Ben Tsujimoto
@Tsuj10
Reporter covering Buffalo Public Schools and sometimes other things for @thebuffalonews. Email: [email protected]
Check out our new series and Instagram account highlighting timely stories from @TheBuffaloNews archives. Today we dive into Bills training camp: buffalonews.com/sports/bills/a…
New Buffalo Schools Superintendent Pascal Mubenga did not dodge questions regarding the accounting error that led to his and his CFO's resignations in Durham. The Board is excited about his skills in bolstering student achievement. Photos by @joedviera: buffalonews.com/news/local/edu…


Tight cluster of media and Buffalo Board members surround Pascal Mubenga as he makes remarks.

The Buffalo School Board on Tuesday announced that Pascal Mubenga, former leader of Durham Public Schools in North Carolina, will succeed Tonja M. Williams Knight as Buffalo Schools' permanent superintendent. buffalonews.com/news/local/edu…
New Buffalo Schools Superintendent Pascal Mubenga listens to a virtual welcome message from State Education Department Commissioner Betty Rosa. “I am so delighted,” she says.

Coming shortly: Buffalo Public Schools will announce its new superintendent at a special meeting at Performing Arts. We will let you know who it is once it’s announced around 3:05 or 3:10.
King Center Charter's board of trustees has not granted a special meeting to parents concerned about the removal of 3 building administrators. The matter will soon move to SUNY Charter School Institute: buffalonews.com/news/local/edu…
Parents concerned about the dismissal of three top administrators at King Center Charter School in Buffalo will not be getting a special meeting with the board of trustees to discuss their concerns, at least for now. buffalonews.com/news/local/edu…
With U.S. Department of Education cuts, Niagara Falls City Schools is seeing a cut of more than $1 million for mental health, trauma awareness programs, @Tsuj10 reports buffalonews.com/news/local/edu…
Today's #EveryDayAPhoto by Libby March features teens playing a game of pickup soccer on an empty lot on Grant Street during the “Field of Dreams” program from Buffalo Sports Project, which offers free soccer practice Tuesdays and Thursdays. buffalonews.com/multimedia/col…
Always fun chatting with Pat. I'm grateful that he gave me the opportunity to explain why I moved to the Bills beat and the process I'm using to prepare for the opportunity.
🚨Talking Buffalo🚨 @LLysowski joins to reveal some significant personal reasons why he left the Sabres beat to cover the Bills at The Buffalo News. Plus we talk Bills, Sabres media and more. This was a really good conversation. Worth a listen Full EP: talkingbuffalo.com/tbp1096-buffal…
The University at Buffalo last year got a 5-yr, $3.59 million federal grant to implement a program to address the shortage of school-based mental health professionals in rural areas. That grant, and many others, were canceled by the Trump administration buffalonews.com/news/local/bus…
Assemblymember Patrick Chludzinski advocated for a bill that would give law enforcement and the courts more flexibility in doling out stiffer punishments for 16- and 17-year-olds. buffalonews.com/news/local/gov…