Locally, 4,200 new seats opened up. At Howell Road School in Valley Stream on Thursday, parents dropped their kids off for the first day of pre-K. Newsday's Shari Einhorn has the story.

"If I’m given the opportunity to have a road map that says we can bring ... Electives will be offered in-person at a Howell school or online through a partner school. "We have some kids ...