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Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the banning of smartphones in schools as part of the New York State budget. 

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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.

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The Amityville Union Free School District announced its teams will now be called the Hawks. Newsday sports' Gregg Sarra reports.

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The Department of Education announced it would be cutting its staff by nearly 50%. Newsday's Maura McDermott reports. 

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A judge has ruled against four Long Island school districts challenging the state's mascot ban.

Kayleigh Hubschmitt, a senior at Lindenhurst High School, was awarded a $180,000 college scholarship to work towards becoming a military officer.

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Regina Agrusa, superintendent of the Sewanhaka Central High School District, said Elmont High School student-athletes will keep playing games against Bellmore-Merrick schools but with new protections against "hate and harm" following parents' complaints about racist harassment at games in recent years.

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education. 

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Andrea Goldsmith, the dean of engineering and applied science at Princeton University, will be the seventh president of Stony Brook University.

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Baldwin High School senior Paul Fleck created a new app, Splash Tracker, aimed at cutting waste in the cleanup of Long Island's environment. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. 

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The six Northport wrestlers who were ruled ineligible for the postseason this week will be allowed to compete after being granted a stay in a special court proceeding at the Riverhead courthouse late Friday afternoon.

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Martin Luther King III, son of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoke at Great Neck South High School, the same stage that his father spoke on during a visit to Long Island almost 60 years ago.

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Thomas Mascia launched a police manhunt after authorities say he falsely claimed a Black man shot him in the leg.

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The New York Rangers on Thursday introuced Mike Sullivan as the new head coach. Sullivan led the Pittsburgh Penguins to two Stanley Cup championships and said he knows there's a lot of work to be done, but he's looking forward to the challenges ahead.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa heads to North Quarter Farm and Tweeds in Riverhead.

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Out of the classroom and into the flames, Mattituck High School senior Rocco Horton helped battle the Westhampton wildfires.  NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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After seeing the often low-quality intake photos of adoptable dogs, Garrett Camasi decided to offer pet portraits to Almost Home Animal Rescue in East Patchogue. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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<p>Long Island residents will go to the polls on May 21 to vote on school budgets, board members and propositions for the 2024-25 school year.&nbsp;</p>


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