School shootings have become so ordinary that the press is always looking for a fresh hook. Last week, the media found a new lead for an old story . . .
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5/17/19
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Students at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville recently took part in the ‘Faith in the Public Square’ initiative, which asks students to do good works. During Holy Week, the students prepared …
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5/2/19
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Lorraine Poppe, a beloved and transformational educator for 44 years, died on Tuesday after a long period of declining health.
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By Erik Hawkins
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4/17/19
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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.
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By Sufyan Hameed
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3/15/19
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U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing in Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder in 2013, opined that the nation had made such strides in overcoming racism since the passage of landmark civil rights legislation in the 1960s . . .
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3/1/19
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As a senior at Mepham High School in Bellmore, I’m excited that ERASE Racism has launched a Long Island-wide public discussion called “How Do We Build a Just Long Island?”
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By Gabriela Daza
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2/8/19
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The Democratically controlled State Legislature moved on Jan. 29 to protect New Yorkers by enacting common-sense measures to combat gun violence.
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2/7/19
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The contradictory narratives of the Jan. 18 confrontation in Washington, D.C., between a teen in a Make America Great Again hat and an indigenous rights activist led to a week of fury and misunderstanding.
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By Erik Hawkins
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1/31/19
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To be selected to perform in the New York State School Music Association’s All-State Conference, musicians must score 100 — a perfect mark — at their auditions in the spring. Six Baldwin High …
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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12/13/18
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If you think what you do in high school doesn’t matter, perhaps the Brett Kavanaugh hearings will change your mind. That is my message to our children and grandchildren.
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10/5/18
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