Another marathon Carmel Board of Education meeting last week resulted in the adoption of a proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year with no increase in the tax levy for property owners. The $141.7 million spending plan was approved at
Read MoreThe Bedford Board of Education approved a $155.8 million budget for 2024-25 last week after fully restoring the district’s five elementary school coordinators in a lengthy and difficult debate. After struggling to reach consensus for nearly three-and-a-half hours last Wednesday,
Read MoreBy Barbara Kay Due to miscalculations by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), the agency has had to delay sending students their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) packages until next month, well past most college’s decision dates. The
Read MoreChappaqua school officials found more than $1.1 million in savings and additional revenue to reduce its 2024-25 tax levy but will still need 60 percent approval from voters because the district exceeds the tax cap. The Board of Education last
Read MoreThe Carmel Board of Education reached a consensus last week not to allocate any of the district’s fund balance as it continues to grapple with a proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year. However, the board still hasn’t decided what
Read MoreA large contingent of teachers in the White Plains School District came out in force last week to support two longtime coordinators in the math and science departments who were slated to be eliminated as part of a structural administrative
Read MoreThe Pleasantville School District is proposing a $61.3 million budget for 2024-25 that is tax cap-compliant despite facing significant increases in students’ out-of-district special education and health insurance costs. Assistant Superintendent for Business John Chow presented next year’s proposed spending
Read MoreCalls against the Chappaqua School District spending $1.1 million on school resource officers (SRO) for 2024-25 intensified last week after details emerged that one of the district’s three SROs faces domestic violence charges. Former New Castle officer Joseph Carbone, who
Read MoreFacing the loss of nearly $1.6 million in state Foundation Aid and diminishing enrollment, the Bedford School District could see staffing reduced by more than 27 full-time equivalent positions next year. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Robert Glass unveiled his proposed
Read MoreThe Westchester County Board of Legislators joined the chorus of critics against Gov. Kathy Hochul and her proposed Foundation Aid reductions that education advocates contend places countless programs and students in peril. Accompanied by teachers’ union representatives at the County
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