Lorena Mongelli
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Screens in schools: 85% of Long Islanders favor limits, new poll shows (opens the original)
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A majority of Long Islanders would embrace state leaders' efforts to curb screen time in schools, according to a Newsday/Siena University poll, highlighting widespread concerns about the role digital technology should play in education. The poll found 85% of likely voters on Long Island would support a push to limit classroom time spent on digital devices, especially for younger children. The sentiment was widely felt across party lines, with 87% of Democrats and Republicans and 81% of independe
Long Island schools flagged for lead in water fixtures (opens the original)
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More than one-third of Long Island schools had at least one water fixture used for drinking or cooking that exceeded the state's standard for lead, according to a new report. Across Nassau and Suffolk, 1,031 of 22,345 fixtures tested in the report — about 4.6% — exceeded the state standard of 5 parts per billion for lead levels in school drinking or cooking water, according to a study conducted by the Environment America Research & Policy Center, New York Public Interest Research Group and Front
South Huntington school district flagged for credit card spending, including $5G for meals (opens the original)
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The South Huntington school district failed to properly oversee credit card spending, including on more than $5,000 in meals and about $1,000 on staff birthday gifts, according to a recent state audit. The audit, conducted by the Office of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, cited charges that auditors said lacked proper approval, documentation or compliance with board purchasing policy and made several recommendations. The audit covered the period of July 2022 through October 2023, according to
NYS gets greenlight to start phasing out Regents high school graduation requirement (opens the original)
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The New York State Board of Regents gave the greenlight Monday to begin revamping high school graduation requirements, as the state seeks to eliminate the need for students to pass Regents exams to graduate. At a Regents board meeting, state Education Department officials provided the clearest window yet into what these new requirements will mean for students, while also stressing that they will not water down standards but rather expand ways for students to demonstrate competency in different a
Personal finance in schools: Long Island students must now learn budgeting and other money management skills (opens the original)
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In a recent early morning finance class at Baldwin High School, business teacher Gregg Kelley asked students to name the biggest expected expenses of their lifetime. Students chimed in: A vehicle. A house. College. For many, Kelley explained to the class, the deciding factor in affording such big ticket items will often come down to whether any earnings were put away. He described stashing $50 from his paychecks into a college fund for his daughter, 17, that's grown to cover state tuition and bo
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