Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!

Dear High School Graduate: Congratulations! You did it! You passed a major life  hurdle by graduating from high school. But now it’s time to think ahead. I hope you’re already […] Read more »

Ossining High School Advances to State Envirothon Finals

A team from Ossining High School was Westchester’s highest scoring group at this year’s Hudson Valley Regional Envirothon, an annual environmentally themed academic competition for high school students organized by […] Read more »

Education Roundup – April 2015

Students are back from Spring vacation and as they prepare for the deluge of State tests coming up this month, we take a look back at the past month and […] Read more »

In Thornwood… EF Academy Presents a Tapestry of Cultures

On April 10th a tapestry of cultures were strung together with enthusiasm and heart. While this describes the ethos of EF Academy: International Boarding School on a daily basis, this […] Read more »
school budgets

School Budgets Push Forward…Despite Cuomo Holding State Aid Hostage

Every spring, school districts across New York State begin piecing together the budgets for the upcoming school year. It is a months-long process involving speaking with every department in the […] Read more »
Irvington Middle School French Club students celebrated National French Week by engaging the school community in a number of cultural activities, which helped raise $5,000 for Doctors Without Borders. Photo courtesy of the Irvington Union Free School District

Irvington Middle School French Club Raises $5K for Doctors Without Borders

Irvington Middle School’s French Club shared its enthusiasm for French culture as part of National French Week, and as a result, raised $5,000 for non-profit organization Médecins Sans Frontières, or […] Read more »
Briarcliff Middle School eighth-grade Future City Club team members (from left) Ben Harris, Josh Ross, Nick Sama and Max Hertz (Caleb Schumacher not pictured) with their award-winning model city, “Goatlantis.”

February 2015 Education Roundup

Despite Mother Nature’s attempts to whip us into submission with weekly snow days, our area schools remain hotbeds of student achievement! This month we shine the light on a successful […] Read more »
Ginsburg Playground donation

Ossining Schools Thank Martin Ginsburg for Donation to Build New Playground

The school children of the Park Early Childhood Center in Ossining have a new place to play thanks to a generous donation by Ginsburg Development Companies (GDC).  On January 22, […] Read more »
Scarborough Presbyterian Children's Center

Scarborough Presbyterian Children’s Center Celebrates 20 Years

The Scarborough Presbyterian Children’s Center, or SPCC as it is known, is located at 671 Scarborough Road. The preschool is housed next door to the Scarborough Presbyterian Church on Scarborough […] Read more »
Habits of Mind Chart

Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow Teaching Students New Habits

Students of the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns are learning a few extra things this year apart from what has been dictated by the Common Core. A new program called […] Read more »