Astor Learning Center

Albany Public School Teachers Association (APSTA) is a professional organization dedicated to supporting and advocating for the teachers of Albany, NY. With a focus on promoting excellence in education, APSTA provides resources and support to its members, including a registrar, women's committee, and political action files. Through collaboration and engagement, APSTA works to ensure that teachers have the tools and resources they need to provide a high-quality education to students in Albany. With a commitment to professional development and collective bargaining, APSTA plays a vital role in shaping the educational landscape of the community.Generated from the website

Rockland BOCES, in partnership with local school districts, the Board of Regents and the Commissioner of Education, is one of the leading providers of educational programs. Its programs include adult and special education, career and technical education and instructional services. It offers camera-ready black and white reproduction, color copying, binding, folding, envelopes insertion, tabbing, laminating and other special print services. Located in West Nyack, N.Y., Rockland BOCES conducts workshops on a range of issues, such as asbestos and fire safety, public employees safety and health environmental, security, industrial hygiene, emergency planning, hazardous materials and ergonomics management. It also provides records management services.

The Children's Annex is a private, nonprofit program for children with special needs, and is located in Kingston, N.Y. It is approved by the New York State Office of Education of Children with Disabling Conditions and the New York State Health Department. It offers academic instruction in language arts and mathematics to children between the ages of 2 and 15. Its school-age program is a social and academic learning program for students between the ages of 5 and 12. It offers an intensive learning program for students between the ages of 3 and 15 that provides communication development, including augmentative systems like sign language and assistive devices and the enhancement of verbal abilities. It offers community-based services, such as special education, speech and language therapies and counseling. The Children's Annex also offers 12-month school program and tuition and transportation services and has been operational since 1976.