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Buffalo’s Labor, Loyalty, & Freedom: Keyishian Revisited
Ryan Harrington — Nov 9, 2026
This policy brief is from the Buffalo Commons Student Perspectives Series. Americans feared a global communist takeover in the aftermath of World War II. New York State forbade mere association with the Communist Party for all state employees, including public school teachers. These statutes, called the Feinberg Laws, provoked outrage among academics. Five faculty members at the University at Buffalo (UB) resisted, even though it jeopardized their jobs. Those five men, …
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Buffalo School Board Governance
William Miller — Dec 9, 2013
The Board of Education of the Buffalo City School District consists of nine members elected annually by the voters of the school district. Six members represent sub-districts within the city in three-year terms. Three members serve in an “at-large” capacity for five-year terms. A School board member must be a citizen of the United States, qualified to vote, able to read and write, eighteen (18) years of age or older, a qualified voter of the District, and the only member …