As New York State’s 2027 deadline for zero-emission school buses approaches, Sustainable Westchester, State Senator Shelley B. Mayer, and the Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents (LHCSS) convened over 50 education leaders from more than 25 school districts, along with state agencies, utilities, and clean energy experts at the Westchester County Center October 17 to […]
NYS Senator Pete Harckham has announced that an additional $1 million in financial aid from the Senate is being appropriated for the North Rockland Central School District (NRCSD) in the FY2025-2026 State Budget. The funding, the third time the State Senate has come through for the North Rockland schools, will be combined with the school […]
By Barry Warner “I have good news for your story from last year to this year. I came to the East Ramapo Central School District on November 2, 2015. The direction was to come to the district and to improve or to work with the staff, the community and school board to improve student achievement […]
By Barry Warner The month of August is a very busy month for Mr. Martin D. Cox, Clarkstown Central School District Superintendent, since he finalizes plans for the opening of the schools in September. These weeks tend to go by quickly, before the students return and the school year commences. “The goals for the district […]
BY BARRY WARNER In a wide-ranging discussion with the Rockland County Times, Clarkstown Superintendent of Schools Martin D. Cox spoke about the new initiatives that include active learners, the Reading and Writing Project, social and emotional wellness, capacity building, Vex robotics and some budgetary items. Active learning refers to a broad range of teaching strategies […]
To the Editor: Several entities and organizations regularly publish rankings of school districts involving individual district achievements. The rankings include: Best School Districts, Best Teachers, Best High Schools, Safest School Districts, etc. These rankings occasionally cause confusion among parents, students and property taxpayers with regard to how their respective school districts are actually performing. The […]