New York NOW traveled to one of the most remote parts of the Adirondack Park to tell the story of a rural school district that has been able to stave off closing its doors - by opening them to international students.
Smaller districts like this one in Newcomb, N.Y. are now pushing for a new law that will allow foreign students to stay longer than the one year currently allowed.
A rural school district in a remote corner of the Adirondack Park is a hotbed of internationalism.
This week, New York NOW travels to Newcomb, N.Y. to tell the story of how one school district has been able to stave off closing its doors - by opening them to international students.
Students from as far away as Spain and Brazil make up about half of the total number in most high school classes. Since the international students pay tuition, the tiny Newcomb Central School District is thriving.
Now a group of New York legislators is pushing for a new federal law that would allow foreign students to stay longer than the one year currently allowed.
The city of Rochester and the Eastman Kodak Company. You can’t mention one without the other.
For nearly 125 years, the Flour City’s most famous tenant has been its economic engine. But with the world weaning off of film and firmly enthralled with digital technology, Kodak has struggled to survive. On January 19th, the historic company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.
This week, New York NOW hit the road and headed out to Rochester. We’ll chronicle the rise and fall of the Eastman Kodak Company and examine why, ironically, the city has been able to weather the recent economic downturn, unlike many of its upstate counterparts.
