Education

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 […]

By Hank Russell It was close, but not close enough, as the proposed 2024-2025 budget for the Sachem School District failed to pass, despite a 4,175-4,129 vote in favor of the budget. But, because the […]

Suffolk County police arrested a Greenlawn student after she made a threat of mass harm. Second Precinct Crime Section officers today responded to Old Field Middle School, located at 2 Old Field Road, after a […]

Suffolk County Police arrested a Deer Park student after he brought a BB gun to school and made threats of harm towards the school community. First Precinct Patrol officers responded to Robert Frost Middle School, […]

School for Special-Needs Students Used the Funds to Make It Compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act A middle school for children with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders in Glen Cove has completed upgrades […]

Suffolk County police arrested an East Northport student after she made threats of mass harm to several students. Second Precinct Crime Section officers responded to East Northport Middle School, located at 1075 5th Ave., after […]

On April 16, during Autism Acceptance Month, Nassau County Legislators Seth I. Koslow (D-Merrick) and Michael Giangregorio (R-Merrick) joined together to honor JFK High School junior Jayda Levine for her outstanding leadership and advocacy efforts […]

Governor Kathy Hochul announced on April 30 the New York State Healthcare Workers for Our Future Scholarship. This new scholarship program provides a two-year full cost of attendance scholarship to approximately 500 New York State students seeking […]