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	<title>The Hall Monitor &#187; Cathey O&#039;Donnell</title>
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		<title>Proposed school aid cuts</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/10/19/proposed-school-aid-cuts-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey O&#39;Donnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Gov. David Paterson has proposed mid-year spending cuts in state aid to school districts, which could mean the loss of $28 million in aid to Westchester schools, $10 million to Rockland&#8217;s schools and $3.95 million to those in Putnam. Although the state Legislature must approve the cuts, school officials are bracing for the possibility that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York&#8217;s math scores show gains in grades 3 through 8</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/06/01/new-yorks-math-scores-show-gains-in-grades-3-through-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey O&#39;Donnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	New scores released today by the state Department of Education show 86 percent of New York&#8217;s students across grades 3 through 8 either met or exceeded math standards on tests taken earlier this year.

	Regents Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch said that the state will consider whether the tests, required under the Federal No Child Left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regents Review Live! test prep begins today</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/05/04/regents-review-live-test-prep-begins-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 15:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey O&#39;Donnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	With the Regents tests right around the corner, it&#8217;s time to start preparing for the exams. Regents Review Live!, an online web site dedicated to preparing students for the exams, will begin today with instruction on the English Regents exam. Other exams will be featured every week day from now until May 21st.

	The web site [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regents tests results by school</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/04/24/regents-tests-results-by-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey O&#39;Donnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	With a new set of Regents tests coming up, the Journal News has prepared an interactive database showing how well your school and district has performed over the past three years.

	The database, containing nearly 62,000 records covers test scores for 2006, 2007 and 2008 and includes every school and district in New York so you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yonkers police reports, school violence stats don&#8217;t match</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/03/30/yonkers-police-reports-school-violence-stats-dont-match/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey O&#39;Donnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Every public school in New York state is required to file a report listing all of the &#8220;violent and disruptive incidents&#8221; that occur. However, an investigation by The Journal News found that in Yonkers, police calls from the city&#8217;s middle and high schools depict criminal activity that differs from the district&#8217;s reports to the state.

	An [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Database: New York&#8217;s schools/districts needing improvement</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/03/17/database-new-yorks-schoolsdistricts-needing-improvement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey O&#39;Donnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	The Journal News has prepared a statewide database that covers 5,209 public schools, charter schools and school districts throughout the state and indicates whether they are in good standing, needing improvement or otherwise requiring academic progress.

	You can search by county, district and school or by status (such as &#8220;In Good Standing.&#8221;) To find the database, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cafeteria inspections: Northern Westchester, Putnam County districts added</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2009/01/05/cafeteria-inspections-northern-westchester-putnam-county-districts-added/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey O&#39;Donnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Over the holiday break, The Journal News published the cafeteria inspection reports for all six school districts in Putnam County and seven districts in northern Westchester.

	As my colleague Barbara Nackman wrote in a story published Saturday (Jan. 3), six school districts in Putnam County netted 64 food safety and health violations in 2006, 2007 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed school aid cuts</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2008/11/14/proposed-school-aid-cuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey O&#39;Donnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	School districts in the Lower Hudson Valley could face cuts in state aid under Gov. David Paterson&#8217;s plan to reduce New York&#8217;s budget deficit.

	Under his proposal, the Yonkers school district could lose $8.3 million in state aid, a 3.7 percent cut. However, other districts, including Harrison, Pocantico Hills, Edgemont and Hendrick Hudson could receive cuts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Albertus Magnus students remember 5 alumni</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2008/09/12/albertus-magnus-students-remember-5-alumni/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey O&#39;Donnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Throughout the day yesterday, students at Albertus Magnus High School gathered around a special memorial garden to remember the school&#8217;s five alumni who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

	The graduates were Michael McHugh, class of 1984; Sean Fegan, class of 1985; Brian Novotny, class of 1986; Michael Roberts, class of 1989; and Kevin Reilly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cafeteria inspections: 10 Greenburgh school districts</title>
		<link>http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2008/08/25/cafeteria-inspections-10-greenburgh-school-districts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathey O&#39;Donnell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ardsley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dobbs Ferry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dobbs Ferry High School]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Greenburgh Central 7]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	The Ardsley public schools&#8217; kitchens received the most unacceptable designations from health inspectors in the past two years out of 10 districts within the town of Greenburgh.

	An analysis of county inspection reports from 2007 and 2006 revealed that the Ardsley schools received citations for improperly storing food and dirty conditions; Valhalla High School was twice [...]]]></description>
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