Education

Assemblymember Tommy John Schiavoni (D-Sag Harbor) joined Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on July 22 at the future site of the Long Island Head Start (LIHS) Riverside Head Start Center to announce $2.25 million in state […]

By CaraLynn Caulfield A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for the Trump administration to eliminate nearly 1,400 jobs at the U.S. Department of Education — a move that could dramatically reduce […]

By Thomas Montana The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into Connetquot Central School District in its attempt to remove its Native American mascot, name and imagery.  In April, the Office for Civil […]

By CaraLynn Caulfield The U.S. Department of Education has referred New York State’s Native American mascot ban to the U.S. Department of Justice for potential enforcement, after state education officials refused to rescind a policy […]

Suffolk County Police arrested a woman who allegedly posed with a spring-loaded imitation rifle in front of her former high school in Hauppauge. Ericka Rodriquez, 18, allegedly took a selfie of herself holding the imitation […]

PSEG Long Island has announced the winners of its sixth annual I Am EM-Powered Energy Conservation video public service announcement (PSA) contest. This year, the top 10 award-winning videos were created by 26 fourth– to […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Raheem Soto Commack will begin stationing armed guards at every school in the district starting this September. The decision follows a March 2025 vote by the Board of Education […]

By CaraLynn Caulfield The Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU), which represents more than 4,500 teaching and graduate assistants across State University of New York (SUNY) campuses, ratified a new three-year labor agreement. The announcement was […]

The Riverhead law firm Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo presented its Community Service Scholarships to Jillian Swiatocha and Maria Buelvas, two graduating high school seniors at Southampton High School, during the school’s Senior […]

The former director of facilities for the Lawrence Union Free School District (LUFSD)w and a co-conspirator were indicted for a more than $2 million scheme in which they allegedly used the director’s influence and knowledge […]