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School enrollment down across Long Island
15+ hour, 56+ min ago (282+ words) A region with a decreasing population of school-aged children has an obvious consequence'declining school enrollment. Of Long Island's 124 school districts, 91 showed enrollment declines of at least 10% in the last decade. Overall, Suffolk County schools saw a 9. 3% decline in public school…...
Connecticut adopts homeschool regulation over staunch objection from GOP
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (939+ words) A controversial bill to impose Connecticut's first regulations on homeschooling gained final passage in the Senate after lengthy debate Monday evening. Senators voted, largely along party lines, passing the legislation 22-14 just before midnight. House Bill 5468 has faced pushback from Republicans…...
Musings: Students can discover treasures beyond class
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (257+ words) College offers students a wide range of opportunities to explore, discover, create, participate, and reflect inside and outside school walls. Credit: istock Truth be told, the sign kind of puzzled me. I had never thought of school " or learning, for…...