The Yonkers Public Schools Achievement Record Extolled Yet is Deficient of the Accolades Expressed
By HEZI ARIS

“Impressive Assertions!”

Falsehoods v Facts Hezitorial 

Which Figures Are to Be Believed?

Dr. Edwin M. Quezada, Superintendent of the Yonkers Public School District.

FALSEHOOD: Yonkers Board of Education (YBoE) Celebrates Deceitful Assertion of  Positive Five Years Trajectory of Yonkers Public Schools Scores 

Because the complexity of the issue herein cannot compare visuals side by side, it may be best to convulsively regurgitate that espoused by the YBoE who sent out the press release replicated herein:

YBoE ASSERTION: 88% of Yonkers Class of 2019 Graduated On Time – Cohort 2015

YBoE ASSERTION: Only Large City District to Graduate Over 80%

YBoE ASSERTION: Graduation rate surpasses NYS and Big 5 averages

YBoE ASSERTION: Dropout rate lower than NYS and Big 5 averages

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The Yonkers Public Schools District’s Press Release Issued on January 16, 2020 is replicated herein:

YONKERS, NY — On January 16, 2020, the New York State Education Department released the 2019 graduation data.  “Once again, it is my pleasure to report that Yonkers Public Schools’ graduation rate is up over last year ...

NYS Attorney General James Announces over $8 Million Grant Awards to 10 Cities to Develop New Strategic Housing Programs

Cities For Responsible Investment And Strategic Enforcement (“Cities RISE”)   

Advance Neighborhood Revitalization and Help Cities Address Housing Challenges

Westchester Grantees are City of Mount Vernon and City of White Plains

New York State Attorney General Leticia James

NEW YORK — January 15, 2020 — Attorney General Letitia James today announced over $8 million in grant awards as part of the Cities for Responsible Investment and Strategic Enforcement (“Cities RISE”). Cities will use these grants to launch innovative programs related to housing and strategic code enforcement. The program aims to innovatively address and transform blighted, vacant, or poorly maintained problem properties through the use of housing and community data from various state agencies.

Launched in April 2017, Cities RISE advances the New York State Office of the Attorney General’s comprehensive strategy for helping New York families and communities rebuild from the housing crisis. In the first phase of the program, 16 municipalities received a two-year subscription to a data platform designed to integrate and analyze data such as code enforcement records, ...