Binghamton City School District

Members of the Binghamton area faith community and others organize a Black Lives Matter March and Rally.

A grand opening celebration for Binghamton's MacArthur Elementary School will provide residents with an opportunity to tour the new facility.

Binghamton City School Superintendent Doctor Marion Martinez is on paid administration leave after accusations were made saying she failed to adequately address working conditions and student issues in the district.

Binghamton City School Superintendent Marion Martinez said the Board of Education will have to determine whether she's the best person to lead the district.

Binghamton City School District Superintendent Marion Martinez said she's disappointed with the call by unions representing teachers and administrators for her dismissal. While not happy with the reaction to what's been taking place in the district, Martinez said she's "not terribly surprised"

Several Broome County school districts are planning to test for lead in their water sources.

The Binghamton City School District has identified some drinking water sources that tests indicated had lead levels that were above acceptable limits. Superintendent Marion Martinez said she initiated a review of water testing in the district this month...

Benjamin Franklin Elementary School on Binghamton's South Side is to resume operations following a closure caused when water leaked into the school during a rain storm. The water seeped into classrooms and hallways. City school district officials had expected the school on Conklin Avenue would be ready to reopen on Thursday, February 18...

Teachers at Binghamton's East Middle School are continuing to work with school district administrators to address behavioral and other issues involving some students. School superintendent Marion Martinez said some adjustments were made to a professional development program which already was planned for Friday afternoon...

The new MacArthur Elementary School on Binghamton's South Side is almost ready for hundreds of students and teachers. Students in grades three through five will move back to the Vestal Avenue site November 30. That will be 1,545 days since classes were last held on the site on September 7, 2011...