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CRREO releases eighth Discussion Brief, “Federal Mandates on Local Education: Costs and Consequences – Yes, it’s a Race, But is it in the Right Direction?”

NEW PALTZ – The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at SUNY New Paltz has released its eighth discussion brief, “Federal Mandates on Local Education: Costs and Consequences – Yes, it’s a Race, But is it in the Right Direction?” The author, Kenneth Mitchell, district superintendent of South Orangetown School…

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Study of New York State government and politics published; edited by New Paltz professor

NEW PALTZ – Oxford University Press has published “The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government,” edited by Gerald Benjamin, director of the Center for Research, Regional Engagement and Outreach (CRREO) and professor of political science at the State University of New York at New Paltz. “The Oxford Handbook of New York…

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CRREO releases seventh Discussion Brief, Water Conservation and Long-term Water Supply Planning in the Hudson Valley: A Rockland County Case Study

NEW PALTZ – The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at SUNY New Paltz this week released its seventh Discussion Brief, Water Conservation and Long-term Water Supply Planning in the Hudson Valley: A Rockland County Case Study. Authors Stuart Braman (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) and Simon Gruber (CUNY Institute for Sustainable…

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SUNY New Paltz’ Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach part of sustainability consortium awarded a $800,000 NYSERDA Cleaner, Greener Communities Program grant

NEW PALTZ – The Center for Research, Regional Education, and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz is one of 10 members of the Mid-Hudson Sustainability Planning Consortium, a group that recently received an $800,000 grant from the <a href="http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Cleaner-Greener">New York State Energy Research and…

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New York State ESD statewide director of regional economic development councils to deliver keynote at “Is There a Regional Agenda for the Hudson Valley?” a conference at SUNY New Paltz

NEW PALTZ – Irene Baker, executive vice president, director of the regional economic development councils for Empire State Development and director of cabinet affairs in the New York State Governor’s Office, will deliver a luncheon keynote address at the “Is There a Regional Agenda for the Hudson Valley?” conference. The conference…

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"Zeroing in on New Paltz: How our community can be a national model for sustainable resource management" at SUNY New Paltz, March 29

NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region, the Town and Village governments of New Paltz, the SUNY NP Environmental Task Force, the New Paltz…

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Dennis O’Keefe Memorial Lecture to focus on unity of college and community in New Paltz and America

NEW PALTZ –Gerald Benjamin, director of the Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will deliver the fifth annual Dennis O’Keefe Memorial Lecture sponsored by the Friends of the Sojourner Truth Library at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, in…

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Fellows of American Institute of Certified Planners discuss smart and sustainable growth

NEW PALTZ – The Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO), in collaboration with the American Planning Association’s (APA) New York Metro Chapter, will host the forum “An Evening with the Fellows: Financing Smart and Sustainable Place-making” held in the State University of New York at New Paltz’s College Terrace,…

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