A Long Island native is using the power of music to help those who’ve lost everything in the California wildfires.

The increase, particularly in the critical Foundation Aid, is a welcome change for many school districts, though concerns remain about whether it will be enough to offset rising costs and inflation.

Lonnie Poindexter, 56, will also be sentenced to 5 years probation — a period for which he will be prohibited from possessing any animals, records show.

Educators sought to allay families' fears and inform them of their rights following the news that federal immigration agents ...