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Yonkers rallies for $2B school rebuilding plan

For years, the Yonkers school district has been underserved and underfunded. With most of its schools crumbling and many of its students struggling, the district every year begs the state for millions of dollars to [...]

May 25th, 2016|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off on Yonkers rallies for $2B school rebuilding plan

Don’t let the Yonkers schools rot: Editorial

When Yonkers students say goodbye for summer on June 24, they deserve to go their separate ways with the knowledge that their cracking, leaking, steaming — and potentially dangerous — school buildings will finally be rebuilt. This will only be the case if the [...]

May 25th, 2016|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off on Don’t let the Yonkers schools rot: Editorial

Editorial: If not now, when? Fix Yonkers’ schools

It's time for Albany to commit to rebuilding Yonkers' crumbling schools Consensus is rarely achieved in the City of Yonkers. About anything. But there is one thing about which virtually everyone agrees: The city's 39 [...]

February 22nd, 2016|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off on Editorial: If not now, when? Fix Yonkers’ schools

Spano asks state for cash to fix Yonkers schools

YONKERS - Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano launched a campaign Monday to lobby state leaders for help rebuilding the city’s troubled school district. From damaged buildings to overcrowded classrooms, Yonkers schools are crumbling, he says. Some [...]

February 3rd, 2016|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off on Spano asks state for cash to fix Yonkers schools

Yonkers officials urge State legislature to pass $2B school renovation plan

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February 3rd, 2016|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off on Yonkers officials urge State legislature to pass $2B school renovation plan

Mayor Mike Spano: “Albany needs to hear our voices”

YONKERS - Come 2029, the city's schools may be unrecognizable to those who know them today. Under a proposed 13-year, $2 billion overhaul, the district's 39 buildings would be completely revamped, and two new schools added. That [...]

February 3rd, 2016|Categories: Uncategorized|Comments Off on Mayor Mike Spano: “Albany needs to hear our voices”
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