Nassau County residents should feel proud that Hofstra University was selected by the Commission on Presidential Debates, for the second consecutive national election, to host last week’s Obama-Romney faceoff.
more
10/24/12
|
Next week, when students return to classes, they will be greeted by new teachers, meet some new classmates and may even notice the shiny floors and clean desks.
more
8/30/12
|
They walked, jogged and some even sprinted around the athletic field as Francis X. Hegarty students and teachers joined together in the school’s annual Winner’s Walk on May 18. Sponsored by the …
more
5/30/12
|
Staten Island Borough President Jim Molinaro has come out swinging against a little-known tax loophole that, according to estimates, costs American taxpayers $4.2 billion per year.
more
5/24/12
|
As part of the Council of Education Travel, students from European and Asian countries will be coming to Long Island to stay with host families and spend the 2012-2013 school year as foreign exchange …
more
3/7/12
|
Prior to 1971, the Feb. 12 birthday of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington’s Feb. 22 birthday were separately celebrated as federal holidays. In 1971, President Richard Nixon proclaimed the third …
more
2/29/12
|
At a Board of Education meeting last month, Dr. Karen Siris, principal of School 9E, spoke to residents about how the New York State Dignity For All Students Act (the Dignity Act) will be effecting …
more
Alex Costello
|
2/8/12
|
To combat bullying in the Oceanside School District, Julia Nappi’s government class at Oceanside High School is working at full force on some incredible projects. As a student in this class, I’m …
more
Ariel Yardeni
|
12/21/11
|
For years now, Oceanside High School has offered many Advanced Placement tests. Ranging from World History to Environmental Science, AP tests are administered in a variety of subject areas.
For …
more
Jack Swerdlin
|
11/30/11
|
Over the past few years, New York state lawmakers have targeted bullying in schools with legislation designed to allow students to feel safe in a place where they should feel safe.
more
10/6/11
|