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Students on cell phones in schools

Op-ed | We need a true ‘bell-to-bell’ cell phone ban in schools—with no exceptions

By Dr. Curtis Palmore

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EXCLUSIVE | Bally’s foundation bid $8.5M for Preston High School property, but Sisters rejected offer

By Emily Swanson

Governor Kathy Hochul gathered a Youth Mental Health Roundtable to announce a 'distraction-free schools' proposal.

‘Bell-to-Bell’: How Governor Hochul is seeking to protect kids from digital distractions in schools

By Jada Camille

Hempstead Union Free School District calls for help as it faces budget dilemma

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Hempstead School District calls for help as it faces $107 million in charter tuition payments

By Casey Fahrer

Dr. Hazel Dukes in 2023

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Dr. Hazel Dukes, 92, remembered as long-time champion of civil rights in NY

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Advocates for Puerto Rican independence hold Bad Bunny-inspired town hall

By Emily Swanson

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Midway Jewish Center dedicates Torah for Omer Neutra

By Casey Fahrer

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Carle Place School District proposes $58 million budget for upcoming school year

By Casey Fahrer

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City Hall to meet with Brooklyn childcare centers fighting closure as providers, pols slam Mayor Adams

By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen

exterior of New York Law School, one of many U.S. law schools with increasing applications

Raising the bar: Applications to NYC law schools soar above last year’s numbers

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at a podium in an education classroom

New York’s schools and students would suffer major economic and academic losses if Trump erases Department of Education, pols warn

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Port Washington Interim Superintendent Christopher Shields

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Editorial: School districts face fears of immigration raids

By Schneps Media LI

Assemblymember Charles Lavine in the New York State Assembly Chamber, in Albany, NY on January 27, 2025

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Charles Lavine proposes state bill to teach Jan 6. attack on U.S. Capitol in schools

By Casey Fahrer

Immigrant children at NY schools amid fears of ICE deportations

Fears of ICE deportations at New York schools leave teachers, staff and migrant parents concerned

By Náosha Gregg

Floral Park-Bellerose School.

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Floral Park-Bellerose School District to host $19 million bond referendum

By Casey Fahrer

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Hochul proposes free community college

By Casey Fahrer

Gianaris, AOC visit P.S. 70Q in Astoria for College and Career Awareness Day

By emarshall

Child and parent holding up sign seeking universal childcare

Universal childcare push at City Hall park sees hundreds of parents and tots urge City Hall to lift economic hardships, provide free programs

By Dean Moses

Hicksville Superintendent Ted Fulton.

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Hicksville schools opt out of regionalization after latest board meeting

By Casey Fahrer

Central Boulevard students place their one-word rocks in a garden bed outside the school as a reminder of their goals this year.

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Editorial: Should school districts participate in regionalization voluntarily?

By Schneps Media Long Island

Bengali college student from the Bronx interns with Queens council member

By Emily Swanson

Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor of New York Public Schools announces expansion of Future Ready NYC programs.

Future Ready NYC education initiative expanding to more schools with new pathways of opportunity

By Jada Camille

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KIPP school registers 60 students and 220 adults to vote for the first time

By Emily Swanson

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Housing & Homelessness

Candidates tackle housing, public safety and education at Bay Terrace forum ahead of local elections

By Iryna Shkurhan

More from Around New York

People from as far away as the Jersey Shore traveled to see the Corpse Flower in bloom in 2016. It was the first time since the 1930s that the flower has returned to the NYBG.

Corpse flower’s frightful bloom returns to NYBG just in time for Halloween

The Texas Supreme Court building.

Texas Supreme Court says judges with religious objections can refuse to perform weddings

A 56-year-old Ozone Park man died three weeks after he was critically injured when he was "doored" by a motorist while riding an e-bike in South Richmond Hill.

Ozone Park cylclist dies three weeks after he was ‘doored’ by motorist in South Richmond Hill; NYPD

james madison high school

‘A beautiful reunion’: Prominent alumni gather to celebrate James Madison High School’s centennial