Less than 25 percent of America's twelfth-graders are proficient in American history. One reason: educators' knowledge of the nation's history is lacking. On Long Island, on average, high school history teachers have taken relatively few American history courses. FULL STORY

The Nassau County Department of Health continues to be in constant communication with schools, day-care centers and senior centers, and has scheduled meetings with school districts to further inform them about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi said this week. FULL STORY