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State Targets ICSD for Improvement Ithaca City Schools have been targeted for improvement under New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act. Enfield and Beverly Martin schools had already been identified as needing improvement. According to the Ithaca Times, the district received the new designation after Dewitt and Boynton middle schools also received poor marks. The state’s report card showed that Black students at the middle schools were disproportionately absent and in need of academic improvement. Now that four schools in the district have been targeted for improvement its been labeled a “target district.” State law requires target districts to develop a District Comprehensive Improvement Plan. About 18% of New York’s school districts have the…
Lori Sonken speaks with Cornell professors David Shalloway and Brian Cabot about their efforts to encourage Cornell’s Board of Trustees to no longer invest in fossil fuels. This interview aired on October 26, 2015.
Read MoreThe Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies based at Cornell, brought internationally known Scriabin specialist Matthew Bengtson to Ithaca as part of a commemoration of the centenary of Scriabin’s death. I talked to Matt before his performance on the 22nd. Matt Bengtson’s Web Site is mattbengtson.com
Read MoreThanks to everybody who contributed to our 2015 Quiet Drive last month! We raised a total of $6,620 from 91 donors, including (in no particular order): Mark Stenzler David Mazzarella, who gave in memory of Privacy & Democracy Camille Doucet Bob Fitzsimmons Rachel Lampert Philip Snyder Erica Crytzer Randi Beckmann & John Hoffmann Gail &…
Read MoreMeaghan Sheehan Rosen explains to WRFI’s Lori Sonken how the Friendship Donations Network keeps nutritious food from going to waste by giving the fresh food to neighbors in need. This interview originally aired on July 8, 2015, on WRFI Radio News.
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State Targets ICSD for Improvement Ithaca City Schools have been targeted for improvement under New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act. Enfield and Beverly Martin schools had already been identified as needing improvement. According to the Ithaca Times, the district received the new designation after Dewitt and Boynton middle schools also received poor marks. The state’s…
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Sabotage Cuts Candidate Forum Short A forum for Ithaca City School Board candidates Thursday night was interrupted and then cut short. The event was hosted by the Ithaca Teachers Association (or ITA) via Zoom. Seven candidates were slated to participate, three of whom are endorsed by the ITA. According to the Ithaca Voice, the attack…
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Cornell President Pollack to Retire After seven years as Cornell’s President, Martha Pollock will retire on June 30. According to the Cornell Sun, in her announcement Pollack stressed that the decision to leave was her own. She added that she had been considering retirement since last fall. But events at Cornell and other campuses lead…
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Housing Market in Tompkins Remains Tight The housing market in Tompkins County continues to shrink. According to the Tompkins Weekly, housing stock is down 14% from last year’s already historic low. Brent Katzmann of the Ithaca Board of Realtors called the decline “disconcerting.” In addition to an overall decline in available houses for sale, he…
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