Education

The public school system in Stamford, Connecticut, has been billed $266,000 to resolve mold issues in 11 of their buildings.

Four Connecticut schools were ranked in America's Healthiest Schools for 2018 by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.

The New York State Education Department says that the percentage of students in grades three to eight who opted out of exams dropped to 18 percent last spring, compared to 21 percent in 2016. On Long Island the average boycott rate has stayed at nearly 50 percent since 2016, according to a Newsday survey.