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Suffolk County legislators on Wednesday unanimously approved a new contract with the Faculty Association of Suffolk Community College that raises wages about 10% over four years for nearly 1,500 professors.

Children went back to school this fall amid an extreme heat wave, with temperatures topping 90 degrees for several consecutive days.

Melinda Person, president of the New York State United Teachers union, recently said in a public statement that students should be allowed “multiple pathways” to graduate — an approach that, logically, could leave Regents exams as options rather than requirements.

It’s back-to-school season and our classrooms are humming with possibilities. Each new school year marks a uniquely exciting time for students, teachers and parents alike — but we know they are facing challenges, too.

The Nassau County Legislature on Monday unanimously approved a 13-year pact with the county's largest public employee union that includes wage hikes for thousands of workers and ends a six-year stalemate.

"Nursing home workers and residents have suffered unspeakable consequences," SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry says in a statement. She calls the proposal "bold reform" that gives hope to the "woman-of-color-powered nursing home workforce" for better, safer working conditions ahead.