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Last week, the biggest loser wasn’t Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley or the Democratic Party or President Obama. The biggest losers were New York schoolchildren, who were sold out by the state Legislature in favor of the tremendously powerful teachers unions.
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Al D'Amato
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1/29/10
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Last week I presented the first installment of an interview with John Halligan, a father whose son was a victim of school bullying and committed suicide. The interview is a natural outgrowth of a recent mini-series that ran in the Principal's Office about bullying and anti-bullying programs.
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Steve Kussin
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1/22/10
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School districts across the South Shore had their state aid allotments for December held back when Gov. David Paterson ordered the payments halted so the state could stay in the black.
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1/21/10
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Several weeks ago, I ran a two-part series on bullying and what schools are trying to do to deal with this growing problem. Shortly after, I caught the last few minutes of a TV interview with John Halligan, whose son Ryan was a victim of bullying and ultimately committed suicide. It was a riveting, heart-wrenching, and eye-opening talk. I wanted to share his story with my readers with a firsthand account of what occurred and tried to track John down via the Internet.
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Steve Kussin
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1/14/10
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Last Sunday morning was a fun one for dozens of Malverne School District students as they participated in the Malverne Special Education Parent Teacher Association’s bowling event.
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1/13/10
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From the bagel store to the beauty parlor, from the beach club to the bus stop, what is the number one topic of conversation among parents? Hands down, the survey says-teachers and teaching. And well it should be. Moms and dads are concerned about who is going to spend 180 days with their children for the school year.
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Steve Kussin
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1/8/10
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After reviewing the results of a recent school audit by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office, administrators in the Malverne School District say they have already taken steps to improve the district’s financial operations.
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Dana Williams
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1/6/10
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As we batted around ideas for this week’s editorial, we agreed that a new take on an old idea — New Year’s resolutions — was in order. Rather than offer our own ideas, we decided, we’d ask the experts.
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12/24/09
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Members of the Our Lady of Lourdes Parent Teacher League showed that adults also know how to have a ball during the league’s annual Holiday Party on Dec. 11.
The event, which was held at Lourdes, included foods from 18 different local restaurants, raffles, a champagne bar and more
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12/23/09
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The Principal’s Office is taking a break from its usual lineup of heavy-hitting topics for one of the most popular features since the column’s inception –– the Writing Quiz (this time in the form of a spelling test).
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Steve Kussin
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12/23/09
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