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Yale graduates stage pro-Palestinian walkout of commencement
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Scores of graduating students staged a walkout from Yale University's commencement exercises on Monday, protesting the Israeli war in Gaza, Yale's financial ties to weapons makers and its response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the Ivy League campus.
Danbury teacher honored by Connecticut Education Association with prestigious award
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Last weekend, at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center, the Connecticut Education Association honored Danbury teacher Lori Woodruff with its highest teaching award, the John McCormack Award for Teaching Excellence, according to a CEA release. Woodruff, a fourth-grade teacher at the Academy for International Studies Magnet School,...
Katonah-Lewisboro Board of Ed to Receive Update on Lewisboro Elementary
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - A committee weighing the future of Lewisboro Elementary School and another KLSD property will report its progress to the school board next month, Trustee Lorraine Gallagher says. She told the board’s May 9 meeting that the study panel will “most likely have a solid recommendation” on the second property, the district’s former headquarters on Shady Lane, and options to consider for LES. The building, more than 80 years old, closed as a school 10 years ago and now provides rented space for multiple Town of Lewisboro agencies, including the police, assessor’s office and planning and zoning...
African American Studies Class Finishes First Year
After learning about everything from Africa’s Mali Empire to Black rebellion during Reconstruction to the history of slave codes and slave ships and convict leasing — and with coursework still to come on the Black Panther Party and the Black Arts Movement — Career High School senior Eliana Brito Castillo praised her school’s inaugural Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies class as opening her eyes to “a huge part of history that isn’t taught.”
SBDC at Stony Brook University appoints new director
The Small Business Development Center at Stony Brook University has appointed Martha Stansbury at its next Director. The East Setauket resident will succeed Bernie Ryba who is retiring. Since joining the SBDC in 2017 as center administrator, Stansbury has demonstrated exceptional dedication, leadership, and expertise, making her an invaluable member...
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