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Many reasons to address chronic absenteeism epidemic
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (388+ words) Jor'Dynn Duncan had 40 absences over six months last school year. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin; Alisha Crystal Case It's too early to know what the school did or did not do with reporting and investigating Duncan's absences. But it's not too late…...
Air traffic control class in Queens includes Long Islanders who could address nation's controller shortage
5+ hour, 43+ min ago (688+ words) Yanni Argotis, 28, of Melville, a recent graduate of an enhanced air traffic controller training program, at Republic Airport on Thursday in Farmingdale. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp When Yanni Agrotis'was growing up, his father, a former flight instructor, would take him…...
Long Island 2026 student award winners
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (1735+ words) Cancer investigator. Jericho High School senior Ashka Shah reacts to the announcement that she was a finalist in the Regeneron Science Talent Search for her research into how healthy cell growth systems go awry in cancer. Credit: Newsday/ Alejandra Villa…...
FIRE free speech group demands Hofstra University drop harassment investigation against professor Richard Himelfarb
15+ hour, 12+ min ago (684+ words) A free speech group is demanding Hofstra University drop a harassment investigation against a professor. Credit: Hofstra University/Matteo Bracco A free speech group is demanding that Hofstra University drop its harassment investigation into comments made by a professor who…...
The skills people still perform better than AI, according to workplace experts
15+ hour, 14+ min ago (1061+ words) NEW YORK " Many workers fear machines will supplant them as adoption of artificial intelligence accelerates. But what if people have qualities both unmistakably human and essential to career success that AI could not easily replace them? Some workplace experts argue…...
Central Islip schools to have early dismissal Thursday due to heat
17+ hour, 48+ min ago (376+ words) The Central Islip School District announced early dismissal on Thursday due to a heat advisory. Credit: James Carbone At least one Long Island school district, Central Islip, has announced classes will dismiss early Thursday " beginning with the high school at…...
Baldwin Middle School, inspired by ill student, raises nearly $15 G for Make-A-Wish Foundation
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (528+ words) Michelle Nardelli and Caroline Ver Planck of Make-a-Wish are presented with a check by Baldwin Middle School National Junior Honor Society eighth-grade students. Credit: Thomas Hengge A service project at Baldwin Middle School was transformed into a community initiative'to raise…...
Why is school enrollment decreasing and should that lower school taxes?
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (37+ words) Newsday Why is school enrollment dropping? The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in. Unlimited Digital Access Only 25for 6 months...
School enrollment down across Long Island
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (282+ words) A region with a decreasing population of school-aged children has an obvious consequence'declining school enrollment. Of Long Island's 124 school districts, 91 showed enrollment declines of at least 10% in the last decade. Overall, Suffolk County schools saw a 9. 3% decline in public school…...
School enrollment falls on LI
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (529+ words) Sources: U. S. Census Bureau ACS 1-year, New York State Education Department. Note: Population estimates are from 2016 and 2024, the most recent data available. Credit: Newsday/Karthika Namboothiri A region with a decreasing population of school-aged children has an obvious consequence "declining school…...