South Side High School Principal Dr. Carol Burris has co-authored a letter, signed by two thirds of Long Island’s public school principals and a growing number of educators from across New York state, asking state education Commissioner John B. King Jr. and the Board of Regents to delay and change a new teacher evaluation plan that links educator ratings to student test scores.
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Judy Rattner
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11/9/11
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Adrianna DeAngelis fears that kindergartners at Malverne’s Maurice W. Downing Primary School will languish if their teachers remain without help. At the Malverne Board of Education’s …
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Lee Landor
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9/21/11
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Three years after publishing his novel, local author and Oceanside High School English and creative writing teacher Frank Nappi will see his story of autistic baseball player Mickey Tussler hit the …
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Aaron Axelson
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8/31/11
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After an urgent search over the past several days, the body of missing Long Beach High School teacher and local surfer Daniel Bobis — who disappeared off the coast of southern Sumatra on Sunday …
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Chris Engelhardt
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7/28/11
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“Mr. Bobis formed us a surf team — a lot of teachers had tried in the past to give us a team, but he was actually the one determined enough to do this for us, and he did everything to make …
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Anthony Rifilato
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7/27/11
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The urgent search for missing Long Beach High School teacher and local surfer Daniel Bobis — who disappeared off the coast of southern Sumatra on Sunday during a surfing trip to Indonesia with …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/27/11
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Long Beach High School teacher and beloved local surfer Daniel Bobis has reportedly gone missing off the coast off southern Sumatra during a surfing trip to Indonesia with his wife, Rachel.
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Anthony Rifilato
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7/24/11
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Second of two parts.
There is little doubt that the recession is finding its way into the classroom. Last week, young job hunters in the field of education and school district administrators teamed up to tell the story of how competitive the job market for teachers has become on Long Island.
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By Fran Berkman
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7/20/11
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Despite holding two part-time jobs, substitute-teaching and waiting tables, 27-year-old Bellmore resident Anthony Messina has what he considers to be a third full-time job, for which he receives no pay. For five years, Messina has been searching for a permanent teaching position.
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By Fran Berkman
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7/13/11
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This year, the Oceanside School District said goodbye to many of its teachers and staff, who took more than 1,100 years of combined experience in the district with them. At a special Board of …
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7/6/11
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