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North Shore Middle School students Caroline Winchester, left, Isabelle Lee, Jazmin Ko, James Brissenden, Juliette Ryan-Baez and Olivia Bellocco showed off their action pieces at the Global Village Exhibition on June 11.

North Shore Middle School students tackle issues with research

Many of society’s pressing issues like sustainable energy, water pollution, gender equality, homelessness and gun violence are often left to the government to tackle, but at North Shore Middle … more

By Alec Rich | 6/20/19

Schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson, left, joined Rockville Centre Education Foundation President Audra Cerruto, Beau Gardner, a member of South Side’s class of 1959, and Board of Education President John O’Shea on June 5.

Education Foundation donates $70K to Rockville Centre schools

The Rockville Centre Education Foundation donated $70,000 to the school district at its Board of Education meeting on June 5. The money will go toward more than a dozen grants focused on bolstering learning in science, technology, engineering, the arts and math — also known as STEAM — as well as supporting students’ mental health. more

By Ben Strack | 6/13/19

Freeport Fire Department presented Bayview Avenue School’s third-graders who scored 100 percent on the Junior Fire Marshal Quiz with certificates.

Bayview Avenue School students slide into 13th year of fire safety

Bayview Avenue School third graders participated in the 13th annual “Hooked on Firefighters” program featuring the Freeport Fire Department at the Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center in Garden City on May 30th. more

By Natalie Deshommes | 6/7/19

Sean Murray, left, Adam Callahan and Ivy Reilly presented the grant winners at the Excellence in Education Foundation, Inc.’s inaugural reception on May 31.

Teachers, administrators win grants at inaugural reception

Families gathered around tables adorned with green and yellow balloons at the Lynbrook High School cafeteria last Friday for the Excellence in Education Foundation Inc.’s inaugural Grant Recipient … more

By Melissa Koenig | 6/6/19

Stephen Langfelder helped keep his classmates in contact with one another.

South Side High School's class of 1959 donates $40K to the Rockville Centre Education Foundation

South Side High School’s class of 1959 has raised more than $40,000 for the Rockville Centre Education Foundation in memory of one of their late classmates who made it his mission to keep the former students in touch. more

By Ben Strack | 6/6/19

Dr. Kishore Kuncham superintendent of Freeport Public Schools

Continuing to provide opportunities for students

The Board of Education and I are grateful for the community support of the 2019-20 school budget and approval of capital reserve spending. We are pleased that for the fifth year in a row we proposed … more

By Dr. Kishore Kuncham | 6/3/19

A principal appeared to use a school-messenger platform to endorse a candidate.

Updated: Controversy in District 30 board race

Valley Stream School District 30’s Board of Education race became embroiled in controversy last week when, on the eve of the May 21 election, the principal of Shaw Avenue School appeared to endorse … more

By Peter Belfiore and Melissa Koenig | 5/30/19

Meadow Elementary School was recently named a National School of Character by character.org.

Meadow school a National School of Character

By Anthony O’Reilly aoreilly@liherald.com For the second year in a row, a Baldwin elementary school has been named a National School of Character. This time, the honor went to Meadow … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 5/30/19

Updated: Controversy in District 30 board race

Valley Stream School District 30’s Board of Education race became embroiled in controversy last week when, on the eve of the May 21 election, the principal of Shaw Avenue School appeared to endorse … more

By Peter Belfiore and Melissa Koenig | 5/30/19

School officials and community members congratulated Anne Conway at a meeting Tuesday night for winning the open seat on the Long Beach Board of Education.

Long Beach school budget passes, Conway elected

Residents approved the Long Beach School District’s $142.4 million budget for the 2019-20 school year and elected Anne Conway to the Board of Education on Tuesday. The spending plan is about … more

By Bridget Downes | 5/23/19