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Bond approval shows confidence: Superintendent

Malverne taxpayers passed a $14.1 million education bond last week, effectively approving Malverne school district’s request to upgrade, repair and expand its two elementary school buildings … more

Lee Landor | 11/24/10

Malverne taxpayers approve $14.1 mil school bond vote

Malverne taxpayers passed Propositions 1 and 2 on Tuesday, effectively approving a $14.1 million educational and facilities bond put forth by the Malverne Union Free School District's Board of … more

Lee Landor | 11/16/10

State raises standards, but who’s going to pay?

In a move that has confounded local school officials and is bound to confuse and upset many parents, State Education Department leaders recently announced that they were raising the raw scores that determine proficiency levels on the standardized tests taken by students in third through eighth grades. more

8/12/10

The higher cut scores mean many students who were scoring at Level 3 are now at Level 2. This year, across the state, 53 percent of all students tested passed the ELA exam compared with the 77 percent last year. Math proficiency dropped dramactically from 86 percent to 61 percent.

Raising the bar on student testing

Test scores seemed to have fallen throughout New York and across Long Island after the State Education Department raised the bar at all grade levels in an effort to better prepare students for higher education. more

Andrew Hackmack and Judy Rattner | 8/4/10

The unions are our friends

My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages. more

Scott Brinton | 6/3/10

Your own personal gardening coach!

As a busy New York City wife, mother and attorney, Stephanie Bhonslay was searching for ways to spend quality time with her family. Gardening came to mind. Her concept grew into an idea for a business: providing personal coaching in the joy and know-how of gardening. more

Teri-Ann Loeser | 5/14/10

Bounce dead wood from the rubber room

I was a teacher for years, so I know firsthand the challenges of the classroom, and I continue to be in awe of those who inspire the children they teach and honor the profession they have chosen. more

Randi Kreiss | 4/30/10

Courtesy Cheryl Wenstein Catropa St. Raymond’s School alumna Cheryl Weinstein Catropa, second from right, remembers here days as a cheerleader at the school in 1992.

Local schools join Catholic Alumni Partnership

Our Lady of Peace School and St. Raymond’s School, along with the 50 other elementary schools within the Diocese of Rockville Centre, is participating in the Catholic Alumni Partnership, a groundbreaking program designed to help reconnect schools with their alumni. more

4/14/10

Character Counts committee members welcomed author Joseph A. Califano, Jr. as their guest speaker. Califano, third from left, is the author of “How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid.” Pictured from left are co-chairs Michael Hawxhurst and Sheila Dillon; Califano; co-chair Andrea Duncliffe; Kathy Reid, Karen Mertz, Jayne Paskoff, Jane Ceylan and Judith Shenkman.

'How to Raise a Drug-free Kid'

Lynbrook’s Character Counts Committee welcomed guest speaker Joseph A. Califano, Jr., 78, to an open forum on Mar. 2 at the Marion Street Elementary School to speak about his book “How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid.” The event attracted more than 200 concerns parents, educators and residents. more

Mary Malloy | 3/24/10

Think Internet safety from the earliest ages

A resident physician at Stony Brook University Medical School recently got herself into trouble by posting an old photo of a former classmate giving two thumbs up next to a cadaver on Facebook. more

2/11/10

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