The state Legislature has passed a bill that would set a maximum temperature of 88 degrees in classrooms. If the temperature went above 88 degrees, the classroom could be evacuated. According to ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill on Saturday that sets the maximum temperature for classrooms statewide to 88 degrees. If classroom temperatures climb above that, schools must create a ...

A new law has passed in New York designed to protect students and teachers from extreme heat. It requires all school districts to come up with a plan to decrease heat in classrooms. It also sets a ...

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Saturday designed to protect students and teachers in New York public schools from ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill into law that creates a maximum temperature for schools. "Today, we celebrate a monumental step forward for the health and safety of ...

This week ushers in the first day of summer, and with it, the first heat wave of 2024. A heat wave is defined as a temperature of 90 degrees or higher for at least three days, and from the looks of ...

Samantha Rosado-Ciriello, president of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers, praised Gov. Kathy Hochul for signing legislation that protects students and teachers from uncomfortably hot learning ...

A bill setting a maximum temperature for public school classrooms across New York was signed into law by Gov. Hochul. The law signed Friday takes effect Sept. 1, 2025, and requires instructors to ...

ALBANY — School districts may end up canceling school for “heat days” under a bill approved by the State Legislature last week that would set maximum temperature levels in classrooms and learning ...

“It was 87 degrees in my classroom today. I should not have to say any more than that. It is torturous and inhumane to expect children and humans to function in a room of that temperature. Please do ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Soaring temperatures are disrupting K-12 classrooms this week. It’s particularly concerning in the Midwest and Northeast, where many schools lack air conditioning systems. With climate ...