Megan Zerez
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ITHACA, N.Y. — In a pair of formal complaints, the union representing Ithaca City School District’s substitute teachers alleged the district is not acting in good faith. The move comes […] The post Ithaca substitute teachers union files complaints after program cuts, contract expiry appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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TRUMANSBURG, N.Y. — The finest in scrappy, red-blooded American motor sportsmanship was on full display at the annual Trumansburg Demolition Derby last week. Dozens of local drivers, their pit crews […] The post Gallery: Daring drivers and crushed metal reign supreme at Trumansburg Demolition Derby appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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Administrators from the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) presented a list of pending and implemented budget cuts to Board of Education members during a special voting meeting Tuesday night.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — The Dalai Lama made a brief stop in Ithaca late Friday morning while en route to New York City. The Tibetan spiritual leader arrived at Ithaca’s Namgyal Monastery via helicopter from Syracuse, where he had been recovering from a knee surgery. Hundreds gathered at the monastery for a chance to see and…
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Ithaca City School District (ICSD) Board of Education member Katie Apker resigned earlier this week after serving one year on the board. She had two more years left in her term.
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The cuts go far deeper than initially expected. The district initially estimated it would only have to eliminate eight full-time substitute teacher positions under the now-adopted budget.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Students throughout the Ithaca City School District will be able to eat lunch and breakfast for free at school when the school year begins this fall. The district announced Friday it had received additional funding from the U.S. Depa…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Dozens of Lehman Alternative Community School (LACS) families and teachers met last Thursday to air concerns about impending budget and staffing cuts to the school. Like other […] The post Lehman Alternative Community School families concerned about pending budget cuts appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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Local non-profit childcare provider Coddington Road Community Center is set to double its student capacity next year after receiving a state grant worth some $4.2 million. The funds will offset construction costs for the community center’s long planned expansion project.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca City School District’s (ICSD) chief operations officer Amanda Verba will resign her post in the coming weeks. Verba oversaw district finances, including the formulation of the school […] The post Another Ithaca school district exec plans to resign next month appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.