Today, voters will decide on their school district’s budget for the upcoming 2012-13 school year. In the Lower Hudson Valley, all but one district will remain under the state-required propert tax cap, which is set at 2 percent. Only Pocantico Hills is hoping that voters will approve a budget that… Read More →
As we reported last week, Lower Hudson Valley taxpayers are projected to spend $141.7 million in the upcoming school year for 865 top administrators in 53 public school districts. The figures cover all administrators who are expected to earn $123,000 or more, which is the state’s threshold for reporting this… Read More →
Lower Hudson Valley taxpayers are projected to spend $141.7 million in the upcoming school year for 865 top administrators in 53 public school districts. The Journal News has updated the figures after receiving salary data from the Ossining School District, which was not on the initial report released by the… Read More →
New Rochelle and Mount Vernon each expect to spend more than $7 million for their top school administrators in the next school year, according to a Journal News analysis of state education data. In New Rochelle, the cost will be $7.9 million for 51 school administrators, which includes 10 principals,... Read More →
The average salary of Bronxville’s 11 public school administrators tops $200,000, according to a Journal News analysis of data released by the state Department of Education today. When it comes to average salaries, Bronxville leads the list in the Lower Hudson Valley followed by Scarsdale where the average salary for… Read More →
Lower Hudson Valley taxpayers are expected to spend more than $137 million on top administrators for 52 public schools throughout the region, according to a Journal News analysis of state data released today. The data covers all administrators who are expected to earn $123,000 or more, which is the state’s… Read More →
Next week, voters will cast their ballots on their school budgets. Every Lower Hudson Valley school district plans to be under the state’s mandated 2 percent cap on tax levies, with the exception of Pocantico Hills, which seeks to raise its levy by 12 percent. District officials throughout the region… Read More →
These are some highlights from the New York Council of School Superintendents’ analysis of property-tax report cards school districts filed with the state Education Department for next week’s budget votes: —Proposed spending hikes are 1.7 percent, compared to 1.3 percent last year. They are below the inflation rate of 2.7… Read More →
More students than ever are taking Advanced Placement exams, which will be taken by thousands of Lower Hudson Valley students starting next week. But an achievement gap persists, particularly among black and Hispanic students, according to a report by the College Board, which administers the test. Last year, the majority… Read More →
As we reported on LoHud.com and in The Journal News on Monday, several local school districts have disputed the state’s calculations for their tax levies. The article pointed out that the new tax cap, and its restrictions, has led to some confusion over how to calculate just how much money… Read More →
