... "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 ...

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.