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Math, Reading Progress Hobbled By Pandemic

America’s 9-year-olds “are performing at a level last seen two decades ago,” said Daniel McGrath, the acting associate commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, a branch of the United States Education Department. His announcement addressed a recent federal study that exposed the devastating effects of Covid-19 on the nation’s schoolchildren.

Sep 14, 2022
Kids Culture for September 15, 2022

Adults and children of all ages have been invited to the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill for this year’s Welcome Day, set for Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m., plus other activities for kids and teens.

Sep 14, 2022
Teens Sought for Retreat Leadership Program

The Retreat, a local domestic violence shelter and awareness organization, is seeking high school students to join its Teen Leadership Council.

Sep 13, 2022
Riding Scholarship Apps Due

The Stony Hill Stables Foundation is once again offering scholarships to South Fork children interested in horseback riding. Applications are due Sunday, Sept. 25, in person at the stables, 268 Town Lane in Amagansett, and scholarships will be awarded "right away in September," the organization says on its website.

Sep 8, 2022
Kids Culture for September 8

Kids and teens can learn about salt marshes on Saturday at SoFo. Plus: pirates, creative writing, art projects, and more.

Sep 8, 2022
An About-Face on School's Plan for Mashashimuet Park

There's been a change of plans: The Sag Harbor School District announced Tuesday that it will put the Sept. 29 Mashashimuet Park bond referendum on hold in favor of pursuing a land deal that would allow it to build athletic facilities next to Pierson Middle and High School.

Sep 7, 2022
Students' New Interests Breed New Classes

School districts here are shaping curriculums to respond to students’ evolving passions, needs, and career aspirations. This year that means Latin American and African-American studies electives at Pierson Middle and High School, the return of mock trial classes and Bonac Broadcasting at East Hampton, and game design and film studies at Bridgehampton.

Sep 1, 2022
A Year of Perseverance at East Hampton Middle School

Every summer, Charlie Soriano, principal of East Hampton Middle School, picks a theme that sets the tone for students and staff to have a successful school year. The theme for 2022-23 is “perseverance,” and to prepare for classroom discussions of this, students have been asked to read the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes.

Sep 1, 2022
Mashashimuet Park Forum, Public Comment Policy on Deck in Sag Harbor

The Sag Harbor School Board has set a date for a town-hall forum about the Mashashimuet Park bond proposal, and is weighing changes to its public-comment policy for meetings.

Sep 1, 2022
In Sagaponack a Small School Gets Smaller

In such a small village, enrollment has always come in waves. This is something that Lauren Thayer has seen firsthand in her role not just as Sagaponack School Board president, but also as an alumna herself and a parent of two former Sagg students. “I think of it as a positive. . . . It’s the chance that parents dream of” for their children, she said.

Sep 1, 2022
OLA Awards Vocational Scholarships

Ayanna El, LeBron Napier, Bryan Solano, and Melanie Valladares are the recipients of this year’s scholarships from Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island (OLA).

Sep 1, 2022
Back to School: Mark Your Calendars

Tuesday, Sept. 6

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Sep 1, 2022