Westchester residents have experienced a 42 percent increase in their school tax levies over the last six years. Along with that, school spending has jumped 43 percent while enrollment has increased by 2 percent.

In Rockland, school spending has increased by 34 percent while tax levies are up by 33 percent even as enrollments overall dropped [...]

I’ve been writing about how Ossining’s deputy superintendent of schools, Raymond Sanchez, plagiarized a letter sent May 5 for National Teacher Appreciation Week. (Click here for past stories and here to compare the letters.)

Yesterday, the district required me to file a Freedom of Information request to get his current and proposed 2008-09 salary. Turns out [...]

This is information regarding the Music Festival Competition attended by the Lakeland High School Jazz band under the direction of Paul Mesches and the Walter Panas High School Concert Band under the direction of Eugene Randolph.
Submitted by Annette A. Vaccaro, Department Coordinator with information supplied buy Paul and Eugene. May 16, 2008.

Both High School Band [...]

The Irvington Middle/High School Midnight Run group will be hosting a “Cardboard Campout” on the grounds of the middle/high school tonight. Students and chaperones will be setting up a campsite in the quad area between the high school and middle school. Campsite shelters will consist of cardboard boxes, blankets, and plastic bags. The idea is [...]

Claremont School’s Future Leaders will meet with Ossining Mayor William Hanauer, Village Planner Valerie Monastra, and Recreation Department Supervisor Henry Atterbury to share suggestions regarding how to make Ossining better for them. The Mayor, Village Planner, and Recreation Supervisor will meet with Future Leaders on Thursday, May 15 and Monday, May 19 at 4:00 [...]

New from Monroe College… 

Smart, Savvy, Strategic, those are the words to describe how Monroe College is syncing up their strategic planning with a new athletic logo to represent their exceptional sports program. The new athletic branding for the Monroe Mustangs was created by Monroe College and their communications partner Harquin Creative Group.

The Monroe Mustangs logo [...]

Artwork created by five students from the Purchase College School of Art+Design is featured in the annual “Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition” on view at the New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y., from May 4 to Sept. 1.

The students are Alec Spangler, Purchase, N.Y.; Patricia Gaeta, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Kevin Knoerzer of [...]

The Irvington school district will be hosting its 2nd Technology Expo on Tuesday, May 13, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Irvington Middle School.  There will be presentations by teachers and students from each of the schools showing how technology is integrated in the classrooms.

Presentations will include digital portfolio projects, students demonstrating the [...]

The Higher Education Committee of the New York State Board of Regents will hold a meeting in Yonkers from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today to discuss how to improve recruitment and preparation of teachers for urban education.

The meeting will be webcast live in its entirety at www.nysed.gov.

This just in…

Education Next’s Paul E. Peterson and Frederick M. Hess have released their new report card on state proficiency standards, updated with the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data and state assessment results.  They present definitive answers about which states are at the head of the class and which at the back; [...]

They were chosen for a host of reasons: “He has the most positive attitude of any student I’ve ever met (Mahopac’s Richard Sparozic, Environmental Science); “She’s an amazing peer leader who gives 110% (Ossining’s Lauren Miele, Fashion Design); “She’s passionate, bright, and vibrant” (Putnam Valley’s Ashley Taylor, Culinary).

These were the comments by teachers at Putnam/Northern [...]

The Eastview School community in White Plains, New York has made it to the semi-final round of Quantum Shift TV’s “Be the Change! Share the Story!”  video contest along with 24  other schools across Canada and United States.

Students have an opportunity to win up to $50,000 in cash and prizes for their school and have [...]

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is supporting the Renaissance Theatre Academy, an educational, professional youth theatre training program produced by the White Plains Performing Arts Center, with a sponsorship of $40,000.

The announcement came during a ceremonial check presentation on March 25 at the theatre, which was attended by Jack W. Batman, Executive Producer of the White Plains [...]

A severe brain injury left 3-year-old Alexis Wilhelm without the ability to speak, walk or even sit up on her own.

Yet by using assistive equipment such as a special chair and talking device, the White Plains youngster is learning how to do all these things in her own special way.

But it’s not always been easy, [...]

Nine Ossining High School students were recently notified by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation that they have qualified for the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are among 50,000 students in the U.S. who scored high enough on the 2007 PSAT National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test to compete for National Merit Scholarships next year. More [...]