Brandon Shintani, a 17-year-old junior at Ridgewood High School in New Jersey, has an incredible and empowering business story. He is the CEO and founder of the website Mind-DesignSports.org. Per northjersey.com, Shintani studied psychology and... Read More
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The U.S. News and World Report’s has ranked 19 Long Island schools among the nation’s 1,000 best high schools in the nation. Coming in at 109th in the nation is Jericho Senior High School. Great Neck South High School came in at... Read More
By Noel Gomez, Product Marketing Manager Instructure A new study by the National Education Association (NEA) reports that 55% of America’s teachers are ready to leave the profession due to burn out. That’s a staggering figure, but not very... Read More
Several retailers across the country are rationing the sale of baby formula amid a nationwide shortage. According to USA Today, Walgreens is limiting customers to three products per person to prevent customers from stockpiling baby... Read More
Looking for a summer camp for your child can be stressful. The decision takes time, patience and an understanding of what you’re looking for in a program for your child. When choosing a summer camp, consider the following: 1. What do you... Read More
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2019 distracted driving crashes killed 3,142 people in the U.S., an average of nine deaths per day. That number was up... Read More
With COVID-19 cases rising once again, New York City is keeping a mask mandate for children under 5 in place and will appeal a judge’s ruling that struck it down, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday. City health officials are recommending that... Read More
All across the nation, schools are having trouble filling vacant job openings for teachers. It’s a problem that’s been manifesting for years, but thanks to the pandemic, the teacher shortage crisis has worsened with no end in sight. While there... Read More
Nassau police hosted a drug education seminar Wednesday to help combat the growing opioid crisis on Long Island.Operation Natalie is named after a Long Island native who died of an overdose. According to police, overdose deaths are up 30% on the... Read More
Here are 5 holiday survival tips for divorced parents to help them work together to make the best experience: Plan it out. Make a list of the events that people want to do for the holiday, including for each side of the family, and if the child... Read More
The FDA just authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11, one of the last age groups in the U.S. pending vaccine authorization. The approval came after FDA staff reported that the risks of... Read More
This year has been full of frightening weather events. From major hurricanes, bomb cyclones, blizzards and even extreme drought, the weather has been sinister throughout the past year. Of course, the weather sometimes loves to put on haunts... Read More
You’ve probably heard of TikTok challenges. But have you heard about the havoc they’re wreaking in U.S. schools? Over the last year, challenges like devious licks (students steal and vandalize property) have spread like wildfire throughout... Read More
What’s happened? Instagram has announced today that the company is temporarily ceasing development on the highly polarizing ‘Kids’ version of the app, citing concerns from parents and other child advocacy groups. Why does... Read More
Like almost half of all students in the U.S., both of my sons learned online last year. Which meant my husband and I both “did online school,” too. And like most parents, we did not sign up for that! Being continually present as our kids “did... Read More