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Tenured teachers honored
At its June 7 meeting, the Malverne Board of Education honored nine teachers to whom it had previously granted tenure. Teachers who are granted tenure must exhibit strong leadership skills and … more
Malverne students, past and present, protested teacher layoffs and asked district officials to reconsider positions they had excessed.
Students, parents: Save teachers' jobs, settle contract
Members of the Malverne Teachers’ Association stood together at the back of the library at the June 7 Board of Education meeting, facing administrators and board trustees. With the exception of … more
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Dozens of Malverne teachers attended a recent Board of Ed meeting to protest the board's failure to settle their contract. Despite the nature of their presence, they all kept smiles on their faces.
Passion rules at Malverne Board of Ed meeting
Some 150 people crowded into the library at Malverne High School last week, where the Board of Education held its monthly business meeting. Many were there in protest. Dozens of teachers attended … more
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Publicize teacher salaries and benefits
To the Editor: Residents should be properly informed prior to the May 17 school budget vote, but school officials have been keeping them in the dark. School district newsletters contain no … more
Steve Kussin
The ups and downs of the teachers’ job market
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
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Why New York City fails on teacher evaluations
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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Dr. Steve Kussin
A model for teacher development
Randi Weingarten, former president of the United Federation of Teachers, now head of the American Federation of Teachers, recently delivered a speech titled, “Towards a True Development and Evaluation System.” She was being proactive by presenting her own plan in response to recent calls for revamping teacher assessment and tenure. more
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Modern education: Trickle-up dumbing-down
The New York Times reported last week that three-quarters of the 17,500 freshman at City University of New York’s six community colleges require remedial classes in reading and writing and math. more
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Victoria Romano and Lauren Summers show off their projects to Victoria's grandmother, Antoinette Curcio.
Our Lady of Lourdes School holds open house
As part of Catholic Schools Week, the Parent Teacher League and school board of Our Lady of Lourdes School in Malverne held an open house and science fair on Sunday, Jan. 30, following the 9:30 a.m. … more
Malverne school board members disagree about the board's media relations policy. Standing, from left, are Gina Genti, Karen Aker, board President Dr. Patrick Coonan. Sitting, from left, are Danielle Hopkins and Marguerite O'Connor.
Free speech? Media relations policy sparks controversy
Talk about tension. Hostility reigned at the Malverne school board’s January meeting, in part because one board member expressed a dissenting opinion on a board policy. Board member Gina … more
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