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Former CU student sentenced to 5 years probation, ordered to pay $70,000 for loan fraud

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Former CU student sentenced to 5 years probation, ordered to pay ,000 for loan fraud
A former Cornell student who admitted she obtained admission to – and attended – three universities between 2008 and 2014 by forging various documents was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay Cornell $70,000 for student loan fraud. Cavya Chandra, 26, of Carmel, Ind., pleaded guilty to student loan fraud and admitted in October that she forged... more

Several Cayuga County-area school board elections contested this year

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Several Cayuga County-area school board elections contested this year
More than half of the Cayuga County-area central school district board of education elections this year will feature contested races. The deadline to petition for most school board seats was April 16. Candidate voting for each district, along with budget votes and any other propositions districts might have, will be held May 15. • The Cato-Meridian Central School District Board... more

Geneva City Manager Search Committee meets for first time at HWS

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Geneva City Manager Search Committee meets for first time at HWS
The City Manager Search Community Committee met for its first meeting at Demarest Hall at Hobart William Smith. The group met from 11:30am-1:00pm. Mayor Ron Alcock greeted the members and thanked them for volunteering for this very important task. After introductions, the members signed confidentiality agreements. This process being confidential is an industry practice that allows the privacy of the... more

Ten candidates seek three seats on Waterloo school board

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Ten candidates seek three seats on Waterloo school board
It’s the biggest field of candidates in recent memory. School district voters will have 10 people to choose from for three seats on the nine-member school board when they go to the polls May 15. The three-year terms of incumbents Ellen Hughes and Charles Bronson expire this year; both are seeking re-election. A third spot is open because Kathleen Oldfield... more

Auburn school district could possibly cut 28 staff positions in face of deficit

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Auburn school district could possibly cut 28 staff positions in face of deficit
The Auburn Enlarged City School District could cut 28 proposed staff positions. The cuts were discussed during a board of education meeting Wednesday. The board also approved a 1.58-percent tax levy increase to present to taxpayers for the May 15 budget vote. That levy increase is equal to the district’s tax cap limit given by the state. The district’s total... more

Did a cyberattack strike New York’s student tests?

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Did a cyberattack strike New York’s student tests?
New York was one of seven states earlier this week whose student tests were hit by what was reportedly a "deliberate attack" on the computer system operated by Questar, an outside vendor. On Tuesday, New York was one of the states whose students in grades 3-8 were taking computerized English tests, but were interrupted by what the Tennessee education commissioner... more

Teen charged with making terroristic threat after Columbine reference on Snapchat

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Teen charged with making terroristic threat after Columbine reference on Snapchat
The Penn Yan Police Department and Yates County Sheriff’s Office have provided an update on the threat made on social media by a 17-year-old resident. Police say that on Friday around 9 a.m. Garret M. Wawrzyk, 17, posted a photo to Snapchat, which showed an item alleged to be a gun with the caption “Eric Harris v2.” Eric Harris was... more

Penn rules Vincent can keep doctorate; former HWS president not interested in returning to position

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Penn rules Vincent can keep doctorate; former HWS president not interested in returning to position
The University of Pennsylvania has ruled former Hobart and William Smith Colleges president Greg Vincent’s doctorate in education will stand, so long as he makes some revisions to the document. On April 13, HWS announced that Vincent had resigned after less than a year on the job, saying he wanted “to avoid any further stress to the campus community.” However,... more

After state aid concerns, Port Byron school district to have a tight budget

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After state aid concerns, Port Byron school district to have a tight budget
The Port Byron Central School District will have a tight 2018-2019 budget after state aid issues. At a district board of education meeting Thursday night, the board approved the 2018-2019 budget to be brought forth to taxpayers for the budget vote May 15. Mitch Toleson, the district's assistant superintendent for business and finance, said during a budget presentation before the... more

Supporters of Vincent ask HWS trustees to not accept resignation amid plagiarism investigation

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Supporters of Vincent ask HWS trustees to not accept resignation amid plagiarism investigation
Many supporters of former Hobart and William Smith Colleges President Greg Vincent are defending the man, who are calling into question — the allegations against him. He cited an interest to ‘avoid any further stress to the compass community’ when submitting a letter of resignation to the Board of Trustees on Friday. However, supporters of the embattled former president —... more

Cornell awarded $650,000 grant to fight opioid abuse

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Cornell awarded 0,000 grant to fight opioid abuse
The College of Human Ecology at Cornell University, in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, was awarded a three-year $650,000 grant to respond to the opioid epidemic. The funds come from the William T. Grant Foundation's first Institutional Challenge Grant and were awarded to combat increasing rates of opioid abuse and child maltreatment in low-income, rural communities in... more

‘Future to be determined’: Board weighs options for Auburn geospatial technology institute

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‘Future to be determined’: Board weighs options for Auburn geospatial technology institute
The Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology at Cayuga Community College in Auburn has no staff, no working website and is lapsed in its charitable status. The institute's board, however, says it's working toward the best solution for its future, though members are foggy on what that exactly means. The approximately 15-year-old organization began as a nonprofit, focusing on... more

Retirements may help Auburn school district avoid some layoffs in face of budget gap

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Retirements may help Auburn school district avoid some layoffs in face of budget gap
Around 200 to 300 years’ worth of experience will leave the Auburn Enlarged City School District after the end of the year. The district is looking to make cuts toward positions with incoming retirements to save jobs ahead of the district’s looming deficit. District Superintendent Jeff Pirozzolo said Wednesday that the district discussed cuts at a 2018-2019 budget workshop Tuesday.... more

Delays abound for English assessments across Cayuga County area

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Delays abound for English assessments across Cayuga County area
Delays plagued English language arts assessments across Cayuga County-area schools Wednesday and Thursday. Auburn Enlarged City School District Director of Instruction Dennis Taylor and Port Byron Central School District Superintendent Neil O’Brien said the Central New York Regional Information Center — the internet provider for several state BOCES components — had connectivity problems Thursday that delayed testing for some students... more

Two Cayuga County districts subject to NY budget school spending mandate in 2018-19

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Two Cayuga County districts subject to NY budget school spending mandate in 2018-19
Following adoption of the state budget last week, two Cayuga County districts, including the county's largest, will be required to submit building-by-building spending data to the state beginning in the 2018-19 school year. Auburn and Union Springs school districts will be subject to the mandate in its first year, according to the state Division of Budget. In the 2018-19 school... more
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