New York teen discovers a planet 1,300 light-years away

Sifting through a mound of data from a telescope orbiting Earth, a teenaged intern at NASA discovered a planet some 1,300 light-years away.

Boy stabbed, struck with baseball bat walking home from school

A 15-year-old boy from Uniondale was in serious condition after he was stabbed and hit in the head with a baseball bat.

NYC schools plan to battle rise of hate

A group of NYC officials and educators gathered Friday to tackle the nightmare of hate crimes after a spate of anti-Semitic attacks in the city.

NYC schools take on recent rise in hate crimes
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A group of public officials visited a Brooklyn high school on Friday to discuss the recent rise in hate crimes in New York City and fighting bigotry.

NYC education official charged in child sex crime case

Federal prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged a high-ranking New York City education official with allegedly using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime and possessing child pornography.

Parents in Queens push back against plans to diversify schools

Parents passionate about their children’s education packed a community education council meeting on Thursday in Jamaica, Queens for School District 28. 

Plans to diversify Queens schools get pushback from parents
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Parents at a Community Education Council meeting in Queens on Thursday expressed their concerns that the city Department of Education's plan to improve diversity in their school district would negatively impact their children.

Hillary Clinton takes ceremonial role at Queen's University in Belfast

Hillary Clinton is adding another title to her list of credits. The former U.S. secretary of state, U.S. senator, first lady, and presidential candidate is now the chancellor of a university.

Golfer Dottie Pepper pays off New York students' lunch debt

More than 50 students at Dorothy Nolan Elementary School in Saratoga Springs had their lunch debt wiped out.

Record settlement means student debt forgiveness for thousands

The Federal Trade Commission and a major for-profit college have reached a record settlement that means debt forgiveness for many affected students to the tune of $191 million. 

Science teachers, students get Times Square New Year's stage

This year's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will spotlight efforts to combat climate change when high school science teachers and students press the button that begins the famous 60-second ball drop and countdown to next year.

Probe of some NYC Jewish schools says few currently at goal

A city Department of Education probe of more than two dozen ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools found only a couple that currently provided education meeting state standards in secular subjects.

Report on yeshivas in NYC
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Activists rallied at City Hall on Monday after a Department of Education report found that only two of 28 Yeshiva schools in New York City provide their students with an adequate secular education.

Nearly 250,000 fewer students enrolled in college this year compared with 2018, according to report

According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, college enrollment this fall took a steep dive with nearly 250,000 fewer students than last year opting out of higher education entirely.