Rochester area schools, and those around the state, are off on Jan. 29 to celebrate a holiday for the first time.

The Chinese New Year on Wednesday was an historic day for New York state. It was the first time public school students had ...

Parents across New York might wonder why their kids don’t have school on Wednesday, Jan. 29, well, the Lunar New Year is to ...

It's the first time New York students will have the day off for the Lunar New Year since a new state law was signed in 2023.

Students at government schools in New York state had a day off Wednesday. But rather than keeping kids at home for a ...

On Saturday, the Nassau County Office of Asian American Affairs will host a Lunar New Year’s celebration at the Tilles Center ...

This is the first year the holiday falls on a school day since Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation in 2023 mandating school ...

Schools did not close for Lunar New Year in the first year of the new law because the holiday fell on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 ...

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng has reintroduced measures to make the Lunar New Year a federal holiday in conjunction with a resolution ...

Wednesday, January 29th marked the celebration of the Lunar New Year, a significant holiday for many Asian communities, and a ...

Students at Niagara Fall High School are learning about the holiday through a unique lesson that connects culture with art.

After Hochul signed the state-level bill, the Lunar New Year was added as one of the public school holidays. However, the ...