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Cayuga County-area school districts get modest aid increase in Cuomo’s budget

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Cayuga County-area school districts get modest aid increase in Cuomo’s budget
Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a $1 billion education aid increase in his 2017-18 executive budget, including a modest bump for Cayuga County-area school districts. Under Cuomo’s budget plan, the Auburn Enlarged City School District would receive $29,179,205, a 2.3 percent increase over its 2016-17 foundation aid total. The Weedsport school district’s aid would increase from $5,607,988 in the 2016-17 school... more

Commission says $269M brought into region by HWS

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Commission says 9M brought into region by HWS
Hobart and William Smith Colleges may not pay property taxes, but it wields plenty of economic impact in the region and state, a new study says. A recent analysis by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities said the Colleges’ total economic impact in 2015 was $269.2 million, an increase of about $25 million since 2013. The commission used data... more

Courtney Caralla awarded scholarship in Newark

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Courtney Caralla awarded scholarship in Newark
At a recent Newark Rotary Club meeting, Courtney Caralla, a 2016 Newark High School graduate, was awarded the $1,400 Charles Baldwin Rotary Service Scholarship. Courtney is currently a freshman at Keuka College studying early-childhood education. At college, as in high school, Courtney is involved in several service oriented clubs such as Rotaract. She was recognized for her extensive dedicated volunteer... more

NY Times: Keuka College in top 10 percent in graduate income

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NY Times: Keuka College in top 10 percent in graduate income
A recently published New York Times report on economic diversity and student outcomes of colleges and universities across the country has ranked Keuka College in the top 10 percent nationally when it comes to economic mobility of its graduates. The measure, according to The Times, reflects access and outcomes and represents the likelihood that a Keuka College graduate will move... more

Tompkins County Library closing for renovations in February

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Tompkins County Library closing for renovations in February
Tompkins County Public Library Director Susan Currie has announced the tentative renovation schedule for phase one of the Library’s comprehensive facility upgrade. Noting the importance of community access to the essential services provided by the Library, Currie said TCPL will be closed for ten days, from February 10 through February 19, to allow construction crews to expedite the completion of... more

Study finds wealthiest students dominate Cornell; while low-income students remain under-represented

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Study finds wealthiest students dominate Cornell; while low-income students remain under-represented
Cornell enrolls about the same number of students from the top one percent income bracket as it does from the bottom 40 percent, according to a new study. While Cornell enrolls a smaller percentage of students from the top one percent income bracket than any other Ivy League school, those students from the top one percent are still vastly overrepresented... more

Auburn school board resolution to oppose DeVos as education secretary fails

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Auburn school board resolution to oppose DeVos as education secretary fails
A resolution asking the Auburn Enlarged City School District to publicly oppose President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of education failed. The resolution, which was proposed by board of education member Eli Hernandez, did not go through, with a 3-3 vote at a board meeting at Auburn High School Tuesday night. The Citizen: Read More more

DiNapoli: Fewer New York schools face fiscal stress

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DiNapoli: Fewer New York schools face fiscal stress
The number of school districts facing fiscal stress dropped to its lowest level last year since the state Comptroller's Office began tracking it four years ago, according to a report released Wednesday. A total of 59 school districts across the state — or 9 percent — faced some level of budgetary stress during the 2015-16 school year, with just two... more

Former Cayuga Heights teacher pleads guilty to having inappropriate sexual conversations with child

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Former Cayuga Heights teacher pleads guilty to having inappropriate sexual conversations with child
A former Cayuga Heights teacher is being required to surrender his teaching certificate after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child by having multiple sexual conversations with the boy. Ryan Harrington pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor in Ithaca City Court Wednesday morning as part of a plea deal that requires him to submit to three years of probation,... more

Skaneateles superintendent discusses capital improvement project, student wellness at presentation

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Skaneateles superintendent discusses capital improvement project, student wellness at presentation
The central theme Skaneateles Central School District Ken Slentz talked about at the district’s strategic plan presentation was the idea of preparing for the future. As Slentz explained in front of a crowd of more than 30 people — including board of education members, parents and others at Waterman Primary School on Wednesday, that means getting ready for the students’... more

Cornell law graduates boast the highest salaries, study finds

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Cornell law graduates boast the highest salaries, study finds
Cornell University Law School graduates are above average — at least, their salaries are. According to a recent report conducted by Social Finance, Inc., Cornell Law graduates receive a higher average salary — approximately $183,377 three years after graduation — than other law school graduates across the United States. This average salary trumps the average national salary of law school... more

Legislators meet with Cayuga education leaders to discuss aid to schools

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Legislators meet with Cayuga education leaders to discuss aid to schools
Cayuga County school district superintendents, board of education members and other education leaders met with state representatives Saturday to express their budget concerns. The educators advocated for legislators to alter elements of the state's 2007-2008 Foundation Aid formula to bring additional funds to their respective school districts, at a meeting with state Sen. John DeFrancisco, state Sen. Pam Helming, state... more

Lansing school taxes will likely increase due to power plant devaluation

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Lansing school taxes will likely increase due to power plant devaluation
For eight years the fate of the Cayuga Power Plant has loomed over the Lansing Board Of Education's budgets. Starting in 2010 the value of the district's largest taxpayer has plummeted by 100 million dollars, and Lansing School District Business Administrator Mary June King says it is likely to lose even more value after the current negotiations with Tompkins County... more
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