Last year, the Blind Brook School District budget was deemed the most difficult one to devise to date due to massive tax refunds and rising costs in special education and mandated benefits. 

Reasoning that weighted GPAs on a transcript are relatively trivial, and may even hinder student education in some ways, Blind Brook School District officials have decided to discontinue the practice altogether.

When it comes to advocacy, many can agree there’s power in numbers. 

As dozens of John F. Kennedy Elementary School students eagerly filed into the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library, there was comfort and familiarity on most of their faces as they smiled, inquired about renewing books and made way to the children’s room upstairs.

Committed to enhancing character along with academic education, this year Edison Elementary School has clear cut goals to promote empathy in the classroom.

There has always been a level of advocacy in the Port Chester School District to fight for equitable state funding through restoring proper Foundation Aid.

Port Chester School District Superintendent Dr. Edward Kliszus declared that all current and past members of the Board of Education being investigated for potential misconduct have been cleared.

It would be hard to navigate through the Blind Brook School District nowadays without hearing regular talk about problem-based learning.

As the 15 Blind Brook High School winter season cheerleaders circled on a mat on the floor during the UCA Empire Regional Competition at Nassau Community College on Dec. 2, they were confused when they were handed an envelope after hearing their name announced.

When Abe Baker-Butler first heard about the U.S. Senate Youth Program, he almost didn’t apply because it seemed too far out of reach as a legitimate achievement.

The investigation into potential misconduct among Port Chester Board of Education members is over and a report summarizing the findings has been issued.

Just because Port Chester School District musical talent is based in the villages doesn’t mean students are limited to spreading holiday cheer within their boundaries.

When Sara Cruz comes home from a long day at Port Chester Middle School, she doesn’t head to a desk or her kitchen table to do homework.

 With 75 attendees paying $40 a ticket, along with the raffle, the drama club raised nearly $4,000 for the show.

The Port Chester Middle School physical education department loves animals and organized a fundraising event last year to teach students about the holiday essence of giving while benefiting animals in need.

After block scheduling was proposed at the Nov. 19 Blind Brook Board of Education meeting, the school board was disgruntled to discover harsh hesitation, particularly from the teachers, many of whom served on the committee that approved the proposal in the first place.