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New Assistant Principal Named At Elementary School In Ardsley New Assistant Principal Named At Elementary School In Ardsley
New Assistant Principal Named At Elementary School In Ardsley Following an intense selection process, an elementary school in Westchester has selected a new assistant principal who brings plenty of experience to the role. The Ardsley Union Free School District has appointed Tiffany Babb as the new assistant principal of the Concord Road Elementary School, officials announced on Thursday, Dec. 14.  Babb will officially begin serving in the role on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Babb was selected for the position after emerging as a "standout candidate" during the rigorous selection process led by an interview committee that included parents, district and…
Most Students At This Baltimore High School Read At Elementary Level: Report Most Students At This Baltimore High School Read At Elementary Level: Report
Most Students At This Baltimore High School Read At Elementary Level: Report Only 2 percent of students at one high school in Baltimore read at their grade level while the rest read at an elementary school level, Fox News reports. At the beginning of the school year, 77 percent of Patterson High School — which has a $12 million budget — students tested at an elementary school reading level, the outlet says. "As a whole, the system has failed them," an unnamed teacher reportedly told Fox. The Kane Street school is touted as the most diverse school in the city. "A morning breakfast program, yoga, meditation, and a school store are available for our students," the si…
Literacy Initiative Central To Stamford Children Who Need It Most Literacy Initiative Central To Stamford Children Who Need It Most
Literacy Initiative Central To Stamford Children Who Need It Most The typical summer slide in children's reading skills is additionally impacted this summer by students having less access to free books the past four months. And even though most Fairfield County libraries have steadily reopened since being allowed to July 7, kids still need to get to the branches. While online access to library books is plentiful, some families lack the technology tools for their children to checkout the books online. The challenge in Stamford is being addressed thanks to a partnership between a nonprofit called Cradle to Career, which runs under the umbrella of United…
Loretta Lambert, Former Greenwich Academy Teacher, Dies Loretta Lambert, Former Greenwich Academy Teacher, Dies
Loretta Lambert, Former Greenwich Academy Teacher, Dies A former Greenwich resident who taught at Greenwich Academy for 25 years has died. Loretta "Lorry" Margaret Riley Lambert died in White River Junction, Vermont, on Tuesday, June 4.  She was born in Jackson, Michigan, on May 4, 1931. A graduate of St. Mary's High School in Jackson she received an AB from St. Mary's College, South Bend, Indiana, in 1953. While attending college in South Bend, she met John "Jack" F. Lambert from Darien who was attending the University of Notre Dame across the street. They married in 1953.  After Jack finished law school and a federal judicial clerk…
Library Restrictions Cause Uproar Among Mahwah Parents Library Restrictions Cause Uproar Among Mahwah Parents
Library Restrictions Cause Uproar Among Mahwah Parents Several Mahwah public schools prohibit children from checking out library books whenever they want -- and parents are less than pleased. At the George Washington Elementary School, for example, the seemingly unprecedented rule mandates that children can only take out books every other week. At Joyce Kilmer, it's once every three weeks. Similar rules apply at the township's other two elementary schools, causing an uproar among parents, NBC4 reports. "We're concerned about what this means for the future of libraries and what it's doing to our children's literacy and education," mom Jennifer …
Westchester Native Barbara Bush In Failing Health, Stops Further Treatment Westchester Native Barbara Bush In Failing Health, Stops Further Treatment
Westchester Native Barbara Bush In Failing Health, Stops Further Treatment Click here for an updated story: Westchester Native, Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92 Barbara Bush, a 92-year-old native of Westchester, is in failing health and declining further medical treatment, returning home for comfort care after a series of hospitalizations. The former first lady, who grew up in Rye, has been treated for decades for Graves' disease, a thyroid condition. Bush has been suffering for some time and has been in and out of the hospital multiple times in the last year while battling with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, and congestive heart failu…
Chappaqua Central Schools Name Director Of Literacy Chappaqua Central Schools Name Director Of Literacy
Chappaqua Central Schools Name Director Of Literacy The Chappaqua Central School District Board of Education appointed Jamie Edelman as the next Director of Literacy for kindergarten through 12th grade. The appointment came Wednesday, April 11 during a school board meeting and takes effect on July 1. Edelman first came to Chappaqua five years ago to serve as principal of Douglas Grafflin Elementary School.  Prior to joining Grafflin, she spent 13 years as principal of Putnam Valley Elementary School, was an Assistant Principal of Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School in Croton-on-Hudson, and before that spent nine years in New York City scho…
'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read 'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read
'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- HRHCare has partnered with the Peekskill community to put books back in the hands of growing students. The Peekskill Rotary Club launched a new program to increase literacy skills in Peekskill among pre-school and school-age children. With help from members of HRHCare, Hudson Valley Chamber of Commerce, Barnes & Noble bookstores and Peekskill Basics Program, local students will have a greater opportunity to improve their education outside of the classroom. With materials funded by the Rotary Club of Peekskill and support from community partners, the committee crafte…
'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read 'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read
'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- HRHCare has partnered with the Peekskill community to put books back in the hands of growing students. The Peekskill Rotary Club launched a new program to increase literacy skills in Peekskill among pre-school and school-age children. With help from members of HRHCare, Hudson Valley Chamber of Commerce, Barnes & Noble bookstores and Peekskill Basics Program, local students will have a greater opportunity to improve their education outside of the classroom. With materials funded by the Rotary Club of Peekskill and support from community partners, the committee crafte…
'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read 'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read
'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- HRHCare has partnered with the Peekskill community to put books back in the hands of growing students. The Peekskill Rotary Club launched a new program to increase literacy skills in Peekskill among pre-school and school-age children. With help from members of HRHCare, Hudson Valley Chamber of Commerce, Barnes & Noble bookstores and Peekskill Basics Program, local students will have a greater opportunity to improve their education outside of the classroom.   With materials funded by the Rotary Club of Peekskill and support from community partners, the committee crafte…
Bethel Bookseller Gets Bonus From Bestselling Author James Patterson Bethel Bookseller Gets Bonus From Bestselling Author James Patterson
Bethel Bookseller Gets Bonus From Bestselling Author James Patterson BETHEL, Conn. — Stephen Hutchinson, who works at Byrd’s Books in Bethel, was one of 300 independent booksellers who received grants from bestselling author James Patterson.  Patterson announced grants totaling $350,000 (an increase of $100,000 over previous years) as part of his Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program.  Patterson partnered with the American Booksellers Association to distribute the funds, which were awarded to individual booksellers in amounts ranging from $750 to $1,250. (The full list of the recipients is at BookWeb.org/bonus.) The grant application asked one question: “Why does…