Who would have thought that the Independent U.S. senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, would so quickly close the gap with presumed 2016 presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton?
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7/15/15
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Starting next year, it will be more difficult for parents to display their kids’ report cards on the fridge.
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By Alex Costello
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6/10/15
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The Lawrence School District has mandated uniforms for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, an idea that . . .
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6/4/15
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If you’re on the go and need to check your child’s school lunch menu, or just want to see how the Cyclones did last night, don’t worry: There’s an app for that.
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By Alex Costello
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6/3/15
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The Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will host a Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mepham High School, 2401 Camp Ave., Bellmore.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/20/15
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The school and library spending plans passed in Tuesday’s budget votes with a comfortable margin.
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5/20/15
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For weeks New Yorkers heard rumors that when the state’s budget battles finally ended, teacher performance would be measured more effectively, elected officials would be held to higher ethical standards . . .
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4/9/15
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The official report is in, and the overpayment of staff members by the Rockville Centre School District was an accident.
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By Alex Costello
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3/18/15
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Tis the season of tax levies, enrollment projections and capital reserve funds. It’s school budget time . . .
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2/25/15
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Despite last year’s vehement opposition to a proposed charter school in the Lawrence School District, which forced the applicants to withdraw the application in November, a similar group wants to open a newly named charter, the Lawrence Charter School. The group behind the effort submitted a letter of intent to the State Education Department ahead of the Feb. 10 deadline.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/18/15
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