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Students at Brookside Elementary were welcomed back for the 2017 – 2018 school year on Tuesday, September 5th. Ms. Harris began the year by teaching her students classroom etiquette, such as the importance of raising your hand to answer a question.  
Baldwin Schools launch local campaign to boost pride, support in public education
To raise awareness and support for public schools, the Baldwin School District has launched the “I Love Baldwin Public Schools” campaign, a subset of the national American Association of School Administrators’ (AASA) “I Love Public Education” campaign, which was introduced this summer.  more
Time to get an education
New York state has some of the nation’s best schools, and some of the worst. Many suburban schools are considered models of learning . . . more
State should rethink its local-diploma policy
Since 2012, when New York state adopted the Common Core State Standards, many students with special needs have received certificates rather than diplomas when they completed high school. more
Here we go again: a new set of learning standards
New York State Education Department officials will have to forgive the public if people don’t appear eager to embrace Next Generation Learning Standards. We were burned by Common Core. more
Senators urge presidential intervention
State Sens. John Brooks (D-Seaford), Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and George Latimer (D-Westchester) requested, in a recent letter, that President Donald Trump abolish legislation that punishes school districts with high opt-out rates for standardized tests. more
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State must revamp school violence reporting
Nearly half a million students, ages 12 to 18, fell victim to violence at schools across the U.S. in 2014, the last year for which statistics are available, according to . . . more
Thank a school trustee today
It is probably among the nation’s most thankless jobs –– Board of Education trustee. School board members spend untold hours . . . more
State must get Common Core right this time
Here we go again: The New York State Education Department is revising its grades-three-to-eight English and math standards. We can only say, with fingers crossed, that we hope the state will get it right this time. more
How ‘opt out’ roiled Common Core
For every large-scale social movement, there is a “tipping point, that magic moment when an idea, trend or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips and spreads like wildfire.” So wrote New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell in . . . more
New York Cosmos plan for Elmont school comes up short
A plan to transform an underused basketball court on the grounds of Clara H. Carlson Elementary School, in Elmont, by professional soccer team the New York Cosmos has failed to reach its funding … more
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