By Barbara Kay The White Plains Board of Education revealed last week that delays in state Education Department (SED) approval is holding up four projects from the ongoing $71.4 million in capital projects improvements districtwide. School officials received an update
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Voters in the Yorktown School District overwhelmingly approved two capital projects propositions totaling $57 million Tuesday. The first proposition, with a price tag of approximately $46 million, passed by a tally of 950 to 158. The funding will primarily cover
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Voters in the Yorktown School District are being given additional opportunities to vote on $57 million in capital projects. Two propositions will be on the ballot Tues., Feb. 13 at French Hill School from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., but
Read MoreThe fiscal challenges keep on mounting for the Bedford School District. A few weeks after district officials learned that they stand to lose more than $1.7 million in total state aid under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed state budget, last week
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By Barbara Kay When relating the Black experience in America to the public, attention is often focused on the stories that have familiarity to the masses. But this year’s exhibit at Bethany Arts Community (BAC) in Ossining that opened Friday
Read MoreThe three elementary schools in the Hendrick Hudson School District will be reconfigured once again for the 2024-25 school year. In early December, the Board of Education voted 5-2 to change the Princeton Plan structure in the primary-level buildings. “We
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Local state legislators and school districts are prepared to fight an Education Foundation Aid formula in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed 2025 state budget that in some cases significantly reduces state education funding next year. While Hochul’s statewide education funding is
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The Brewster School District will have a familiar face leading the way after Superintendent of Schools Dr. Laurie Bandlow retires at the end of the current school year. The Board of Education announced Friday it had selected Deputy Superintendent Dr.
Read MoreThe Ossining Board of Education recently adopted a resolution aimed at enhancing student safety that addresses the secure storage of firearms in homes. The resolution was spearheaded by Interim Superintendent of Schools Mary Fox-Alter, who noted 4.6 million children in
Read MoreChappaqua school officials would consider exceeding the 2 percent tax cap for the 2024-25 budget if the community voices support for critical positions that many parents urged to include last year. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Christine Ackerman and the Board
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