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But local schools refused to mainstream their legally - blind son, so his mother relocated to Long Island, where Fulton elementary agreed to put him in classes with sighted kids.

While there are two Long Island races still being counted that could change things, it appears that Republicans will continue their hold on the state Senate, putting a dent in de Blasio's hopes for voting reform and other priorities, like a lengthy extension of mayoral control of city schools.

The Westbury school district on Long Island has agreed to guarantee immigrant students» constitutional right to an education by entering a settlement with the state attorney general's office that puts in place monitoring and reporting requirements until 2019.

Speaking from a packed high school auditorium in the South Bronx, Mark - Viverito proposed a far - reaching overhaul of Rikers Island to bring it to the point of closing down and a plan to scrap old warrants from New Yorker's records — policies that could put her ahead of Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration on justice reform and in direct conflict with the city's powerful correction officers» union, the court system and the police department.

Three Long Island schools were selected as among the best in two states — New York and Colorado — in a pilot program honoring campuses that «put students, not test scores, first.»

A spokesperson for Kellner said he is «focused on serving the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island by fighting for fairer school funding, creating greater transparency in government and finding innovative ways to stimulate the economy and put New Yorkers back to work.»

Dr. Tisch described visiting a school on Long Island that was successfully putting the Common Core math standards into effect, including for special education students.

He felt so strongly that he turned down a scholarship to Duke University, putting off graduate school and moving with his wife and young son to the Virgin Islands, where the seawater would be warmer than at Monterey.

The film is based on the true story of a unemployed single mother (Swank) who puts herself through law school at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island in order to represent her brother (played by Sam Rockwell) who has been wrongfully convicted for murder.

Icelanders» passion to see beyond their island has put technology front and center in the nation's schools.

As Amanda Murphy, a Highlander Institute Fuse Rhode Island Fellow from Westerly Public Schools, put it, managing change across a system is about «supporting the eager, but non-expert.»

Leading foundations, school networks, and nonprofits are putting it front and center in their efforts, and innovation - minded officials in states like Rhode Island are actively promoting it as a strategy for improving student success.

We put out a statement congratulating the new schools, and the Long Island Exchange shared it.

THE RHODE ISLAND legislature's decision to put a moratorium on chartering new schools is the wrong decision at the wrong time.

Now in his fourth year as principal of the 1,300 - student school, Tenreiro (who was named Rhode Island's 2015 Principal of the Year, putting him in the running for the national group's 2016 award) shared his reflections on the challenges of school reform and how his faculty and leadership team has helped to get Cumberland High School back on school, Tenreiro (who was named Rhode Island's 2015 Principal of the Year, putting him in the running for the national group's 2016 award) shared his reflections on the challenges of school reform and how his faculty and leadership team has helped to get Cumberland High School back on school reform and how his faculty and leadership team has helped to get Cumberland High School back on School back on track.

Prioritizes challenging learning opportunities like the Advanced Course Network, investment in dual and concurrent enrollment, creation of a statewide Seal of Biliteracy, expansion of work - based learning opportunities, and an initiative to put computer science courses in every school in the state — by 2025, Rhode Island intends to have 100 percent of graduates earn added credentials

Of course, if you're travelling with kiddies, time your trip for school holidays where the island puts on a variety of family - friendly events.

«Pollution from this plant put kids» health at risk at more than 80 schools and day care centers across both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, but at the same time, our states are becoming the hub of the quickly growing offshore wind industry.

If you finish our Sea Island traffic school course before 4 pm Central, we'll put your certificate in the mail the same day.

If you finish our Sapelo Island traffic school course before 4 pm Central, we'll put your certificate in the mail the same day.