Students Newcomers Academy in Pomona Middle School Photo/ John Meore The Journal News “Between July and mid-October, East Ramapo officials documented 938 new students coming to the school district − all of them English language learners and many recent immigrants.…
East Ramapo’s state monitors have repeatedly warned that the school district is teetering on a “fiscal cliff.” A $40 million hole looms for this year’s budget, and if it’s not fixed in time, the district faces dire consequences. For the…
“A Spring Valley man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison and must repay $1.14 million for stealing millions of dollars from a federal program designed to provide computer technology to underprivileged school children. Peretz Klein was considered the…
“East Ramapo once again failed to pass a budget plan at the polls. Tuesday’s vote on a revised spending plan went down by about 2:1. The district now must operate next academic year under a contingency plan that restricts the amount that…
The results here are from the two school districts, and at this point, are still unofficial. Suffern 2022-23 Budget — 4,555 Yes votes passes with 77.8% of the total vote. East Ramapo School Budget — 1,229 Yes 3,101 No For…
Tomorrow, Tuesday May 17, there are important School Board Elections for Board Candidates and Budget Approvals in Suffern Central and East Ramapo Central School Districts. Your support is critical here especially for the two budgets. Below are the candidates supported…
Trustee Harry Grossman summed up the feeling of voters in his ward: “They want me to care about someone else’s kids, they obviously don’t care about my kids.” An East Ramapo trustee, citing community resentment that private camps have been…
Fox Alter’s appointment was met with disappointment by a former East Ramapo board member, who said the district needed someone with experience dealing with a diverse community.–The Journal News Recently retired Pleasantville schools Superintendent Mary Fox-Alter has been named to the…
