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Medical experts share health tips for upcoming school year

Last school year, the state’s health commissioner reported a more severe flu season than prior years. And the state’s Department of Health says there have been 23 measles cases outside of New York City so far this year. This may raise some red flags for parents. With kids...

New York · 08-25

New York Post

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Parents at NYC school near toxic Gowanus Canal demand Hochul resign for endangering kids

Furious Brooklyn parents are demanding Gov. Kathy Hochul resign, accusing her administration of forcing their special needs elementary students to breathe in cancer-causing chemicals near the notorious Gowanus Canal for more than two years. The PTA at PS 372 is in an uproar over the state’s lackluster efforts to mitigate contaminated air, which recent samples found is filled with cancer-causing compounds such as benzene and xylene — and seeping into the basement of the school’s annex building at 219 First St. With the start of the school year less than three weeks away, they are terrified about their children’s safety. The PTA blames Gov. Kathy Hochul for failing to protect their kids. Lev Radin/ZUMA / SplashNews.com “We are outraged that New York State agencies under your leadership have failed to safeguard the school community from documented toxic chemical threats in our indoor air for two and a half years, even though those same agencies determined that soil vapor intrusion mitigation was mandated,” parents addressed Hochul in the growing petition , that as of Friday, had more than 400 signatures. “If you cannot protect the children, faculty and staff of PS 372, you do not deserve to be Governor of New

New York · 08-22

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New York Bar Exam Cardiac Arrest Leads to Hofstra Lawsuit

A New Jersey law graduate who suffered cardiac arrest during the 2025 New York Bar Exam has sued Hofstra University. Mary Jane Jung says Hofstra did not get her medical help fast enough. Jung filed the lawsuit on July 29, 2026, in Nassau County Supreme Court. She claims Hofstra was...

Hempstead, NY · 08-20

News 12

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Westchester schools rank among New York's top public high schools

Harrison High School ranked number four in New York state, while Dobbs Ferry High School placed seventh and Yonkers High School ranked ninth.

Westchester County, NY · 08-19

News 12

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Districts: Lack of AP test information contributed to drop-off in national high school rankings

There were some steep drops in this year's list and some Long Island districts tell News 12 it was due to state data that was not included in the list.

New York · 08-19

News 12

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Westchester schools rank among New York's top public high schools

Westchester County, NY · 08-19

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Hochul funds $8.5 million campus infrastructure improvements at Columbia, Barnard, Teachers College

Barnard, Columbia, and Teachers College received over $8.5 million in capital grant funding from Gov. Kathy Hochul this summer for campus infrastructure projects as part of the governor’s $42.6 million annual program to fund projects at dozens of colleges and universities across the state. The Higher Education Capital Matching...

New York, NY · 08-18

News 12

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South Side High School at the top of its class on Long Island

Rockville Centre, NY · 08-18

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Long Island high schools among top 50 in the state, South Side High School ranked 8th

Long Island is home to 13 of the 50 best high schools in New York State, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2026-2027 Best New York High Schools Ranking released on Tuesday, Aug. 18. South Side High School in the Rockville Centre Union Free School District holds the...

New York · 08-18

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Education advocate calls for review of N.Y. ELA scores amid decline in student performance

Education advocacy organization EdTrust-New York is sounding the alarm over a decline in grades 3-8 English Language Arts assessment results as compared to last year and what it describes as dramatic shifts in student performance after an increase in scores last year. The organization is raising questions over the shifts,...

New York · 08-08

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N.Y. state test data shows drop in reading scores for grades 3 to 8

New state test data shows a significant drop in reading scores for children in grades three through eight, with a decline of six percentage points. The data comes after last year’s reading proficiency scores saw a seven-point increase. The education department called the year-to-year fluctuation “unprecedented” and said there...

New York · 08-07

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New York homeschool parents concerned about new policy

According to the Empire Center for Public Policy, over the past 10 years, homeschool enrollment has increased by 178%. Last year, there were more than 50,000 homeschoolers across New York state with over 14,000 in New York City. Families choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons, however, for one...

New York · 08-03

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Early Childhood Education Chief Steps Down While 2-K DOE Program Enrolls Over 2,000

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYS Governor Kathy Hochul admitted over 2,000 children out of more than 5,700 applicants for NYC Public Schools’ (NYCPS) first-ever class of 2-K students. The offers came days after DOE officials announced Simone Hawkins, deputy chancellor of NYCPS’ early childhood education division, will be stepping down in Sept. ahead of the program’s start.

New York, NY · 08-04

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3 school districts seek dismissal of Propel NY Energy application

Three Nassau County school districts have formally asked the New York State Public Service Commission to dismiss or deny the Propel NY Energy transmission project, arguing the agency cannot legally approve the proposal because the record lacks critical information about its impact on schools and surrounding communities. The motion, filed...

Nassau County, NY · 08-04

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2026 New York Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings

State champion Iona Prep (New Rochelle) enters 2026 as the top-ranked team in the MaxPreps preseason top 25 for New York. The Gaels defeated St. Francis (Hamburg) 42-21 to capture the program's second straight NYSCHSAA championship and third over the past five years. Wake Forest commit Joshua Simmons and Boston College commit Mamadee Sangaray lead a defensive front for Iona Prep that hopes for a three-peat in 2026.

New York · 08-03

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New York homeschool parents concerned about new policy

New York · 08-03

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CUNY Expands Career Readiness Program to Kingsborough

CUNY is expanding its career readiness program, CUNY Beyond, to Kingsborough Community College and four other campuses after receiving a $6.8 million investment through the fiscal year 2027 state budget. The funding, provided through Governor Kathy Hochul's New York Career Connect initiative, will extend the program to Baruch College, City...

New York, NY · 08-01

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New York schools reveal major 2026-27 calendar shakeup: earlier start times upstate, fewer class days, and a late September 10 start for NYC

New York’s school calendars are shifting in two very different ways this fall, and depending on where you live, you’re either losing an hour of sleep or gaining a new date to circle on the fridge. Some districts across New York State are pushing daily start times almost a full hour earlier for 2026-27, according to a report from WYRK , while New York City just released its own full calendar with a handful of quirks families need to plan around now, not in August. These are all the details to plan for ahead of this year’s school year! The upstate start-time shakeup In parts of central New York, elementary school start times are moving from 8:50am to 7:50am , a change driven almost entirely by a statewide shortage of school bus drivers . Districts simply don’t have enough drivers to run every route at the same time, so staggering start times across elementary and secondary schools has become the workaround. Some districts are getting creative trying to close the gap without pushing clocks back so drastically. For example, Buffalo Public Schools rolled out a Parent Transportation Reimbursement Pilot Program this year, paying eligible parents 62.5 cents per mile to

New York · 07-29

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Columbia students drop divestment demand as new Israel program set to open

A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week’s daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what’s new with Jews in the city. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. What you need to know today.

New York, NY · 07-31

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Section 1's amendment to separate private schools for playoffs overturned by NYSPHSAA appeals panel

An amendment to the Section 1 constitution that would have separated private schools from public schools for playoffs has been overturned after an appeal.

New York · 07-29