Swathi Krishnan, a Rye Country Day School freshman from Stamford, Conn., recently participated in the Galaxy Division, exclusively for ninth graders, at the New York State Science and Engineering Fair, where she took first place for computer science.

Her project, “Whose Face is it Anyway? An Investigation into Whether Face Recognition Systems are Superior to Humans’ [...]

High school students from this area are participating in educational programs related to an exhibit of the correspondence between John and Abigail Adams now on display at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie.

According to a press person for the exhibit, some of the teachers are expected to meet with author David McCullough at the school tomorrow, and [...]

Congresswoman Nita Lowey will be at Port Chester’s Park Avenue School on Monday to cut the ribbon for the official opening of the Owl’s Nest after school program.

The program, which began March 3rd, is funded by the New York State Advantage Grant and the Fund for the Improvement of Education. It serves 95 students in [...]

Students from Southern Westchester BOCES Center Career and Technical Education will compete at the New York State Skills USA Championship to be held in Syracuse April 9-11.SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry representatives working together to ensure America has a skilled work force. Students from throughout New York State come together annually [...]

The Somers Education Foundation (SEF) has announced the 2008 class for its Hall of Fame, which honors administrators, teachers, community leaders and others who have contributed significant time and effort over many years to supporting the Somers Central School District.

The honorees include Lynn Adams, a school and community leader, longtime Somers Intermediate School (SIS) teacher [...]