Education

By Thomas Montana New York is seen as having one of the best school systems in the U.S., according to a recent report from WalletHub. New York ranks 10th overall when including factors such as […]

Topic: “Shaping the Future of Innovation, Access, and Academic Excellence”  Dr. Ed Bonahue, the president of Suffolk County Community College, will be the guest speaker at LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) on September 12, […]

By Hank Russell The New York State Comptroller’s office released audits on two local school districts. One audit found one district did not properly handle its fund balance properly and another audit found that there […]

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 […]