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By Lyndsay McCabe October 23, 2013
A 10-year-old student at Northern Parkway School released pepper spray in a basement hallway, injuring 24 people including himself.
By Vickie Moller October 22, 2013
In frenzied panic students ran for cover as shots were fired Monday at the Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nev. by a fellow student, who, after killing a teacher and wounding two students, shot and ...
By Wendy L October 18, 2013
Report cards will not only be out for students. By Dec. 31, report cards will also be out for teachers and principals online.
By Vickie Moller October 18, 2013
As a forerunner in education and innovation, Stony Brook University was one of the first academic institutions to respond to the recession of 2008 by instituting the Corporate Education Training (CET) Transitional Certificate Training Program, ...
By Vickie Moller October 16, 2013
Following a raucous barrage of criticism from parents and teachers last week at a town-hall style meeting in Poughkeepsie to discuss Common Core Standards, State Education Commissioner John King Saturday canceled four remaining statewide meetings.
By Wendy L October 11, 2013
The parents of one elementary school on Long Island had a scare after news of an evacuation due to carbon monoxide.
By Wendy L October 10, 2013
If you're currently receiving the Basic STAR exemption as a homeowner, find out what you need to do in order to continue to receive exemption for school property taxes. You can save as much as ...
By Wendy L October 09, 2013
Recess is had without hard balls, playing tag, and doing cartwheels at one middle school on Long Island. Find out why it has been banned.
By Vickie Moller October 08, 2013
Eastern Suffolk BOCES, in partnership with the Medford Multicare Center, Suffolk Independent Living Organization and the Islip Career Center, last month launched a pilot program giving students with disabilities the opportunity to transition to adult ...
By Vickie Moller October 04, 2013
"Exciting News: Construction Begins for Our New School Building This Week," a September 4 news release on the Riverhead Charter School website reads--and Thursday nearly all of the school's 300 students turned out at the ...
By Vickie Moller October 01, 2013
For over 150 years, the Academy of Saint Joseph was a prestigious private all-girls Roman Catholic school conducted by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Brentwood, attracting boarding students from as far away as South ...
By Vickie Moller September 26, 2013
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Tuesday named four Long Island Elementary schools 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools, recognizing them among 286 public and 50 private elementary, middle and high schools nationwide for their academic excellence.
By Lyndsay McCabe September 20, 2013
Parents are up in arms over Superintendent Patricia Sullivan-Kriss decision to place ten students from a newly opened homeless shelter at Forest Brook Elementary - a school that parents already feel to be crowded.
By Vickie Moller September 19, 2013
Exchanges grew heated as parents, teachers and lawmakers assembled Tuesday at Suffolk Community College's Brentwood campus at a hearing on Common Core testing and related state school policies.
By Vickie Moller September 17, 2013
Online Trading Academy, which has been providing education in the financial markets for six years from its New York City Education Center on Wall Street, has recently expanded its operations to Long Island.
By Lyndsay McCabe September 15, 2013
A recent report found that 22 teachers at two Glen Cove elementary schools coached students on state tests by checking answers, darkening answer sheets, and suggesting alternative answers.
By Vickie Moller September 10, 2013
With a new school year in full swing, the American Red Cross has posted simple, practical safety tips and reminders to keep our children safe as they head back to the classroom.
By Sharon Lindell September 10, 2013
With back-to-school in full swing, students and parents should check out the great resources provided at their public library.
By Sandra Stelmach September 09, 2013
Parents are partying like it's summer's second coming - kids are finally headed back to school! Mothers everywhere seem to be celebrating their joy - some are even dancing in the streets.
By Vickie Moller September 06, 2013
In response to a reporter's question about failing schools at a news conference last week in Lockport near Buffalo, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that there has to be "a death penalty for failing schools, ...
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