By Tom Precious, The Buffalo News, N.Y. May 8--A major Buffalo law firm has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a state Attorney General's investigation into improper classification of lawyers as school district employees.

By Rick Karlin, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Apr. 29--ALBANY -- When Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli pulled four lawyers from the state retirement system earlier this month, the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES, which listed the lawyers as employees, took them off its payroll as well.

By Rick Karlin, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Apr.

By Kevin Purdy The superintendent of Erie 1 BOCES told the Grand Island School Board on Monday that it would need a strong reason to go against a "clear majority" when it came to extracurricular activities and children taught at home or privately. Invited to speak at Monday's meeting, Donald A.

By Peter Simon In an effort to give local high school students a jump start on emerging career opportunities, the Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Education Services will add courses next year in personal training, fashion design and biotechnical engineering.