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Calendar for the upcoming Staten Island public school year
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Staten Island public school students will make their way back to the classroom on Sept. 6, but they won't be in session for long with days off for the Jewish holidays in...
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Staten Island Catholic school students head back to school Sept. 5
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Summer is almost over and that means time to head back to school for the borough's students. This year, Catholic schools resume classes on Sept. 5 and don't get their first break...
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St. Charles School in Staten Island tops the nation in Target contest
St. Charles School won $4,375 in Target gift cards through the Facebook voting contest View full sizeCourtesy PhotoStudents who graduated from the St. Charles School in June returned last week to vote...
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College building destroyed on Sept. 11 reopening Monday
Fiterman Hall is now a sleek 400,000-square-foot building houses 80 classrooms, an art gallery and a music ensemble room www.bmcc.cuny.edu Fiterman Hall at the Borough of Manhattan Community College...
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Some light for Staten Islanders at the end of the student loan tunnel
Unlike credit card debt, federal and private loans cannot be discharged through bankruptcy AP photoAugust is a time when many college-bound students consider taking out private loans, or asking...
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College of Staten Island makes national list of 'best-bang-for-the-buck'...
The Washington Monthly list focuses on schools that combine low tuition rates with high graduation rates Staten Island Advance/Hilton FloresWith a net price of $6,675, the magazine cited CSI's actual...
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Staten Islanders, beware: Study says toxins lurk in school supplies
Peril in lunchboxes, backpacks, rain gear Courtesy CHEJOne of many possibly harmful childrens items, The Amazing Spider Man Backpack contained phthalate levels over 52 times the allowable federal...
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Board announces staffing shakeups at Staten Island's Moore Catholic --...
Douglas McManus retires as principal at Moore Catholic High School to become president; English teacher Robert Manisero will take over as principal View full sizeStaten Island AdvanceFormer Moore...
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Staten Island Catholic school students outperforming their public school peers
The difference between scores in Catholic and public students in the borough was largest in English AP photoThe percentage of the Island's Catholic school grammar students scoring a level 3 or 4...
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New rules will mean fewer student suspensions, NYC schools chief says
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City schools have new rules that will keep students who commit low-level infractions in class. According to the revised "Discipline Code," students can no longer be suspended...
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Legal maneuver by NYC deals Staten Island mom setback in school bus fight
Sunnyside resident vows to continue to press suit against Department of Education on her son's behalf View full sizeDespite a legal setback, Gina Sgarlato-Benfante plans to continue with a lawsuit...
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Work on Staten Island Expressway spells trouble for school kids
Project managers scramble to safeguard sites ahead of next week's bell Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-HammelWith the opening of school imminent, roadwork near the Petrides Educational Complex in...
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At last minute, long lines at Staten Island school uniform shop
Catholic and other private school parents flock to Flynn & O'Hara uniform store in Mariners Harbor View full sizeStaten Island Advance/Tracey PorporaParents and children line up to pick up...
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Staten Island school bus driver and matron accused of abandoning a child on...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A school bus driver and matron accused four months ago of leaving a sleeping 4-year-old on a bus for several hours have pleaded guilty to child-endangerment charges. Felix...
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New York City officials admit school lunches were too lean
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Was the city's quest to reduce obesity leaving some Staten Island students hungry come lunch time? New York City has acknowledged that its school lunch offerings served...
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Staten Island public school year begins with hand holding and (temporarily)...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- There was hand holding and hugs at PS 39 as students arrived at their Arrochar school with the mix of excitement and dread that overcomes kids every where on the first day of...
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Text service for parents launched by New York City schools
Program will offer information such as calendar updates, reminders and tips on how to access school resources Staten Island Advance/Anthony DePrimoSchools Chancellor Dennis Walcott will mark the first...
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PCB leak that hits Staten Island student leads to removal of light fixtures...
Leaky light ballast containing PCBs -- a chemical banned from construction in the 70s -- dripped on a fifth-grader her first day of class Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-HammelAfter a PCB leak hit a...
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PCBs leaks on Staten Island, city cited as canary in coal mine for municipal...
Schools shorted on upkeep, unions say Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-HammelAfter a PCB leak hit a student, the Department of Education has decided to speed up their timeline for removing from PS 41...
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NYC rejects new Staten Island demand for bus service at 2 new schools
Muddled legislative language, or creative reading? Either way, the dispute keeps some students off the bus View full sizeStaten Island politicians say the state law governing school bus transportation...
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