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	Hempstead school board officials on Monday announced Hempstead High School and&nbsp;Alverta B. Schultz Middle School have been elevated to academic good standing after decades of state oversight.&nbsp;
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Five educators in the region are ranked among the state's top earners while the number of educators earning at least $300,000 has risen 41% over the past three years.

Majority are superintendents, teachers and counselors

One family has been stepping to the beat of the drum, the cymbals and the bells in the Northport High School marching band since 1970. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'It's just unbelievable. I see my grandson on the drumline'

Students at Nesaquake Middle School hosted a donation drive to help victims of Hurricane Milton. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Helping people out, it's really rewarding'

Girl Scouts learned about Latino aviators for Hispanic Heritage Month on Sunday at the Cradle of Aviation in Garden City. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

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Five educators in the region are ranked among the state's top earners, the state's latest payroll records show, while the number of educators earning at least $300,000 has risen 41% over the past three years.

Majority of the state's top-paid educators are on LI

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Students at several Long Island schools have stepped up to collect items and write letters to those affected by two recent deadly storms. 

'We are with you from New York': LI students show support for peers in hurricane-ravaged South

Teachers at the Viscardi school are paid as much as 45% less than their counterparts in public school, officials said.

They serve some of LI's most vulnerable kids, but earn far less than public school peers

Nationwide, no illnesses related to the recalled products — which were processed in an Oklahoma manufacturing plant operated by Oregon-based BrucePac — have been confirmed, the USDA said.

Products in 9 LI schools recalled due to possible listeria contamination

More than 130 colleges and universities throughout New York are waiving their usual application fees.

NY students can apply to these colleges and universities for free for limited time

The school board extended the contract of the interim superintendent and gave her a raise. Meanwhile, the longtime superintendent who had been placed on leave will be paid through June.

Hempstead paying 2 school superintendents as search for permanent leader continues

About 80 students are expected to make the trip this month, hailing from throughout Long Island, New York City, upstate and out-of-state. 

Students from LI, other regions, taking tour of HBCUs as they prepare for higher learning

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Mariachi classes are taught at Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'It's special to me, that I'm in this group'

Community members gathered at a ceremony at Farmingdale High School to rename two streets in honor of Beatrice Ferrari and Gina Pellettiere, who died in a band bus crash last year. 

'Their time with us will never be forgotten'

A kindergartner in East Meadow was dropped off at the wrong school bus stop more than two miles from his day care center on the first day of school. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

'I don't even have words for that' 

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is investigating a discrimination complaint based on color and national origin against the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District over a teacher's classroom discussions about Israel, according to documents on the department's website.

Feds investigating a discrimination complaint against Bellmore-Merrick Central High School

The Bay Shore school district will pay $20.25 million to five former students involved in sex abuse lawsuits. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach report.

'This is some kind of closure for them'

Lakeville Elementary School in Great Neck and South Grove Elementary School in Syosset were among 21 in New York State to be named 2024 National Blue Ribbon winners.

Two LI elementary schools named top in region

Students at Walt Whitman High School and Calhoun High School are embracing the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom. 

'I'm really excited to be a part of the future'

A school and community mourns and remembers those lost and injured in the marching band bus crash in September 2023. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'We have grown as a community'

Administrators of Half Hollow Hills High School West are accused of censorship and discrimination after erasing a pro-Palestinian piece of art. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

'I feel deeply offended'

Following demonstrations on the Stony Brook University campus last spring, pro-Palestinian protests again took place Thursday, the first of this current school year. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports.

SBU demonstrations over war in Gaza resume

Hofstra students watched Tuesday night's debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. NewsdayTV's Jill Wagner reports. 

'I'm here for the history of it'

The state voided vaccination records for 133 kids from Long Island because they were falsified by a former Amityville nurse practitioner who was arrested two years ago for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, health officials said.

The affected students have 14 days to start getting vaccinated 

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