From the state comptroller’s office…

The New York State Comptroller’s Office announced last week that families saving in New York’s 529 College  Savings Program Direct Plan have received a reduction in the Direct Plan’s total annual asset-based fee.  The fee has dropped from 0.55% to 0.49%, representing a reduction of nearly 11%. The lower expense is [...]

From Iona College…

Iona College has been awarded a $157,705, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s Chemistry Division for undergraduate chemistry/biochemistry students to undertake a research project.

Under the direction of Dr. Sunghee Lee, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Iona College, the students will participate in a research project entitled , “Role of Surfactant in Monolayer-Directed [...]

From Mercy College…

Mercy College has been awarded the largest Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant in its history.  As the nation struggles with a critical shortage of nurses and nurse educators, Mercy College will help to increase the number of nurse educators prepared to assume faculty positions in nursing schools with this funding.

Largest HRSA [...]

From Westchester Community College…

Con Edison has completed a $50,000 grant ($25,000 per year over two years) to Westchester Community College’s Gateway Center, currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2010. Con Edison representatives Sandra Miller, Director of Public Affairs, and Patricia Mulqueen, Manager of Community Relations, presented the second $25,000 check to Vice President [...]

Fifty members of Stepinac High School’s Drama Club departed this weekend to represent the United States and perform on an international stage in the 2009 American High School Theatre Festival (AHSTF) in conjunction with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The festival will be held at the Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh through the end of the month.

Stepinac [...]

The Southern Westchester BOCES Adult and Community Services Center has released its fall/winter catalog, which includes a multitude of adult classes available at its primary location at 85 Executive Blvd., in Elmsford, N.Y., and in communities throughout Westchester.

In response to the changing market, the Center is offering a number of in-demand courses, including its popular [...]

From the Music Conservatory of Westchester…

The Music Conservatory of Westchester, a non-profit community school of the arts in White Plains, has been awarded an $18,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The grant will support need-based scholarships and tuition assistance for students ages 7-18.

The grant-supported scholarships specifically identifies students of [...]

From the state Education Department…

Governor David A. Paterson and Regents Chancellor Merryl H. Tisch last week announced a $6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the State Education Department to establish a network of early college high schools throughout New York. The “Smart Scholars” Early College High School (ECHS) Program will [...]

From Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES…
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS – School district leaders now have a powerful new tool to help them make the most of state assessment data. The Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) of Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES recently launched School Meter, a powerful web-based communication and analysis tool, created by Bruce Toll of Dark Horse Systems Inc. [...]

From the U.S. Department of Education…

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan last week announced that the Department will accelerate stimulus spending by making $11.37 billion in Title I, IDEA, and Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) funding, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), available to states one month early to help save jobs and [...]

From Purchase College…

Jan Factor, Morris Kaplan, Paul Siegel and Barbara Moore, of Purchase College State University of New York, were awarded Chancellor Awards from SUNY for 2008-09.

The Awards acknowledge consistently superior professional achievement throughout the State University of New York System and encourage the ongoing pursuit of excellence.  The awards underscore SUNY’s commitment to sustaining [...]

Washington, D.C. – With health care reform the top priority for Congress, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is focusing her efforts on reducing childhood obesity, announcing a new plan to ban trans fats in school and provide healthier school lunches.  As the first New York Senator in 40 years to sit on the Senate Agriculture Committee, [...]

Sixty-five local teens participated in summer computer camps this year as part of the “Westchester Scholars” program that awards free computers to low-income youth throughout the county.

“Having access to a computer and the skills to use one can make a big difference in the educational life of a child,” said County Executive Andy Spano. “Westchester [...]

From Purchase College…

The Youth Summer Programs at Purchase College will offer free Friday afternoon events this summer.

Plays, concerts and exhibits will showcase the accomplishments of the young actors, dancers, artists, and musicians participating in the programs. The events will take place in various buildings on campus.   For information call 914-251-6506.

The summer programs are offered by [...]

From Purchase College…
Purchase College has been selected for inclusion in the Fisk Guide to Colleges 2010 edition.  It is one of 330 educational institutions featured in this volume which emphasizes the country’s best and most interesting colleges and universities.

“It is an honor to be included in this guide,” said Dennis Craig, Vice President for Admissions [...]