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The shell game we like to call graduation rates

State taxpayers remain mostly blinded by educational obfuscations like the high school graduation rate. more

By Mark Nolan | 3/9/23

A letter to the graduates

Congratulations to the class of 2021! You made it! This is no small achievement. Did you know that only half of the students who started at a private college four years ago are graduating this year? more

By Robert Scott | 6/3/21

State allowing outdoor high school graduation: Cuomo

Govenor Cuomo announced Sunday that outdoor high school graduations of up to 150 people would be allowed starting June 26, provided social-distancing protocals are observed. The announcement … more

6/7/20

Seren, a Nassau County police dog, worked with handler Matthew Pinelli at the annual canine graduation at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Oct. 18.

Police dogs have their day

The newest — and furriest —graduating class of the Nassau County Police Department is ready to protect and serve. After an intense nine-month training, four members of the Canine Unit … more

By Rebecca Anderson | 10/31/17

Members of Wantagh’s class of 2017 tossed their caps in the air at the end of commencement on June 23.

Wantagh says goodbye to the class of 2017

Gray skies did not dampen the spirits of the class of 2017, Wantagh School District officials said. Seniors celebrated a long-awaited milestone in the gymnasium during the Wantagh High School’s … more

6/29/17

Salutatorian Thomas “TJ” Sullivan and Valedictorian Grace Sullivan said they had great experiences at Wantagh High.

Sullivans lead the way

Hundreds of relatives, friends and neighbors of the Wantagh High School class of 2017 descended on the gymnasium last Friday for commencement. While leafing through the program for the ceremony, they … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/29/17

Natalie Patrey, of Wantagh, was one of 332 students to graduate from MacArthur High School last Saturday. Patrey’s siblings and her parents, Ken and Jean, congratulated her on the concourse of the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University.

MacArthur students take the next step

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By Julie Mansmann | 6/27/17

Trump’s pullout from Paris accord is sad, so sad

The biggest problem with President Donald Trump’s foolish decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement is not that it rejects an international accord signed by 195 countries . . . more

6/15/17

Q: How Do I Help Graduates Start On Solid Financial Ground?

A: With graduation season drawing to a close, many recent graduates are making their first major decisions about the future – where to live, which job to take and how to spend their non-working … more

Christopher Zarra, CFP®, ChFC®, CFS® | 12/13/16

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