Education

By Sara Strassberg The Diamond Charter School is seeking to open in Hempstead starting in 2026, but, during a public hearing at the ABGS Middle School in Hempstead Village on July 29, nearly 100 residents, […]

By Hank Russell The Riverhead Central School District recently announced that, starting this coming school year, two armed guards, or school resource officers (SROs), will be stationed at the high school and the middle school. […]

Joshua D. Brookstein and Erika L. Conti, two partners with the Uniondale law firm Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz Coschignano PLLC, in conjunction with the Nassau County Bar Association’s School Engagement Subcommittee, partnered with schools in […]

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Brox) recently continued his annual statewide tour today with Assemblymember Gina Sillitti (D-Port Washington) at the Henry Viscardi School, a 4201 school that has provided an equitable learning environment for children […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri May’s school board elections and budgets votes saw only two school districts countywide reject their budget propositions: West Babylon and Sachem Central. Both budgets were slated to […]

Grace Liu first developed an interest in academic research in middle school. But she soon learned that most extracurricular research programs were expensive and out of reach for many students. Liu, a student at Syosset […]

A former educator with the Bay Shore School District who is already facing charges of sexually abusing two former students has now been indicted on an additional charge. Thomas Bernagozzi, 75, of Babylon, was indicted […]

Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-North Shore) has secured $500,000 in special funding for Hicksville Public Schools. This money comes in addition to a 6% increase (totaling nearly $2.5 million) in foundation aid which is part of […]

Says Agency Wants to Focus on Educational Equity By Kayleigh Anderson  The New York State Education Department (NYSED) recently proposed a series of changes to the requirements that high school seniors in the state must […]

At the Brookhaven Town Board Meeting on June 6, Councilmember Jonathan Kornreich presented two Stony Brook University students, Aman Mistry and Siddhant Desai with a proclamation recognizing Scholars for Medicine Society. The organization provides an […]