Rosary and Mass held for Father George Maddock
... , Maddock, 81, was living off island and was expected to be buried in the friars' cemetery at Sacred Heart Church in Yonkers, New York.
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Mercy College Awarded Over $1.4 Million by National Science Foundation
Mercy College was awarded a $1.4 million grant by the National Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program for a six-year project. The project will prepare 14 in-service master math and science teachers to become Master Teacher Fellows and leaders in their high-need school districts - Elmsford, New Rochelle, Port Chester and Yonkers - with a particular focus on recruiting teachers from underrepresented groups in STEM fields.
Mold Found in Yet Another School in Tri-State
... came home and he started having breathing issues -- coughing, wheezing -- which he never had before," said Johnson. Yonkers school officials are scrambling to figure out where to put students of Paideia School 15 after mold tests came back positive. ...
Emergency Closing Ordered At Westchester School After Discovery Of Mold
After being forced to immediately cancel classes on Monday afternoon due to positive testing for mold in sections of a Westchester school, district officials announced the school will remain closed temporarily. An emergency closing of the K-8 school, Paideia School 15 in Yonkers, was ordered when ceiling tiles in the building tested positive for mold.
How This Teacher Left The Classroom And Built A Million Dollar Education Business
... ventures. I have been an elementary classroom teacher for 23 years. I started my teaching career teaching in the Yonkers Public Schools in New York. After I had a few years under my belt, I secured a second-grade teaching position in the Briarcliff ...
NYC Leadership Academy President to Lead Session at the National…
NYC Leadership Academy President & CEO Irma Zardoya will lead a session on the impact of inquiry-based change projects at the National Association of Secondary School Principals 's National Principals Conference on July 12 in Chicago, IL. Yonkers Public Schools Superintendent Edwin Quezada and former Rochester City School District Schools Chief Beverly Burrell-Moore will join Ms.
Nys Pta Calls On Cuomo To Help Yonkers School District’s Budget Gap
With hundreds of jobs and several programs on the line as the Yonkers School District faces a multi-million dollar budget gap , the New York State PTA is calling on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to "help fix this funding inequity," in the form of $16.3 million. The PTA noted that the schools are facing a $21.3 million budget gap for the upcoming year, that could lead to the elimination of 251 educators and staff members from city schools.
Survey shows less than half of school teachers satisfied with salaries
... “Big 5” refers to the city school districts of New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. Ms. Atkinson-Griffin told the Times on Thursday that she had only recently started earning $60,000 annually - after 21 years at ...
Yonkers School Board OKs 251 Staff, Teacher Layoffs
More than 250 school teachers and staff in Yonkers are expected to be laid off at the end of next month, according to multiple news reports. Earlier this week, the Yonkers Board of Education voted for 251 layoffs in order to balance the budget.