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For this column and the next, I will continue to present the results of my survey on what makes a great teacher. I asked my Hofstra students to think back to their elementary, middle and high school days. Last week I shared their responses to the first question: "Who was your favorite teacher? What made him or her so special?"
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Steve Kussin
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7/8/10
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Several weeks ago, I featured a survey of students who had dropped out of school in Baltimore, which asked them why they had left. For this column and next, I would like to share with you the results …
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Steve Kussin
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7/2/10
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Mepham High School senior Michelle Dimino is the recent recipient of two prestigious Long Island language awards.
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6/4/10
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The North Bellmore School District and and the North Bellmore Teachers' Association have been at an impasse in contract negotiations since April 12, Superintendent Arnold Goldstein announced at last Thursday's Board of Education meeting.
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Deirdre Krasula
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5/10/10
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I was a teacher for years, so I know firsthand the challenges of the classroom, and I continue to be in awe of those who inspire the children they teach and honor the profession they have chosen.
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Randi Kreiss
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4/30/10
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On New Jersey’s Election Day, April 20, Gov. Chris Christie wanted voters to reject school budget proposals in any districts where the unionized teachers weren’t willing to freeze their salaries for a year.
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4/30/10
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I trust you haven’t forgotten the famous slogan Gov. Hugh Carey used during New York’s fiscal crisis in the 1970s: “The days of wine and roses are over.”
Unfortunately, the …
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Al D'Amato
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4/3/10
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Kennedy High School's annual Class Night, in which the four grades compete in good-natured, camp-like games, had a twist to it this year.
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Deirdre Krasula
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3/3/10
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The Bellmore Board of Education approved a new four-year teachers’ contract in an unopposed vote at a Jan. 19 meeting. The contract will run through June 30, 2013, and includes salary increases of 2.2 percent over the first two years and 2.25 percent over the last two.
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Deirdre Krasula
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1/29/10
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Last week, the biggest loser wasn’t Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley or the Democratic Party or President Obama. The biggest losers were New York schoolchildren, who were sold out by the state Legislature in favor of the tremendously powerful teachers unions.
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Al D'Amato
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1/29/10
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