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By Amy Gernon November 12, 2012
Sandy kept students out of the classroom for over a week, and state officials are still determining whether or not to waive the 180-day school year requirement to ease recovery on districts and students alike.
By Cait Russell November 07, 2012
As we slowly return to normal in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the question many parents are asking is "When will the kids be back in school?"
By Cait Russell November 01, 2012
We've put together an invaluable resource for getting back on track in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
By Vickie Moller October 23, 2012
Earlier this month Sanford H. Calhoun High School in Merrick announced the opening of The Stable, an on-campus, state-of-the-art retail skills training store for special needs students enrolled in its "Prep for Life" program.
By Amy Gernon October 23, 2012
A minibus driver was arrested on Monday for driving while impaired after backing into a tree during a field trip to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
By Vickie Moller October 18, 2012
For the past 16 years, Stony Brook University's Long Island High Technology Incubator (LIHTI) has been supporting new technologically-innovative companies by providing them with a variety of resources and services to improve their opportunity for ...
By Amy Gernon October 18, 2012
Kevin O'Connell, assistant to the superintendent of the Roosevelt School District, was arrested and charged with receiving child pornography at his home in Patchogue.
By Amy Gernon October 16, 2012
Robert Stundis was fired from Acme Bus Company on Friday, following his arrest on Wednesday for Driving while Ability Impaired.
By Amy Gernon October 08, 2012
Soil and air testing at two Bethpage schools shows presence of toxic chemicals, but air quality is still within state standards.
By Amy Gernon October 01, 2012
A report by the U.S. Department of Education shows a rise in student loan defaults in the first three years of repayment.
By Amy Gernon September 24, 2012
A report by the Department of Education finds that resegregation trends are on the rise nationwide.
By Amy Gernon September 17, 2012
Four Long Islanders were charged with hazing and serving alcohol to underage teammates at a hazing initiation event for SUNY Geneseo's volleyball team.
By Amy Gernon September 10, 2012
Timber Point Elementary School in East Islip, Cantiague Elementary School in Jericho, Mount Sinai Middle School in Mount Sinai and Syosset’s South Woods Middle School have been awarded the National Blue Ribbon.
By Amy Gernon September 03, 2012
The state Education Department has identified 21 schools on Long Island in need of improved academic performance, along with 67 schools now eligible to compete for grants.
By Amy Gernon August 27, 2012
A Sayville school custodian, Shawn Mead, has been charged with possession of child porn.
By Amy Gernon August 13, 2012
An anonymous donation of $10 million and matching funds from the Simon Foundation is making a Supercomputer Institute and further partnership with Brookhaven National Laboratory a reality.
By Vickie Moller July 16, 2012
Suffolk County Community College is proposing a new 25,000-square-foot state-of-the-art Renewable Energy and STEM Center on its Brentwood campus, an aggressive initiative that makes the school a leader among Long Island's higher institutions working to ...
By Vickie Moller July 09, 2012
Early this year, the Long Island Community Foundation presented Deidra Parrish Williams, executive director of the NuHealth Foundation, a $50,000 grant to help support a childhood obesity initiative for middle school students in the Roosevelt ...
By Vickie Moller July 02, 2012
At a recent Smithtown Central School District Board of Education meeting, Jonathan Jacobs, a 2007 High School East graduate, introduced "Whisper", a unique iPhone application designed to provide up-to-date information to faculty, students, parents and ...
By Vickie Moller June 25, 2012
The Stony Brook University School of Journalism has launched a campaign to establish a Center for International Reporting in honor of Marie Colvin, the legendary correspondent and native Long Islander, who was killed in a ...
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