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The New York State Education Department released a new set of graduation statistics on Monday, Feb. 7, which showed a majority of students in the state are graduating without being adequately prepared for higher education.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/1/11
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Every day, nine children die of drowning in the United States, and the drowning rate is three times higher in low-income communities. Over the past four years, the American Red Cross in Nassau County has been working to address the problem locally, and is now planning to administer a free swim program for students in the Elmont Union Free School District.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/22/11
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At the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15, some parents expressed concerns about the district’s English as a Second Language program. The concerns focused on the fact that the program is only held at the H. Frank Carey High School, although there are four other schools in the district.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/22/11
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Gerald Waldman, of Huntington, the former assistant principal of Sewanhaka High School, was arraigned on charges of grand larceny and official misconduct on Feb. 18, accused of taking $113,000 from a union fund. Waldman, 59, was arrested by investigators from the Nassau County district attorney’s office.
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By JACKIE NASH
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2/21/11
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After hearing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget release in early February, the Sewanhaka, Franklin Square and Elmont school districts have been on their feet, working to incorporate heavy school aid cuts and a proposed 2 percent property tax cap into their budgets. The tax cap, which was recently passed by the Senate and would take 76 of 150 votes in the Assembly to fully pass, wouldn’t go into effect until 2013, but districts are preparing ahead of time.
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By JACKIE NASH
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2/15/11
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The Franklin Square Union Free School District has been working over the past several years to implement state-of-the-art technology in its classrooms. Five years ago, the district didn’t even have an e-mail system; now, it is working on installing its final interactive whiteboards in general education classrooms, and its speech and hearing teachers are piloting iPads.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/9/11
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The 50th annual District Music Festival, sponsored by the Sewanhaka Central High School District, was held at the New Hyde Park Memorial High School on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. The event featured the most talented young musicians from each of the district’s five schools, including the New Hyde Park, Sewanhaka, H. Frank Carey, Elmont Memorial and Floral Park Memorial high schools. Students were selected by audition in November, and more than 300 students from the district participated.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/9/11
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For 35 years, Gateway Youth Outreach has offered after-school programs for first- to sixth-grade students in the Elmont Union Free School District. With nearly 800 students taking part in the program, GYO provides them not only a place to do their homework but unique learning opportunities, while offering their parents with peace of mind.
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By JACKIE NASH
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1/25/11
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When school starts next September, two of Valley Stream’s four school districts will be under new leadership. And in the coming weeks and months, Valley Stream residents will have a great opportunity to have a say on just who these new leaders should be.
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1/5/11
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Valley Stream residents are invited to join the Central High School District Board of Education to tour the district’s four school buildings on Saturday, Jan. 8.
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1/5/11
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