Long Island Schools & Education News
Follow Long Island school district news from Nassau & Suffolk including rankings, budgets, test scores and educator pay.

Longtime NCC president and Hofstra dean dies at 88
Sean Fanelli served as president of Nassau Community College for 27 years and dean at Hofstra for three years.
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LI student gets $125G settlement for pro-Palestinian artwork removed by school
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LIers will vote on school boards and budgets next week. Here's what's at stake.
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Jericho High's Class of 2026 has a record-breaking 21 valedictorians
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Community center planned for former LI school site
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2 parents charged in connection with HS girls flag football fight
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Twin brothers named valedictorian, salutatorian at Chaminade
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A dangerous game: New TikTok trend has LI law enforcement on alert
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Principal accused of inappropriate touching cleared of most disciplinary charges
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What are they up to now? See where life has taken these 10 LI 2016 valedictorians
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Could this LI educator be 'America's Favorite Teacher'?
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South Country superintendent resigns amid fiscal crisis
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Middle school woodworking teacher Robert Boeshore dies at 94
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The guillotine, oui or non? The students decide in this West Islip teacher's classroom
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6-page confession is key evidence in murder retrial of suspect in Hofstra coach killing, ADA says
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LI high school awarded nearly $1M in federal funding to protect athletic fields
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17% of LI students were chronically absent last year. Why are rates still above pre-pandemic levels?
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Former LI man to face murder retrial in 1990 fatal shooting of Hofstra football coach
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See your school district's chronic absenteeism rate for 2024-25

Cost, connections, close to family: How LI students picked their future colleges
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High school principal gets $150G payout in settlement agreement
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4 things to do after choosing a college
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Juvenile arrested after firearm discovered at a Baldwin high school

Standardized testing disruptions reported on LI, statewide
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Greek life coming to Molloy University for the first time in 70 years
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LI school district gets state OK to borrow $11M — but can't use it to lower next year's taxes
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200 LI teens honored for fitness, character
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Teacher Spotlight: No end of school year tests in this global studies class, and that's final
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7th LI school district plans to pierce its tax levy cap
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Latest videos
Stony Brook student charged with selling drugs on campus
Turri was arrested after a search of his dorm room turned up methamphetamine and other illegal drugs intended for sale, police said.
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Parents raise concerns over ticks around 2 Middle Country schools
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Beloved preschool teacher dies at 76
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Sensory-friendly expo brings resources, community to those with autism, neurodiversity
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Education data

Class back in session at LI school damaged by fire
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Mentoring program creates unique bond for LI students
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Cybersecurity incidents rising in schools
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Touring college campuses? Here's what you need to know.
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This LI high school has a marching band for the first time ever
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Jericho senior Ashka Shah is Long Island's only Regeneron finalist
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Trump administration freezes funding for NYS child care
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LI students' English, math state test scores improve
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LI district proposes adding armed guards at schools
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