After the death of Hewlett High School sophomore John Sabu in September, the Hewlett-Woodmere School District has attempted to put more of an emphasis on mental health, which now includes collaborating with two medical care facilities and four other school districts on behavioral health center for teenagers.
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By Jill Nossa and Matthew Ferremi
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2/13/20
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Cold temperatures, ice, snow and Valentine’s Day are the most visible signs that it is February.
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By Jeff Bessen and Matthew Ferremi
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2/6/20
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The Lawrence School District is moving ahead with plans to acquire an occupied home at 287 Mott Ave. in Inwood by right of eminent domain in order to build a new playground on the Number Two School campus for students at the Lawrence Primary School.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/6/20
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Beginning the 2021-2021 school year before Labor Day and having a two-week holiday break for Christmas and New Year’s garnered mixed reaction from a portion of the Hewlett-Woodmere School District community, when the proposed school calendar was unveiled earlier in January.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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1/30/20
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There are many moving parts to the Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s HW 2025 initiative, a seven-year plan that seeks to put the school district in the best possible position to improve the manner it educates its students.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/30/20
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While educators in public and private schools are emphasizing STEM education — science, technology, engineering and math — roughly 2.4 million jobs with that focus are unfilled across the country, according to a 2019 report from the National Association of Manufacturing.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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1/30/20
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Parents of elementary school students throughout the Hewlett-Woodmere School District were able to take a seat in the classroom and do some learning on setting a good example for their children.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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1/23/20
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The late Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, is most commonly associated with the phrase “All politics is local.”
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/23/20
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Nicholas Sauer from the Hewlett-Woodmere School District and Glenda Beltran Hernandez from the Lawrence School District were named Students of the Quarter at Nassau BOCES Barry Tech career and technical education high school in Westbury.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/9/20
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The Lawrence School District Board of Education adjourned the Dec. 19 eminent domain hearing on 287 Mott Ave. in Inwood.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/2/20
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