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One of the odder twists in the story of Freddie D. Smith’s apparent plagiarism is this: One dissertation that seemed to match his closely was published after his. The dissertation was on the same topic, the impact of Core Knowledge curriculum on achievement, and it was published in 2004. Smith’s is dated May 2003. Here’s a passage from [...]

Clay Ketter, one of Sweden’s most prominent artists and a 1985 Purchase College alumnus, is featured in a David Schwarz Project 11 exhibition at the Purchase College School of Art + Design. Ketter moved to Sweden 20 years ago from New York City.  The exhibition includes works created from 1996-2009 that reflect everyday domestic interior and [...]

School news from Carmel: “Our annual Community Open Forum is set to take place on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 7:00 p.m. at George Fischer Middle School. This is your opportunity to provide the district and the Board of Education with feedback on such priority topics as Curriculum and Instruction, Communication, Facilities and Transportation and Budget and [...]

Fifteen Hastings High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society at a ceremony on Thursday. They were: Lauren Berke, Anna Bernstein, Niko Gelfars, Aliana Heffernan, Daphne Lee, Jordan Lerner, Eleanor McQuistion, Hannah Murphy, Stephen Pecylak, Maud Reavill, Ben Roif, Catherine Smyth, Nicolee Spiller, Miya Tsudome and Charles Zahn.

Here’s an event about teen-age depression, how it manifest itself and where to seek treatment. The movie More than Sad will be shown at the Chappaqua Public Library tomorrow night, followed by a panel discussion with mental health professionals. Teenagers, parents, school psychologists and social workers are invited. The evening begins at 7:30 p.m. The library is at 195 [...]

When Monecia Samuels wanted her students at the College of Westchester to hear a well delivered speech, she took them to hear Sal Capiello, the owner of Tuscany Cafe in White Plains. Here’s a description of the field trip courtesy of Jessica Del Balzo. Capiello gave a speech on persuasive speaking that students from the Oral Communications [...]

Nearly two dozen needy families will each have a Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings thanks to the students and parents of the Greenburgh school district. The Parent Teacher Association, working with the district’s Early Childhood Program, has been running a food drive since early November. Pre-schoolers brought in canned and boxed goods in their bookbags [...]

Westchester Community College received a national citation for expanding its efforts to increase diversity in enrollment, employment and other areas. The Association of Community College Trustees has given the college the 2009 Charles Kennedy Equity Award for a variety of initiatives aimed at increasing the number of minority and women students and faculty, encouraging minorities to [...]

Three Bronxville High School students were selected for the 2009 All-State Mixed Chorus. They are seniors Thomas Dawson, a tenor; and Joe Wood, who sings bass; and junior Hannah Geiling, a soprano. The announcement came from the New York State School Music Association, which sponsors the All-State Conference each year for high school juniors and seniors. The [...]

The Hastings school board meeting scheduled for tonight has been moved to the Farragut cafeteria because all of the district’s teachers plan to attend. The president of the Hastings Teachers Association, Nate Morgan, will address the board on behalf of the faculty. The meeting will start at 8 p.m. The district and teachers are in contract negotiations.