Saturday, April 27, 2024
The Rye City School District, in partnership with the Rye City Police Department, has spearheaded a local chapter of the Adopt-a-School program, which was originally developed in 1994 as a community outreach program by the FBI. The program, which identifies schools in disadvantaged communities, puts special agents and staff members […]
Sixteen high school seniors from Westchester County received Jandon Scholarships this month during a press conference orchestrated by the county Board of Legislators. For the 17th consecutive year, the Jandon Foundation, created in 1965 by Donald and Jane Cecil, of Harrison, awarded $12,000 to each student over a four-year period. […]
In an attempt to be inclusive to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, New Rochelle High School is moving away from assigning seniors gender specific graduation robes. In a letter sent home to parents of graduating seniors, NRHS Principal Reginald Richardson explained that the adoption of a single color cap […]
With the termination of the 2009 Gap Elimination Adjustment, GEA, school districts statewide will now receive the full percentage of state aid. The GEA was imposed as a measure to help the state close a 2010 budget gap. It diverted a percentage of state aid away from school districts and […]
