Education

By Hank Russell Four private colleges and universities received a total of approximately $7 million from the state through the Higher Education Capital Matching Grant Program (HECap). The funding supports projects that will upgrade facilities, […]

By Hank Russell With a school board meeting slated for tonight, a group of residents comprised of parents, students and community members from the South Country School District are calling on New York State Comptroller […]

By Hank Russell A Milwaukee-based company has renewed its agreement with a local educational institution to fund one of its career programs. Johnson Controls (JCI) has renewed its commitment to Suffolk County Community College’s Heating, […]

Largest Grant in Its History Suffolk County Community College has been awarded the largest grant in its history—nearly $1 million annually for the next five years—to expand healthcare education and support services for students preparing […]

Stony Brook University Libraries hosted the family of former United States Senator Jacob Javits for a private viewing of  The Senator Jacob K. Javits Collection, which resides in the university’s Special Collections and University Archive, […]

A 15-year-old was arrested for allegedly calling a school and making a bomb threat. On September 16 at 7:35 a.m., a bomb threat was called in to Long Beach High School, located at 322 Lagoon […]

Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation allowing Stony Brook University to expand housing on its north shore campus.  Sponsored by Sen. Monica R. Martinez (D-Brentwood) and approved unanimously by the state Senate in June, the […]

A high school student was arrested on charges that he allegedly sent text messages to other students saying he would shoot up the school. According to Nassau County Third Squad detectives, East Meadow High School […]

A $300 million grant was presented to Stony Brook University (SBU) to establish a Quantum Research and Innovation Hub. The governor’s office said this grant will further catapult New York’s national leadership in groundbreaking research […]

By Hank Russell A piece of legislation that would amend the state’s Education Law to establish a committee to conduct a survey of instruction on the history and civic impact of the September 11, 2001 […]