Step outside Sunday night and you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of the total lunar eclipse. Late in the evening, the full moon is slated to pass directly into Earth’s shadow cast by the sun, illuminating the moon a brilliant... Read More
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Zavier Foster, a graduating senior at Baldwin High School, has been named one of 620 semifinalists in the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The semifinalists were selected from a pool of over 5000 candidates chosen from nearly 3.6 million... Read More
The prices for just about everything are continuing to go up, according to new numbers from the government. Inflation hit 8.3% in April, and even thought it has slowed from a 40-year-high, Long Islanders are still feeling a financial... Read More
The pandemic sparked a wave of parents choosing homeschooling for their children – a decision that seems to be sticking. According to an analysis conducted by the Associated Press, the number of students being homeschooled increased by 63% in the... Read More
The number of deaths from drug overdoses increased by 15% in 2021 and set another record, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said that it recorded nearly 108,000 deaths due to drug overdoses... Read More
The 1918 influenza pandemic couldn’t bring Lincoln College down. Neither could the Great Depression or World War II. It survived a major fire and economic hardships. But the college is closing for good on Friday — the victim of two modern... Read More
Some authors make writing seem effortless — seamlessly weaving together a main plot, character arcs and subplots to create one cohesive narrative. For would-be writers stumped on how to bring their stories to life, prolific writer and lecturer Hank... Read More
The 2022 National Teacher of the Year is Kurt Russell of Oberlin High School. Kurt was honored at a ceremony at the White House. Russell, who serves as a history teacher and head boys basketball coach at Oberlin, was described as... Read More
Congratulations to Charlie Rizzuto of Oyster Bay High School on receiving the award. Rizzuto was one out of five teachers from each grade level throughout the country. He is the first physical education from Long Island to be receive the award from... Read More
The Great Resignation continues as a record 4.54 million workers quit their jobs in March. Professional and business services and construction had the highest number of people leaving, according to the latest Job Openings and Labor... Read More
Blackstone Inc. is betting big on U.S. property with a deal to buy student-housing operator American Campus Communities Inc. for $12.8 billion. The all-cash transaction is the largest student-housing deal by the Blackstone Real... Read More
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
Dozens of New York City school employees have been placed on unpaid leave after allegedly faking their proof of COVID-19 vaccination. The New York City Department of Education notified the employees last week. A spokesperson for the... Read More
Nearly every human on the planet — a staggering 99% — breathes air that does not meet quality standards set by global health officials. The new data comes from a survey of over 6,000 municipalities in more than 100 countries across the... Read More