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First Westchester charter school approved by state

On June 15, Charter Schools Committee of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York approved Intellectus Preparatory Charter School, Intellectus Prep, to open August 2022 at the June 15 SUNY Board of Trustees’ Charter Schools Committee Meeting.  This action is unprecedented as Intellectus Prep is the […]

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$2.2M in food assistance for school children

On June 13, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced an estimated $2.2 billion in federal food assistance for children in New York State that were unable to access free school meals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Administered by the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer […]

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Iona finalizes agreement to acquire Concordia

Initiated earlier this year, an agreement has been finalized for Iona College to acquire Concordia College’s 28-acre campus in Bronxville. Concordia will cease academic instruction before the start of the Fall 2021 semester. The announcement sets the stage for Iona to pursue plans for a school of health sciences on […]