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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plan to allow U.S. veterans to teach in Florida classrooms is a terrific concept — if and when the veterans earn bachelor’s degrees and complete teacher training programs.
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8/11/22
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Steven Foster, who had served on the Island Park school board for 31 years and whose life was “all about the kids,” died on July 11. He was 77 years old.
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By Jake Pellegrino
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8/4/22
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Calling all lawyers: We need you back in law school, now. We need you in classrooms and clinics, in person and on Zoom.
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By Sara J. Berman
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6/23/22
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If you have children or grandchildren, you likely think about them all the time. You imagine them smiling and laughing . . .
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3/24/22
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These days, we smile or roll our eyes when we hear the term “fashion police,” but leading up to the Nixon administration, wearing the wrong outfit could land an otherwise innocent young woman in hot water.
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3/3/22
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When news broke on Monday night that a State Supreme Court judge in Nassau County had ruled Governor Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate unconstitutional, many parents immediately wondered how that would affect their school-age children. Oceanside Superintendent of Schools Dr. Phyllis Harrington sent a letter to district parents and staff on Monday night that the district will go mask optional for now.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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1/25/22
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In his first week on the job, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman addressed the coronavirus pandemic in a way that can best be described as premature, if not downright foolhardy.
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1/13/22
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The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections.
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By Alan Singer
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12/23/21
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With the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus on the rise across the country, school districts are preparing their protocols for the fast approaching 2021-22 school year. The trustees of the Oceanside Board of Education hosted a special meeting Aug. 17 to give parents the chance to comment on mask-wearing in school.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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8/26/21
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The Smithtown School District will restrict the use of 34 BrainPop instructional videos in classrooms because they introduce topics like Black Lives Matter and human sexuality.
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By Alan Singer
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8/19/21
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