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[LISTEN] Community Matters – Dr. Bret Apthorpe March 2019 Interview

April 1, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN VIA SOUNDCLOUD Originally airing Thursday, March 28, 2019 WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Dr. Bret Apthorpe, superintendent of Jamestown Public Schools, about the 2019-20 State budget and the impact it will have on next … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: 2019-20 Jamestown School Budget, Bret Apthorpe, Community Matters, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown Public Schools Success Academy, Small City Schools Lawsuit, State Budget

Jamestown School Board to Consider Future Payments for Small City Schools Lawsuit

February 7, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown School Board will be weighing its options in the coming weeks when it comes to deciding whether or not it want to continue funding the Small City Schools, or Maisto v. New York, lawsuit. On Tuesday the school board … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown School Board, Joe DiMaio, Kimberly O'Connor, Maisto v. New York, New York State Association of Small City School Districts, New York State Constitution, New York State Court of Appeals, New York Supreme Court, Nina Karbacka, Paul Abbott, Small City Schools Lawsuit

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Dr. Bret Apthorpe January 2019 Interview

January 28, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Recorded Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Initially broadcast Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent Bret Apthorpe talks about several issues involving the school district, including the Small … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: 2019-20 Jamestown School Budget, Bret Apthorpe, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Maisto v. New York, Small Cities Lawsuit, Small City Schools Lawsuit, State Budget

State Funding Lawsuit Involving Jamestown, Seven Other Cities, Sees New Life Following Appeals Court Decision

October 27, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Public Schools received some good news in court on Thursday. A state appeals court unanimously reversed a trial judge’s 2016 ruling that had dismissed the Maisto v. New York case, which is also known as the small cities … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Jamestown Public Schools, Kimberly O'Connor, Maisto v. New York, New York Supreme Court, Small City Schools Lawsuit

[LISTEN] Community Matters – JPS Superintendent Tim Mains Discusses Small City Schools Lawsuit

September 23, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Sept. 23, 2016. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Jamestown School Superintendent Tim Mains about the recent decision by a State Supreme Court Judge involving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Community Matters, Jamestown Public Schools, Maisto v. New York, Small City Schools Lawsuit, Tim Mains

Judge Rules in Favor of State in Small Cities Lawsuit

September 21, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - A decision has come down regarding the Small City Schools lawsuit (Maisto v. New York), which included Jamestown Public Schools as a plaintiff, and which began more than a decade ago. On Tuesday, an Albany County state Supreme Court … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Jamestown Public Schools, Kimberly O'Connor, Maisto v. New York, New York Supreme Court, Small City Schools Lawsuit

DiMaio Named President of State Small City Schools Association

July 1, 2015 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown School Board President Joe DiMaio is the new leader of a statewide group who’s goal is to look out for the interests of small city school districts. DiMaio was recently elected President of the New York State Association of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Joe DiMaio, New York State Association of Small City School Districts, Small City Schools Lawsuit

JPS Administrators Testify in Small Cities Lawsuit

January 28, 2015 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Officials with the Jamestown School District were in Albany Monday to testify in the Small City Schools Lawsuit, which involves eight small city school districts filing a lawsuit against the state for failing to provide appropriate school … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Public Schools, Jessie Joy, Maisto v. New York, Small City Schools Lawsuit, Tim Mains

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