The Democratically controlled State Legislature moved on Jan. 29 to protect New Yorkers by enacting common-sense measures to combat gun violence. more

After being selected winners in a national writing contest, 13 Meadow Elementary School students will have their work preserved in the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. The third-graders in … more

Plaza Elementary School students thought they were in the gym on Oct. 12 for an assembly about veterans when Principal Mark Gray asked if anyone had family in the military. Dozens of students raised … more

Lenox Elementary School students, parents and staff members had the chance to meet new principal, Asheena Baez, a week before the start of classes at an ice cream social held on Aug. 29. Parents were … more

The Baldwin Union Free School District on Mondy announced two of its elementary schools will have new principals starting July 1. more

Golda Meir famously said that when Israel’s enemies loved their children more than they hated Israel, peace would be possible. The same could be said of members of Congress: When they . . . more

In the week leading up to Black History Month in February, students at Plaza Elementary School in Baldwin had the chance to interview a man who had a close-up view of one the country’s great civil rights leaders at work — the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King. more

The Plaza Elementary School auditorium was packed last Friday as hundreds of energetic children eagerly awaited a highly anticipated announcement. For years, Plaza has been dedicated not only to its students’ academic success, but also to their personal development. This year, that commitment has paid off: Plaza was recently recognized as a National School of Character. Every year, the Character Education Partnership, a nonprofit Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, selects 65 schools across the country that have gone above and beyond to help develop students’ character, This year Plaza Elementary made the exclusive list for the first time. more

Retired Meadow Elementary School Principal Joan Morgan Flatley, 74, died of cancer on July 25. An influential figure in the Baldwin school community, Flatley helped bring special-education classes and services to the school district. more

Baldwin second graders at Brookside Elementary School began their year in science by learning what the soil around their school consists of, and how it varies from place to place. As the year progressed, they learned how soil behaves, how it is formed, and how it supports the native plants and animals they can observe around them. more