school board election

School districts in Steuben and Chemung counties held their annual budget votes and school board elections Tuesday. The Prattsburgh Central School District budget failed by fewer than nine votes.

The Corning-Painted Post Area School District presented its 2026-2027 budget proposal of $160.7 million to the public for comment earlier this week.

The Elmira City School District held a public forum Monday with the four school board candidates on the ballot. There are three seats up for election.

Just under 97% of school districts across New York state successfully passed their budgets. Preliminary results show voters in Broome and Tioga counties overwhelmingly approved their local budgets and propositions.

Corning-Painted Post school district voters will decide on a $147 million budget and 8 percent tax levy this year. They will also elect board members. Some are returning for another term and others are looking to join the board for a first term.

Ten school districts across New York failed to pass their yearly budgets after voters rejected them in Tuesday's local school board elections.

Ballots for school board elections across the region show many districts still plan to buy diesel buses next year, despite federal and state funding for EV models.

“Reading more about what happened with that just really angered me. Watching the board meeting on Tuesday, seeing all the board members—just one Black person on there.”

Erin Croyle, a write-in candidate, defeated Bradley Grainger to become the newest member of the Ithaca City School District school board.

Voters in the Ithaca City School District will decide on a $120-million dollar capital project in today's election.