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In response to complaints about overflowing garbage, Central High School District administrators provided North High School with larger garbage bins.

North High School community claims administration is unresponsive

One month after North High School students spoke before the Central High School District Board of Education, decrying the condition of the school’s facilities, North parents, teachers and students again filled the cafeteria at Memorial Junior High School on April 9 to demand answers from district administrators. more

By Melissa Koenig | 4/18/19

Valley Stream school districts present budgets

For the past few months, administrators at all four Valley Stream school districts have been presenting their proposed 2019-20 budgets, which residents can approve or vote down on May 21. The … more

By Melissa Koenig | 4/11/19

Tony Iadevaio, left, received a 2013 Everett R. Dyer Award from then District 24 Board of Education President Paul DePace.

Valley Stream's longest-serving BOE member steps down

District 24 community members gave Tony Iadevaio a standing ovation the district’s Board of Education meeting on March 27, after he announced that he would not seek re-election this spring. He has served almost 40 years on the elementary school district’s Board of Education and more than 30 years on the high school district’s board — becoming Valley Stream’s longest-serving school trustee. more

By Melissa Koenig | 4/4/19

Central High School recognized by New York State Education Department

Central High School has consistently graduated men of color at a higher rate than the state average, according to New York State Education Department data, which shows that more than 90 percent of … more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/28/19

School District 24 administrators and some of the equipment that came with i3-Technologies’ Learning Hub systems, which the district purchased through a State Assembly grant.

District 24 unveils new learning technology

Valley Stream School District 24 unveiled a suite of cutting-edge learning infrastructure at a ribbon cutting on March 19. The technology, which includes a set of interactive teaching tools from … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/28/19

Members of Valley Stream South High School’s track and field team were honored by the village board of trustees on March 11 for their excellent showing at this year’s state track and field championship.

South High School track and field students honored

Members of the Valley Stream South track and field team were honored by Mayor Ed Fare and the village board of trustees on March 11 for their showing at the 2019 state track and field championship … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/27/19

Students including Sumaiya Ramsaroop, right, spoke about the condition of Valley Stream North High School. Simar Thind and Sasha Smalls followed her.

North High School in poor condition, students say

One by one, students from Valley Stream North High School stood before the Central High School District Board of Education on March 12 to detail how the school’s facilities hinder their ability to learn. more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/21/19

A breakdown of the proposed $88 million budget for Lynbrook schools.

Lynbrook’s $88M school budget moves forward

The Lynbrook Board of Education voted to move forward with its $88 million spending plan for the 2019-20 school year at its March 13 meeting. A budget vote is scheduled for May 21. more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/21/19

Amberley Gajraj, third from right, won District 24's first- through second-grade spelling bee. She is with Samara Hussain, Daniel Menard, Runner-Up Shane Seepersaud, Ashton Espinoza and Addy Ekpanya.

District 24 students C-O-M-P-E-T-E

One by one, students in first- through sixth-grade took to the stage at the Brooklyn Avenue School to compete in the school’s annual spelling bee on Feb. 25. more

By Melissa Koenig | 3/14/19

Members of Brooklyn Avenue’s third-grade class were ready to vote in 2019’s Follett Challenge contest. They, along with the rest of the community voted to earn School District 24 a $30,000 semifinalist prize.

S.D. 24 wins $30k Follett Challenge prize

Competing against hundreds of school districts across North America, School District 24 has been named a Follett Challenge semifinalist, and will receive a $30,000 prize in books and educational … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/7/19

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