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	Uniondale elementary students learned about coding and robotics at Super Science Saturday&nbsp;&mdash; and parents participated too.&nbsp;&quot;The world is moving into a super-technical, robotic age,&quot; said Uniondale High School technology teacher Jack Drevnyak, &quot;and we want our students to be prepared for careers in the future.&quot;
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Dozens of students camped out overnight outside the Staller Center at Stony Brook University are asking the university to divest from Israel.

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Food and dining services stopped on the Nassau Community College campus on April 16. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

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Roughly 100 students gathered to protest again on campus. Jewish students said the week's events left them fearing for their safety.

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A year after the announcement that all NY schools must remove imagery and mascots representing Native Americans, some school districts have made progress toward this goal and some have not. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

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The Bay Shore school district spent over $600,000 after it was accused of mishandling sexual abuse allegations against since-retired third-grade teacher Thomas Bernagozzi.

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Long Island school districts have been facing chronic absenteeism in recent years, nearly doubling since the pandemic. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports. 

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Jessica Bader, former principal of an East Norwich school, was charged Monday with falsifying job applications submitted to the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District.

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