Port Byron NewsLocal news for Port Byron, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.One Person Airlifted to Hospital After Rollover Crash- May 30, 2008 Eastbound lanes of the New York State Thruway were shut down for a while early Wednesday morning after a car rolled over, and a helicopter had to land in the lanes to medivac the victim to the hospital.http://www.topix.net/city/port-byron-ny/2008/05/one-person-airlifted-to-hospital-after-rol... Good morning, Cayuga County- May 28, 2008 In the news this morning, federal immigration agents took 16 people into custody Wednesday in a raid on a Savannah migrant worker camp .http://www.topix.net/city/port-byron-ny/2008/05/good-morning-cayuga-county?fromrss=1 Immigration Policy Just Doesn't Work- May 26, 2008 An immigration bust early Wednesday morning put 16 people in federal custody--all employees of Martens Farm in Port Byron.http://www.topix.net/city/port-byron-ny/2008/05/immigration-policy-just-doesnt-work?fromrs... Farmers desperate for immigration reform- May 24, 2008 A raid this week by federal immigration agents on a migrant camp in upstate New York led to the arrest of 16 farm workers.http://www.topix.net/city/port-byron-ny/2008/05/farmers-desperate-for-immigration-reform?f... Feds arrest 16 in migrant camp raid- May 22, 2008 Federal immigration agents raided a migrant camp in Savannah in Wayne County on Wednesday morning, taking into custody 16 of the 17 workers living there.http://www.topix.net/city/port-byron-ny/2008/05/feds-arrest-16-in-migrant-camp-raid?fromrs... At some schools, failure goes from zero to 50 - USA Today- May 21, 2008 In most math problems, zero would never be confused with 50, but a handful of schools nationwide have set off an emotional academic debate by giving minimum scores of 50 for students who fail.http://www.topix.net/city/port-byron-ny/2008/05/at-some-schools-failure-goes-from-zero-to-... Great education debate: Reforming the grade system- May 19, 2008 "I don't know if that would motivate them more or less" When principal Debbie Brockett announced a policy last fall of not allowing teachers to issue any score less than 50 to failing students, she thought she was adopting a means of leveling out an unfair grading ... via USA Todayhttp://www.topix.net/city/port-byron-ny/2008/05/great-education-debate-reforming-the-grade... Cayuga County school improving, state says- May 15, 2008 Fifteen schools and four school districts in Cayuga County are on a list of high performing schools and districts put out Thursday by the state Education Department. via The Post-Standardhttp://www.topix.net/city/port-byron-ny/2008/05/cayuga-county-school-improving-state-says?... |