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An undercover sting operation by investigative covert journalists resulted in charges being filed against two Yonkers teacher union officials, according to multiple media outlets. A 17-minute video shot by undercover journalist James O'Keefe and associates for Project Veritas shows Yonkers Federation of Teachers President Pat Puleo and Vice President Paul Diamond offering advice on how to cover up hitting a child in an unnamed school.
The data, pulled from a federal report, shows that Mount Vernon, Yonkers and Peekskill have students who are chronically absent, said lohud.com. Mount Vernon reported an absenteeism rate of 33.3 percent, Yonkers was 24.9 percent and Peekskill reported 30 percent, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights that was examined by the Westchester Children's Association, added lohud.com.
A Yonkers teachers union is threatening to take legal action against the city's school district and the Board of Education to get a new contract. The Yonkers Federation of Teachers has filed a notice of claim saying the board has back-tracked on its negotiations.
... with Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services (SWBOCES), the Ossining School District, and Yonkers Public Schools, which is the fifth largest school district in the state. The program will also serve teachers in additional ...
The Yonkers School District was on high alert Wednesday after Facebook posts surfaced Tuesday night threatening the well being of students and staff after similar "Crazed Clown" incidents in Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Port Chester. The concerning national trend made its way to Yonkers on Tuesday after a screenshot was posted of the Casimir Pulaski School on social media with a message from the "Yonkers Clown" saying everyone there was going to die on Wednesday.
New legislation that will appropriate funds to construct and upgrade schools in the Yonkers school district was approved Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, D-90th District, and Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-35th District, the new law establishes the first part of a multiphase project to construct and renovate Yonkers public schools.
The College of New Rochelle's President, Judith Huntington, along with New York Yankees Legend Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara Rivera, presented full scholarships to two deserving high school students from Yonkers today during a presentation ceremony. Cheyenne Abreu, an honors graduate from Lincoln High School in Yonkers, and Luis Soto, an honor roll graduate from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers, are this year's recipients of the Mariano and Clara Rivera Scholarship, bestowed on students who have achieved academic excellence while being actively involved in their communities.
The Yonkers Board of Education has tabbed a prominent local face to champion the district's new mission to "create a foundation for success: innovation, inspiration and excellence for all." Andrea Coddett, who has lived in Yonkers for nearly three decades, was announced as the school district's new Deputy Superintendent on Monday, where she will serve alongside Superintendent Edwin Quezada.
... July 31 will be Monahan's first day transitioning to the new job. Monahan began his public education career in the Yonkers Public Schools as a computer science and English teacher and for the next four decades gained a wide experience both in and ...
Brian Monahan, who has worked for school districts in Yonkers, North Rockland, Hendrick Hudson, Gartison and Mahopac was appointed interim superindent of schools by the Rye City School District at Tuesday night's school board meeting. RYE, N.Y. -- After the abrupt and unannounced resignation of Rye Superintendent of Schools Frank Alvarez on Tuesday, Rye City School District's Board of Education appointed an interim superintendent.
... us in wishing Dr. Alvarez all the best in his new endeavors. Dr. Monahan began his public education career in the Yonkers Public Schools as a computer science and English teacher and for the next four decades gained a wide breadth of experience both ...
Yonkers Inspector General Brendan McGrath, in a report addressed to Mayor Mike Spano, recommended that the school district immediately terminate Yonkers Federation of Teachers President Patricia Puleo and Executive Vice President Paul Diamond. The Inspector General conducted an investigation of the union officials caught on video by Project Veritas, along with raw footage of the video.
The program is open to elementary school students who are paired with an adult for one-on-one reading time. It is sponsored by the JCY Westchester Community Partners and operates out of the public library on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
... "The Andalusia Islamic School is clearly a success to be proud of and a model that should be emulated throughout Yonkers and beyond." Andalusia Islamic School provides instruction for students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 in Yonkers. ...
State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the Senate Democratic Leader, Senator George Latimer, Assemblymember Shelley Mayer and Assemblymember Gary Pretlow announced that legislation they sponsored to help rebuild crumbling Yonkers City schools and invest in new construction has been passed by both houses of the State Legislature. The Yonkers City School District Joint Schools Construction and Modernization Act will authorize financing up to $523 million for new buildings and improvements to existing structures.
If the Yonkers teachers union has its way, the union vice president who was recently captured on video discussing ways to cover up alleged misconduct will continue to perform his union duties despite calls for him to step down, according to lohud.com. Paul Diamond, along with union President Pat Puleo, was recently featured in a video released by activists with Project Veritas in which he appears to advise someone impersonating a teacher on how to cover up hitting a child in an unnamed school, according to lohud.com.
... Caramoor provides access to its engaging, hands- on education programs to 3,000 local children, with a focus on the Yonkers Public School District. The initiative includes scheduling priority, fee reductions or waivers, and transportation ...
Students from Catholic schools across New York were honored for their journalistic achievements on Friday. For the past 43 years elementary and high school students in the Archdiocese of New York have been producing their own newscasts at the ITV Studio in Yonkers.
Roosevelt and Saunders High School students spent May 17 volunteering for the Westchester Habitat for Humanity working on a home in Yonkers. The students are part of a team of more than 50 high schools who participate in the organization's summer Builders Camp.
... the grant to complete their coursework and support their introduction into teaching. Mercy will collaborate with the Yonkers Public School District to train the program's students. 140 days of clinical internship in a Yonkers public secondary school ...