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A smaller alternative

ITHACA, NY Up on East Hill, about a block-and-a-half from Cornell University, sits Cascadilla School. A brick building draped in ivy, the school serves students in grades 6-12,  generally enrolling about 50 students in total. Classes usually function at about a 4:1 student:faculty ratio. “We have smaller class sizes, smaller graduating class sizes, so we cater to a more individualized approach to education,” Jenna Kendall, director of student services, said. The curriculum is traditional, following the New York State Regents system, but students and teachers have a bit more flexibility when it comes to the timing of classes they take. For instance, if a student excels in math class, they can take it on a semester schedule. This way, they can take one course in the fall, take the January Regents exam, and then move to the next course in the spring and take the June exam for that one, rather than spend an entire year on the same class. 

Cascadilla Boathouse gets makeover, restored to original shingle style

Democratic primary results are official

County Legislature (District 1) Travis Brooks is in the running to replace outgoing chair Leslyn McBean-Clairborne, who decided not to run again after spending 20 years as the legislator. Brooks defeated Nicole LaFave by 34 votes, 396-362. Brooks won the first ward 181 votes to LaFave’s 105, while LaFave was favored in the second ward, 257 votes to Brooks’ 215. Brooks is the deputy director of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center, where he manages programs focused on education, development and sustainability. He’s also the director of Ithaca’s My Brother’s Keeper, a program launched by President Barack Obama designed to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color. He was also heavily involved in the Reimagining Public Safety collaborative between the city and the county, and will continue to serve on the newly created task force to work on the implementation of the plan.