Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MOUNT VERNON − The school district's state-appointed monitor arrives as Mount Vernon gains a new superintendent on the heels of ...

MOUNT VERNON — Mount Vernon Mayor Peter Donovan and Mount Vernon School District Superintendent Victor Vergara accompanied Children of the Valley Bike Club students on their final ride of the season ...

Optimism surged eight years ago in Mount Vernon after voters approved a $106 million bond to reorganize the city's schools. The district’s two middle schools would be eliminated, with grades 7 and 8 ...

The Mount Vernon School District is holding a public hearing today on its proposed budget, which includes a 3.3% property tax levy increase. District officials say the increase is necessary to cover ...

The Mount Vernon Board of Education unanimously selected Dr. Demario A. Strickland as Mount Vernon City School District’s new Superintendent of Schools. The appointment was made during a special board ...

Mt. Vernon Intermediate School students take part in a robotics program. Robotics has grown in popularity within the Mt. Vernon school district, which recently won a state robotics grant for the ...

MOUNT VERNON, New York (WABC) -- The Mount Vernon City School District could be forced to close several elementary schools as a result of reorganization plan in the area. Dr. K Veronica Smith -- ...

Mount Vernon's state-appointed monitor, Kimberly Young Wilkins, held her first public hearing on July 22. The district has initiated layoffs and building closures amid financial challenges. Also ...