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Morning Update: Schools Announce Closures, Delayed Starts Due To Storm Morning Update: Schools Announce Closures, Delayed Starts Due To Storm
Morning Update: Schools Announce Closures, Delayed Starts Due To Storm The following school districts have announced closures or delayed starts for Tuesday, Dec. 17  due to the storm.Reload page for new updates. Westchester County Ardsley Union Free School District, two-hour delay Bedford Central School District, closed Blind Brook Public Schools, two-hour delay Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, closed Byram Hills Central School District, three-hour delay Chappaqua Central School District, closed Dobbs Ferry Union Free School DistrictBlind Brook Public Schools Edgemont Union Free School District, two-hour delay Greenburg-Graham Uni…

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by Daily Voice
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New Rankings: These Westchester Schools Among Best In State New Rankings: These Westchester Schools Among Best In State
New Rankings: These Westchester Schools Among Best In State A newly released study from Niche.com determined the best school districts for 2020 by analyzing the “key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents” using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Among the statistics that came into factor the rankings include state test scores, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and others, which were on a weighted scale. The complete methodology can be found here. Westchester school districts to make the top 50 on the list include: Scarsdale Union Free School District (fourth); Bronxv…

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by Zak Failla
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Brewster Schools Chief Used Unauthorized Vacation Days, Report Says Brewster Schools Chief Used Unauthorized Vacation Days, Report Says
Brewster Schools Chief Used Unauthorized Vacation Days, Report Says Brewster Schools Superintendent Valerie Henning-Piedmonte cashed in five vacation days for $4,923 that records show had not been approved by the school board, according to this investigative report by lohud.com. Henning-Piedmonte cashed in five days on Aug.16, part of her request to cash in 20 days at the beginning of the 2017-18 school year. School board documents revealed that the issue was discussed in private, but never approved in public, as required by state law, LoHud's Tax Watch columnist reported. Henning-Piedmonte’s contract allowed her to cash in 15 days that she did not use. Ass…

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by Jon Craig