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As we begin a new decade, it’s time for the once-every-10-years Scrooge Award. It was a close contest for me. The candidates included . . . more

1/10/20

Terrence Batts conducting the Lawrence High School orchestra in 2015. He said he was kept out of Honors classes as a student in the 1960s and ’70s, despite his clear academic abilities. Many students of color, he said, are automatically placed in lower-track classes, without regard to what he calls “intellectual heft.”

Reshaping class discussion on race and culture

Part three in a series. The New York State Education Department launched a new statewide curriculum in May intended to root out implicit bias and racism in all its forms in the schools while affirming students’ “racial, linguistic and cultural identities.” more

By Jeff Bessen and Briana Bonfiglio | 10/17/19

Help students in need of school supplies

Imagine opening a new marble notebook on the first day of school and taking out your new box of crayons. Now imagine what it might be like to show up to class empty-handed and have to ask your teacher, or a classmate, to borrow a sheet of paper and pencil. more

8/23/19

School officials and community members congratulated Anne Conway at a meeting Tuesday night for winning the open seat on the Long Beach Board of Education.

Long Beach school budget passes, Conway elected

Residents approved the Long Beach School District’s $142.4 million budget for the 2019-20 school year and elected Anne Conway to the Board of Education on Tuesday. The spending plan is about … more

By Bridget Downes | 5/23/19

Higher ed needs a shake-up

It seems every politician under the sun is scrambling to deal with the out-of-control costs of higher education in the U.S. And with good cause. more

5/17/19

Elect Perry Bodnar to L.B. school board

With an incumbent and a newcomer vying for an open seat on the Long Beach school board, the Herald endorses Perry Bodnar. Bodnar, who was first elected in 2016 to a three-year term, has proved … more

5/16/19

Two candidates seeking a seat on the board, incumbent Perry Bodnar and newcomer Anne Conway, answered questions from the public at a PTA Candidates Forum on Tuesday.

Long Beach school board candidates field questions

Ahead of next week’s budget and school board election, more than 50 people gathered in the auditorium at Lindell Elementary School on Tuesday to ask … more

By Bridget Downes | 5/16/19

Two vying for Long Beach Board of Education seat

By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com A longtime educator has joined this year’s Long Beach school board race, challenging an incumbent. Long Beach resident Anne Conway, co-president … more

By Bridget Downes | 5/9/19

The school board voted to adopt the $142 million spending plan on April 11.

School board OKs $142M budget

The Long Beach Board of Education voted unanimously on April 11 to adopt a $142 million budget for the 2019-20 school year that is about $2.5 million larger than the current spending plan, and … more

By Bridget Downes | 4/18/19

We must rethink state testing for grades 3-8

Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight. more

4/11/19

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