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On the afternoon of Sept. 16, two weeks after the start of the new school year, Oceanside High School senior Khaseen Morris was brutally murdered in what appears to have been an ambush by a group of a half-dozen other teenagers. more

9/27/19

School store: the gift that keeps on giving

Right here in my corner of the universe, a feel-good, do-good project has been sending children back to school every year for the past seven years, with new books and backpacks, sneakers and clothes and even toiletries — and it’s all free. more

8/9/19

Newspapers’ existential crisis

In 1996, Hewlett House was a dilapidated farmhouse, long empty and fast rotting. The Hewlett-Woodmere School District, which owned it, planned to demolish the 300-year-old structure to make way for a parking lot. Then the Nassau Herald started reporting on the historic home’s plight. more

6/21/19

School board trustees fired suspended special-education teacher Lisa Weitzman at a meeting in the district administration building on April 2, after a lengthy public disciplinary hearing that investigated her alleged abuse of five of her students.

LBMS teacher fired for abuse files appeal

By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com A special-education teacher who was fired earlier this month for allegedly abusing her severely disabled students has filed an appeal seeking to return … more

By Bridget Downes | 4/26/19

The district’s chief operating officer, Michael DeVito, pictured in 2017, discussed next year’s proposed budget at a recent board meeting.

Long Beach school board floats $142M budget

Long Beach School District officials proposed a $142 million budget for the 2019-20 school year at the March 28 Board of Education meeting, a $2.5 … more

By Bridget Downes | 4/12/19

School board trustees fired suspended special-education teacher Lisa Weitzman at a special meeting in the district administration building on Tuesday, after a lengthy public disciplinary hearing that investigated her alleged abuse of five of her students.

LBMS teacher fired after alleged abuse

School board trustees said Monday that they plan to fire former special education teacher Lisa Weitzman at a special meeting on Tuesday, following a lengthy public disciplinary hearing that … more

By Bridget Downes | 4/1/19

At the Feb. 6 Board of Education meeting, district officials presented the proposed spending plans for the middle school and high school programs.

Long Beach School District floats school budgets

By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com While the Long Beach School District’s general 2019-20 budget has yet to be proposed ahead of a May 21 budget vote, the district floated its projected … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/14/19

At the Jan. 10 school board meeting, district officials presented the proposed budget for the elementary program.

Long Beach school budget talks kick off

School district officials kicked off budget talks earlier this month when administrators gave the first of a series of presentations to the Board of Education ahead of a spending plan that the public … more

By Bridget Downes | 1/24/19

Some New Year’s wishes for our leaders

As we begin a new year, I’d like to share some of my wishes for the next 12 months for our leaders at all levels of government. Let’s start on Long Island. more

1/4/19

The state Education Department released results last week on the proficiency level scores of students in the Long Beach School District.

Long Beach opt-out rates increase

By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com While more students across New York sat for the state’s grades three to eight English and math tests last spring, fewer Long Beach District students … more

By Bridget Downes | 10/4/18

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