Maura McDermott

<p>A 13-year-old&nbsp;student&nbsp;faces disciplinary action for handing out&nbsp;gummies at a Long Island school.</p>

A high-status classification can help attract talented faculty and students, along with funding and industry partners.

Andrea Goldsmith will take over from Richard McCormick, who has been serving as interim president after Maurie McInnis stepped down to become president of Yale.

Local higher education officials said they are hopeful that funding for diversity initiatives will not be cut.

Dennis O'Hara must repay the nearly $29,000 cost of the district's probes, and his contract was cut short by a year.

The four universities outperformed institutions across the country, a new report shows.

Cutting down on kids' screen time is popular among many Long Island educators and parents. But some said the state should let school districts set their own policies.

The Mejias' difficulties highlight hardships renters encounter despite New York's strong tenant protections.

An earlier version of Attorney General Letitia James' program attracted no bidders with fair housing groups saying funding was insufficient.

The delay shows how difficult and expensive it can be to start a program using undercover testers seeking evidence of housing discrimination, experts said.