Sewanhaka School District high school Elmont Memorial was named to the College Board Advanced Placement School honor roll and earned silver distinction.
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By Nicole Wagner
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10/13/23
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The horrific charter bus accident on Orange County’s Interstate 84 on Sept. 21 that claimed the lives of a band director and a retired teacher while injuring 16 members of Farmingdale High School’s marching band should be a wake-up call for change.
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10/5/23
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When students in Alana Smith’s third-grade class arrive every morning at the John Street School in Franklin Square, they are greeted by Milo — a robot that teaches social cues and emotions, and soon will teach academic disciplines as well.
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Rei Wolfsohn
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9/22/23
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On clear summer evenings, I sit on the lawn of William L. Buck Elementary School in Valley Stream — a five-minute walk from my house — with a telescope I was given four years ago at my bat mitzvah.
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By Ilana Greenberg
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9/21/23
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Students were welcomed back to school this year with a heat wave to bid the summer season goodbye.
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By Nicole Wagner
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9/15/23
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For all Americans, and particularly Long Islanders, who recall the horror of Sept. 11, 2001, reliving those tragic moments each year is devastating, and yet, at the same time, gratifying and reassuring.
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9/14/23
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The Sewanhaka school district has hired a consulting firm to rebrand and create a new school mascot.
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By Nicole Wagner
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9/8/23
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They called them the most dangerous stretches of road on Long Island. No crosswalks. Speeding cars. Pedestrians literally running for their lives . . .
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9/7/23
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As families struggle with the cost of living on Long Island, the Green Acres Mall and a host of volunteers came together last weekend to take away some of the stress of back-to-school shopping.
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By Nicole Wagner
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8/27/23
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A growing number of public schools — including many here in Nassau County — are offering something many wish they had years ago: American Sign Language.
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8/24/23
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