NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
NY's Race to the Top Application
March 4: Statement by Education Commissioner David Steiner on New York State's Race to the Top Application.
Historical Documents Online at State Library
Nineteeth century Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature is now available online at the New York State Library
Birds of New York at State Museum
This NY State Museum exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the publication of Birds of New York, one of the most popular books issued in the Museum’s history. The State Library has made the book available online.
Seeing Ourselves: Masterpieces of American Photography
This exhibition from George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, presents photographic masterpieces that capture historic and contemporary moments in American history. (At the State Museum through May 9, 2010)
1955 Documentary: Tappan Zee Bridge
View a 1955 documentary describing the construction and opening of the Tappan Zee Bridge on the New York State Thruway, 1955. (New York State Archives collections)
New "Help Wanted" Series on WMHT & WCNY
Public Television stations WMHT-Albany and WCNY-Syracuse shed light on the current economic crisis in New York State with the new series "Help Wanted," which premiered January 6.
