Voters in the Yorktown School District will be asked to approve $57 million in capital projects next month. Two propositions will be on the ballot Tues., Feb. 13 at French Hill School from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. The first
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Two recent incidents within a few days at Mount Kisco Elementary School (MKES) have Bedford school officials making security enhancements as worried parents last week demanded answers about how their children will be protected. On Friday, Jan. 5, it was
Read MoreAntisemitic insults hurled at players of a private Jewish school’s girls varsity basketball team from Hartsdale during a game with Roosevelt High School last week has sparked outrage from local leaders and calls for disciplinary change. Roosevelt voluntarily forfeited the
Read MoreBy Martin Wilbur The Chappaqua School District is revising its global studies and foreign policy curriculum relating to the Middle East conflict after criticisms were leveled this fall that lessons that had been used were potentially biased. School officials held
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Mount Pleasant School District voters easily approved a $35.9 million instructional bond Tuesday evening that will reconfigure space in each of the four school buildings and expand Hawthorne and Columbus elementary schools. There were no anxious moments among district officials
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The small number of voters in the Peekskill School District who went to the polls Tuesday approved two capital project propositions totaling $45 million. The first proposition, totaling $33 million, which featured substantial improvements at Peekskill High School, passed 333
Read MoreThere has long been a demand for afterschool activities in Peekskill, particularly in the arts, and that demand is as great as ever. Wilfredo Morel co-founded Arts 10566 nearly 11 years ago, a nonprofit organization that brings a variety of
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Seven years ago, the Mount Pleasant School District was finally able to push through a bond totaling $39.6 million on the third try to improve critical infrastructure in the district’s four school buildings. In March 2022, the district was successful
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Several Asian American elected officials and representatives from various organizations within the community are appealing to Westchester school districts to include Asian-American history into their curriculum and add two holidays to school calendars. County Legislator David Imamura (D-Irvington) said given
Read MoreObjections over the Chappaqua School District’s curriculum on Israel and Gaza and sharp criticisms from representatives of an organization whose leader was ejected from school grounds last month led to a tension-filled Board of Education meeting last week. Against the
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