As the new school year begins, students, teachers and parents are understandably focused on the immediate issue of how schools are reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. But . . .
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By Elaine Gross
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9/11/20
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Join Andy Lockwood, best-selling author and college advisor, on Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. for a free virtual event that will show you how to cut college costs by 52.2 percent or more.
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9/2/20
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Superintendents from the Oceanside, East Rockaway and Baldwin school districts spoke in a virtual forum Aug. 4 about obstacles to opening schools in September.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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8/5/20
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The Baldwin School District has recently received the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its commitment to music education.
The Best Communities …
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6/3/20
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Last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally offered students and teachers certainty about the rest of the 2019-20 school year when he canceled in-person classes through June to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Thank you, Mr. Cuomo.
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5/7/20
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As the nation emerges from the coronavirus lockdown and begins to return to a semblance of normalcy, many of our cherished institutions will face some harsh realities. Nowhere will this dose of reality be starker than for America’s colleges and universities.
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4/24/20
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The Baldwin Board of Education unanimously voted to adopt the proposed 2020-2021 school budget of about $138 million at its March 11 meeting.
The tax levy, or the amount the district needs to …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/18/20
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The model of higher education today rests on a system created in the Middle Ages, when knowledge was highly concentrated in a few places and in a few hands. It has evolved only slowly over the centuries.
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4/3/20
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February marks another year of Black History Month, and it’s important for us to take note of how far America has come since black slaves were first brought to the country some 400 years ago.
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1/31/20
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As we begin a new decade, it’s time for the once-every-10-years Scrooge Award. It was a close contest for me. The candidates included . . .
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1/10/20
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