Will Crumbling School Buildings Get a Piece of the Infrastructure Pie?

A photo of Charles E. Gorton High School in Yonkers, New York, in July 2012, when the school district was seeking $1.7 billion from investors to overhaul its schools. aul L. Dunbar Elementary school, a historic, four-story building of orange brick located in North Philadelphia, looks solid and imposing from the outside.

Police beef up presence at Yonkers Middle High School

Parents in Yonkers are questioning why there has been an increased police presence outside the Yonkers Middle High School for the last two days. According to the school district, parents received a "robocall" around 11:45 a.m. on Thursday saying that an incident had happened in the community that caused the Yonkers Police Department to be stationed outside the school on Rockland Avenue.

Nominations Open for Yonkers Teacher of the Year

The Yonkers Kiwanis Club, in partnership, with the City of Yonkers and Yonkers Board of Education, will present the 2017 Teacher of the Year Awards to three deserving members of the Yonkers Public Schools faculty. Teachers will be selected based on nominations submitted by students, parents, teachers and administrators, according to a release from Yonkers Public Schools.

Yonkers 4th-grader faces gun charges

A fourth-grader from a Yonkers public school is facing charges after a gun was found in his backpack, according to police. A school district spokesperson tells News 12, police were called to School 13 on McLean Avenue around 3:30 p.m. after a teacher reported a weapon was discovered in a student's backpack.