FROM THE DESK OF: Yonkers Newswire Journalist Brian Harrod.

HMMM... Why Aren't #Yonkers Political Candidates Talking About This? FAIL.... The Yonkers Public Schools Spends $23,187 Per Student Each Year, But Two Thirds Of The Children Can't Read At Grade Level. FACTS... For Perspective, This Means That A Typical Classroom Of 20 Students Costs #YonkersNY Taxpayers $463,740 Each Year. QUESTION.... Why Are Taxpayers In The City of Yonkers Spending So Much And Getting Back So Little? Yonkers Public Schools, insiders say about 21% of new school spending in the city of hills is going toward support services expenditures, which largely includes non-instructional staff. In fact, Yonkers Public Schools insiders say administration grew by 65% in the last two decades and now consumes almost $1,200 per student each year, far exceeding the nationwide average of $738 per student. The bottom line is that taxpayers in The City of Yonkers needs to get more bang for its education bucks and cut the top heavy administrative fat, along with the fraud, waste and abuse that parents often privately complain about. There are rumors that the Yonkers Public Schools will be cutting scores of jobs this June to balance its budget, but will those job cuts be teachers or administrators and their many assistants.... https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/posts/3499792373611649/