Fewer LI students get top scores on English Regents exam. What's driving the decline?

Only 43.5% of test-takers reached Level 5, the state's highest academic level, in the 2024-25 school year. That marked a drop of nearly 10 percentage points from the prior year.

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Upcoming Events

North Neck Trail Hike

Jan17

3-mile moderately-paced hike on the North Neck Trail, with views of Tupelo Stone and the North Neck Oak, meet at the Culloden Point historic marker on west side of Flamingo Ave. about 400 ft. north of Wills Point Rd., bring liquids

Where

Montauk, NY

Montauk, NY

Phone

631-275-8539

Price

free

Great Flowering Indoor Plants and Flowers for the Early Spring

Feb27

Horticulturist Paul Levine will share tips for indoor and outdoor plants and flowers, including hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, pansies, peace lilies and more, learn about the best lighting, watering and soil choices so your plants and flowers live as long as possible, a plant raffle will follow, register starting Jan. 6

Where

Hillside Public Library

155 Lakeville Rd.

New Hyde Park, NY

Phone

516-355-7850

Price

free

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