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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget, which would link increased aid for education to the implementation of new teacher evaluation systems, will not change Oceanside School district’s … more
The work of West Hempstead High School art teacher Evangeline Christodoulou has once again been accepted by members of the National Art Education Association as representative of the 2012 theme of … more
Three years after publishing his novel, local author and Oceanside High School English and creative writing teacher Frank Nappi will see his story of autistic baseball player Mickey Tussler hit the … more
Second of two parts. There is little doubt that the recession is finding its way into the classroom. Last week, young job hunters in the field of education and school district administrators teamed up to tell the story of how competitive the job market for teachers has become on Long Island. more
This year, the Oceanside School District said goodbye to many of its teachers and staff, who took more than 1,100 years of combined experience in the district with them. At a special Board of … more
As has been the case for decades, there are more career opportunities for those with college degrees than those without. The Great Recession of 2007-09 proved that point. While the unemployment rate for those without university degrees soared into the double digits, it remained below 5 percent — full employment — for those with a college education, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. more
Her friends, family and coworkers claim it wasn’t too much of a surprise, but Penny Ellis was shocked to the point of speechlessness when it was announced on May 16 that she was the winner of … more
Penny Ellis, a special-education teacher at Oceanside High School, was quite surprised when she found out that she was a semifinalist in “Live! with Regis and Kelly’s” second annual Top … more
Second of two parts. Last time I introduced the ups and downs in the teacher job market. Not long ago, I warned that a dangerous teacher shortage was on the horizon; now, we’re talking about cutbacks, layoffs, and the difficulty of getting a teaching job.  What’s the story? more
The student, all of 12 or 13 years old, slammed my already broken left hand against the cinder-block wall. Pain shot down my plastered skin. The boy then ran out of the suspension room, pursuing another student with whom he had gotten into a fistfight. more
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