Fox Lane Middle School teachers and parents recently registered their disenchantment with Bedford school officials for opting for a two-house model in eighth grade next year because the district needed to close a $6.7 million budget gap. Superintendent of Schools
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Read MoreThe slates of candidates for Board of Education races in school districts in Putnam County have been finalized. In Mahopac, where the district is currently reviewing changing the longstanding Indians nickname following a mandate from the state Education Dept., four
Read MoreThe Carmel Board of Education voted unanimously earlier this month to repeal a $10.9 million bond that was approved by voters in 2019 to construct a bus maintenance facility. It was the first time in 70 years that a Board
Read MoreBoard of Education seats in five local Northern Westchester Examiner area school districts will be contested on May 16. In Hendrick Hudson, where district parents, teachers and board members have been divided over The Princeton Plan elementary school setup, five
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Board of Education last week voted unanimously to adopt a 2023-24 school budget and send it to voters for approval next month. The $59.3 million spending plan carries a 2.43 percent tax levy increase, about $4,000 below the
Read MoreVoters in the Bedford and Chappaqua school districts will have a choice of four Board of Education candidates for two open seats as incumbents in both communities have decided against running for re-election. Meanwhile, three neighboring districts – Pleasantville, Byram
Read MoreBy Jonathan Notis After participating in Byram Hills High School’s Global Scholars program, three high school juniors, Billy Gillespie, Marco Scali and Michael Solow, formed The Hunger Guys, a team dedicated to solving food insecurity in Westchester County. As second-year
Read MoreThe Hendrick Hudson Board of Education surprisingly voted last week to postpone an expected change to the Princeton Plan structure in the district’s elementary schools. Following pleas from teachers’ union members, former board members and parents, the board decided in
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