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Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 11 hours agoSUNY Research Foundation Payroll Tops $400 Million
Photo from Unsplash.com From EmpireCenter.org Payroll records for 8,401 employees of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) for fiscal year 2026 are now available at SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s government transparency website. The Research…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 13 hours agoNew York Medical College Expands Emergency Preparedness Training to More Than 300 Yonkers Public School Staff
NYMC’s Center for Disaster Medicine Brings Life-Saving Skills to School Administrators, Teaching Assistants, and Nursing Staff New York Medical College (NYMC), a member of Touro University, announced its expanded partnership with Yonkers Public School District, bringing hands-on,…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published 13 hours agoAI is changing medicine. Medical education must change, too
Image by rawpixel.com on Magnific By Dr. James W. Schroeder Artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize most industries, and medicine is no exception. Eight in ten doctors already use AI for everything from taking notes to getting up to speed on the latest medical research…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published October 01How Students Can Use Technology Responsibly
Technology has become an important part of student life. Students use smartphones, tablets, laptops, and the internet for studying, communication, research, and entertainment. Online classes, educational videos, digital books, learning apps, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 30Kerry Kennedy Urges Students to Champion Human Rights at Manhattanville University’s Young Women’s Leadership Summit
The summit, in its second year, honors Manhattanville alumna and human rights activist Ethel Kennedy Manhattanville University welcomed more than 60 young women from 14 school districts across the region for the Young Women’s Leadership Summit, where students learned about human…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 29Expert Guide: Game-Based Learning in Westchester Schools
Discover how game-based learning is reshaping Yonkers Public Schools and Westchester classrooms, plus what parents should ask about it in 2026. If you have a child in Yonkers Public Schools this year, chances are they’ve come home talking about a game their teacher had them play…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 29Eco-Ambassador Teachers Bring Educators to Five Islands Park
On September 12, New Rochelle educators gathered at Five Islands for a hands-on marine ecology workshop led by Eco-Ambassador teachers Carmen Glenn and Jonathan La Rosa. The workshop gave educators direct experience with field-based activities they can use with students,…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 29Mayor Spano Appoints Symra Brandon to Yonkers Board of Education
L-R-City Council Majority Leader John Rubbo, YPS BOE President Dr. Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio, Symra Brandon, Mayor Mike Spano Mayor Mike Spano swore in former Yonkers City Councilmember and community leader Symra Brandon to the Yonkers Board of Education. As trustee of the…
Mid Hudson News
Published September 29New law gives school districts more time to pay for clean energy upgrades
NEW YORK- School districts across New York will have more time to recover the cost of clean-energy improvements under legislation recently signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. The new law extends the period school districts can use savings from lower utility bills to pay for…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 28Hundreds convene for NYSUT’s Unplugged conference
Today New York State United Teachers brought together more than 500 educators, parents, lawmakers, medical experts and advocates for “Unplugged: Reclaiming Human-Centered Education,” a full day conference delving into the growing role of technology in classrooms and how schools…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 28MAYOR SPANO & YONKERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADDRESS STUDENT ATTENDANCE RATES WITH PLEDGE 182 CAMPAIGN
Mayor Spano Asks Students at Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy to Pledge to Attend the 182-Day School Year Mayor Mike Spano at MLK Jr. School. Photo by Maurice Mercado/City of Yonkers In an effort to improve academic readiness,Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Public Schools…
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 28Irish-American Scholarship Opportunity!
Are you a high school senior of Irish-American heritage with plans to attend college? The Society of Irish American Lawyers (SOCIAL) is offering a $2,500 scholarship, along with a $500 runner-up award, to an eligible student from the Ninth Judicial District. Applications are due…