The White Plains Teachers’ Association (WPTA) and White Plains City School District have concluded this year’s bargaining session with a new four-year successor agreement. Some highlights within the agreement include a two percent increase on the salary schedule every year
Read MoreBy Jonathan Notis In 2015, Sue Fuirst and Julie Gerstein formed Spiral Giving, a charitable and educational program that teaches high school students about philanthropy. Fuirst and Gerstein established Spiral Giving programs in four Westchester high schools – Byram Hills
Read MoreIn the aftermath of school shootings throughout the country, Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell has announced that the county will earmark $2 million for the Sheriff’s Department to work with the Department of Social Services and Putnam’s six school districts
Read MoreFive Pleasantville High School students were honored Monday night as young ambassadors, traveling this summer as part of the Pleasantville International Association (PIA) 2022 Ambassadors Program. The student ambassadors are Trey Persons, who is headed to Korea, Kate Moroney (Ecuador),
Read MoreBy Nora Lowe Students, parents and school personnel have another resource to seek out to help combat the scourge of bullying. The Tarrytown-based Student Assistance Services (SAS) Corporation, a nonprofit organization that provides various programs and support for students, launched
Read MoreHenry H. Wells Middle School in the Brewster School District recently completed a month-long effort to raise money for the people of Ukraine that united clubs and classes from across the school and raised $2,400. “Community service is when people
Read MoreSix White Plains High School students received Civic Engagement Awards from Grandpas United and the White Plains Youth Bureau. Britney Gramajo Barrios, Charleine Dhaiti, Rasha Elwakil, David Juarez, Helennith Jurado, and Zaida Polanco were named award recipients last week. In
Read MoreResidents in the Mahopac School District will be heading to the polls on Tuesday, June 7 to vote on a $3.2 bond to make necessary improvements to the Mahopac Public Library. If approved, the funding will be used to upgrade
Read MoreSeveral Putnam County school superintendents addressed the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school in messages to their communities. Top officials in the Carmel, Putnam Valley and Haldane school districts all ensured parents and families there would be increased police
Read MoreMany dedicated teachers and administrators in the White Plains City School District (WPCSD) were awarded tenure at the May 23 Special Board of Education Meeting. “In White Plains, we have an extraordinarily rigorous process to ensure the faculty members and
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