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Agostina Alfonso, 15, a sophomore at Freeport High School, with her photography teacher Lisa Pignataro and Agostino’s photo “Harry Styles,” for which she was recognized at a Long Island Arts Council at Freeport show at the village library on Tuesday.
30 students selected for Long Island Arts Council show
Huddled in front of her photograph on display in the Freeport Memorial Library lobby, Agostina Alfonso, 15, her mother, Paola Centurion, and her photography teacher, Lisa Pignataro, chatted about the photo Agostina had snapped of Harry Styles. more
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How do we keep young people on Long Island?
We are at a turning point on Long Island. The lasting impacts of the Great Recession and the student debt crisis are exacerbating the trend of young people struggling here and ultimately fleeing the area. more
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Higher ed needs a shake-up
It seems every politician under the sun is scrambling to deal with the out-of-control costs of higher education in the U.S. And with good cause. more
More than 200 students attended Tween Nite Out at the Long Beach Ice Arena on March 22.
LB AWARE promotes substance-free fun for students
Long Beach AWARE, a local organization dedicated to preventing substance abuse among young people, recently hosted its annual Teen Nite Out and Tween Nite Out events. Teens and tweens in the … more
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We must rethink state testing for grades 3-8
Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight. more
Structural racism on display on L.I. schools’ sports fields
Long Island is one of the most segregated metropolitan areas in America, and segregation in our schools is getting worse, according to the Long Island-based ERASE Racism. more
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Dr. Stephen Dewey, an adjunct psychiatry professor at New York University Langone Health, spoke about the dangers of vaping at Long Beach Middle School on Feb. 28.
Expert: Vaping dangers abound
By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com More than a hundred people gathered in the Long Beach Middle School auditorium on Monday to hear what Dr. Stephen Dewey, an adjunct psychiatry professor … more
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Lt. Joseph Pangaro, CPM
Q: What should my school district be doing about school security and what can I do as a parent to make sure they are doing the right things?
A: When I served as a police lieutenant in charge of helping the schools in my community, I had to get the message through to everyone in the district that the most dangerous thing they could … more
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Let the Jefferson statue debate rage on
When a group of Hofstra University students recently began calling for the Thomas Jefferson statue in front of the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center to be removed, those who aren’t history buffs might have done a double take. more
State must get teaching standards right this time
In the remarkable 2014 film “Whiplash,” J.K. Simmons plays Terence Fletcher, a maniacal music professor at an elite East Coast conservatory bent on producing the next truly great jazz musician . . . more
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