“East Ramapo’s school board on Wednesday evening passed a dramatic directive by the state Education Commissioner to increase the 2024-25 property tax levy to a total of 5.38%, more than four times higher than the 1% hike voters approved in June. The…
“East Ramapo has a new fiscal monitor, Shawn Farr, the New York State Department of Education announced Tuesday. The district has been under the watch of a monitor team for several years to address East Ramapo’s ongoing financial struggles and…
“The main formula used by Albany to distribute money to New York’s school districts — we’re talking $24.9 billion for the new school year — could finally be facing a major overhaul, or at least some nips and tucks. The…
“In East Ramapo, the re-vote went through with 1,245 voting yes and 1,082 voting no, according to unofficial results accepted by the school board a little past midnight. East Ramapo’s original and revised budget plans set spending at $331 million,…
To read a copy of the new budget or to find your polling place, visit the East Ramapo website here. Please come out to support the district and all of its students.
“A state bill, introduced by Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski Thursday, aims to install a fiscal control board in East Ramapo to oversee the cash-strapped school district. Without such drastic measures, one lawmaker warns, the school district may not have the funding…
Please come out next Tuesday, May 21 and vote yes for the proposed Annual Budget for the East Ramapo School District. You can find your voting place and see a sample ballot on the East Ramapo website here. There are…
The following editorial appeared in The Journal News, Sunday April 7, 2024. The co-authors are Donna Lieberman and Carole Anderson. “State leaders know all too well how the East Ramapo school board has driven its public schools to dysfunction — they’ve…
“As a deficit looms and banks are refusing to lend money to East Ramapo, state monitors asked school board trustees point blank: Are you willing to cut transportation costs, which eat more and more of the budget each year, by…
“East Ramapo’s Family Welcome Center officially opened Monday, November 21, offering residents of the school district help with just about anything, from finding health insurance and boosting food access to attending English lessons to getting kids’ vaccinations. Located at the…
