In the remarkable 2014 film “Whiplash,” J.K. Simmons plays Terence Fletcher, a maniacal music professor at an elite East Coast conservatory bent on producing the next truly great jazz musician . . .
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9/21/17
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New York state has some of the nation’s best schools, and some of the worst. Many suburban schools are considered models of learning . . .
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8/31/17
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Since he became the principal of Island Park’s Lincoln Orens Middle School on July 5, Dr. Bruce Hoffman has been getting to know the neighborhood, and his future students.
He regularly goes …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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8/17/17
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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.
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8/3/17
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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.
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6/1/17
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For many, Hurricane Sandy is a distant memory. But homeowners along the South Shore are still living through the aftermath of the 2012 storm which has extended its impact into 2017.
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By Ben Strack
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3/30/17
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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 . . .
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12/2/16
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The Island Park School Board met on Oct. 24 for their October meeting where they presented their student of the month awards, celebrated School board Appreciation Month, reviewed the district’s …
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By Peter Belfiore
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11/3/16
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It is probably among the nation’s most thankless jobs –– Board of Education trustee. School board members spend untold hours . . .
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10/27/16
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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.
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10/13/16
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