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 ...

They spoke up during a public hearing Monday night. "With the prices of everyday things getting out of hand, now is not the time to do this," says Mount Vernon parent, Erica Peterson. It's over the ...

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 ...

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'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 ...

This meeting was about the academics. "Our math scores are way behind our proficiency rates for English-Language Arts," said Mount Vernon City School District Superintendent Demario Strickland.