Regents meets on Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15. Agenda highlights will include:

𝗦𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮
Department staff will present a proposed framework to decouple assessments (i.e., Regents Examinations) from diploma requirements. Information related to the use of local assessment strategies to support assessment practices for the competency-based system that New York will transition to will be shared and discussed. The Board of Regents will consider adoption of the plan.

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀
Department Staff will review board priorities from prior years, the budget process, and next steps as the State Aid Subcommittee develops its proposal for 2027-2028.

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘂𝗻: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗲, 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗬 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀
The Baseball Hall of Fame will highlight how it is shaping museum education and the guest experience for school groups around the New York State Portrait of a Graduate, as well as its partnership with NYSED's Office of Cultural Education to support this work in museums across New York.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
NYSED staff members will present proposed amendments to the Commissioner’s regulations relating to:
- Nurse Practitioners, Athletic Trainers, and Extra Class Athletic Activities
- Immunizations
- Degree Conferral
- State Financial Aid Eligibility
- Extending the Flexibility for Incidental Teaching

For full details and meeting materials, visit:
https://bit.ly/40mU0pL

Watch the meeting live: https://bit.ly/4uezuW9

11/09/2026

Join us for a recorded conversation exploring the stories behind Wi...

11/09/2026

Missed our live Online Speaker Series? You can still join us.

Our September episode, “Remembering 9/11,” explores the records held by the New York State Archives that document the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center—and the work undertaken to heal, rebuild, and restore New York City and communities across the state in the aftermath.

If you missed the live presentation, the recording will be available soon. Stay tuned for the opportunity to watch and reflect on these important records, the stories they preserve, and the resilience of New Yorkers in the years that followed.

11/09/2026

The September 11, 2001 Collection, held by the NYS Library's Manuscripts and Special Collections, consists of newspapers, magazines, and ephemera containing records, memorials, accounts of the immediate aftermath, and reflections and remembrances. In September 2001, a Special Collections librarian requested that we keep the first post-9/11 issue of every publication received at the time. That staff had the forethought, in those early, uncertain moments, to collect those immediate news reports highlights a feature of Special Collections: our collections are not only records of the past, but also a dynamic space to preserve records of the present.

Additional materials include a collection of photographs documenting artwork in the World Trade Center before, and sometimes after, the September 11 attacks. The NYS Library is also the new home of the 9/11 Tribute Museum book collection, which was transferred to our care after the Tribute Museum closed in 2023.

Visitors to the NYS Library’s 7th floor can view a September 11 pop-up exhibit highlighting impacts on students and education.

For more information on September 11 reflections at the NYS Library, please visit our blog at: https://nyslibrary.libguides.com/blogs/system/reflecting-on-25-years-september-11-in-nys-library-collections

11/09/2026

On this Patriot Day, we remember the 25th Anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. This detail of an FDNY Squad 1 truck carries a painful history. Squad 1—an elite rescue company—lost 12 of its members that day. The worn outline where someone attempted to cut away the company emblem is a quiet reminder of the men who carried it, and the sacrifice they made. https://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/Detail/objects/45332

11/09/2026

NY Inspires: Raising Expectations. Expanding Opportunity. Transforming Education.

Take a few minutes to read Commissioner Rosa’s message on NY Inspires, New York’s vision for making sure every student graduates ready for what comes next. We’re keeping New York’s high standards, while giving students more rigorous ways to show what they know and can do, not just through exams, but through meaningful demonstrations of learning.

Read the message: https://bit.ly/4gXAoSl

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