At Port Richmond event, children learn the value of water and 1 percent milk...
The children snacked on apples, bananas and whole-wheat, low-fat pizza at a Community Day event Saturday. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Ten-year-old Jovani Alavez spent his Saturday afternoon decorating an...
View ArticleRegistration off and running for New York's free, universal pre-K program
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Parents of children born in 2011 and who live in New York City can register their children for the city's free, all-day universal pre-kindergarten program. The pre-K application...
View ArticleConference of Italian-American state legislators to award $10K in college...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. --The New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is accepting applications for four $2,500 college scholarships to be awarded in June at their Annual Conference...
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Groundhog Day 2015: PS 29 students hand Staten Island Chuck a split decision
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The littlest students at PS 29 handed Staten Island Chuck a split decision Wednesday for calling this year's weather prediction of an early spring. Pre-K students at the...
View ArticleStaten Island electeds urge high school students to sign up to vote
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- City Council Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio (R-South Shore), along with State Assemblyman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) and Staten Island Board of Elections Commissioner Ron...
View ArticlePaying for college: What parents need to know
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- FAFSA, EFC, TAP, HESC, PELL, PLUS, STAFFORD, FDSL, 529. No, it's not some secret code, but for parents of college-age students, not being able to decipher the alphabet soup of...
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De Blasio, Giuliani join to push for mayoral control of schools
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Although they may be on opposite sides of the politcal fence, Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani agree on one thing: Continued mayoral control of New York's...
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Staten Island students rally to support 2015 Bread of Life Drive
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Organizations serving Staten Island's needy should receive a significant boost for their food pantries, thanks to students at more than 125 Staten Island schools -- from St....
View ArticleItalian-American state lawmakers offer college scholarships, urge Staten...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island high school students and current college students can now apply to one of four $2,500 scholarships provided by the New York Conference of Italian-American State...
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Dreyfus Intermediate principal tells staff she plans to retire in June
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Embattled Dreyfus Intermediate School Principal Linda Hill has told her staff she plans to retire in June. Ms. Hill, the subject of a probe by the city's Office of Special...
View ArticleCatholic school teachers to protest in front of Cardinal Dolan's office
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Catholic school teachers in the New York Archdiocese are planning a demonstration Thursday in front of the midtown office of Cardinal Timothy Dolan, to protest the way the...
View ArticleStaten Island parents seek middle-school program for gifted and talented...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Parents of some of Staten Island's brightest elementary grade students are petitioning city Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina and the Department of Education to expand the...
View ArticleCardinal Dolan pressing legislators on schools tax credit bill
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Cardinal Timothy Dolan has stepped up efforts to convince Albany legislators to pass a schools tax credit bill that proponents say would benefit both public and parochial...
View ArticleFatter paychecks coming for city teachers, principals
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- City teachers, principals, and school employees represented by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and the Council of Supervisors and Administrators (CSA) should begin to...
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Actress Kristen Johnston brings sobriety drive to Staten Island school
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Emmy Award-winning actress Kristen Johnston -- best-known for her roles as Sally in "3rd Rock from the Sun" and more recently as Holly in TVLAND's "The Exes"-- has selected a...
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Principal's secretary at Moore Catholic accused of embezzling almost $140,000...
Camille Vadala, 55, is accused of stealing the money while working as a bookkeeper for a Midland Beach plumbing company. Camille Vadala, 55, of Rossville, is accused of embezzling almost $140,000 from...
View ArticleCity to host Pre-K Community Fair on Staten Island on Saturday
Staten Island's fair will take place on Saturday, March 28, from 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at P.S. 69 in New Springville. Staten Island, N.Y. -- To kick off the open enrollment of universal Pre-K, the...
View Article5 education take-aways from the New York State budget deal
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature reached an agreement on a $142 billion state budget Monday without taking on several key education reforms that initially had been...
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Ex-CEO of special ed now Cuomo education adviser; critics slam pick
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The former head of the Department of Education's special education office, who the Advance reported has no license in supervision and administration; no special education...
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State standardized test opt-out movement gaining momentum
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The parents' opt-out movement -- to keep their children from taking the annual New York State standardized tests in math and language arts -- gained endorsements Tuesday from...
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