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To graduate high school in New York, every student must pass a variety of Regents exams. In principle, the exams are a good thing. They ensure that graduates know enough of the basic concepts from each subject to pass a test. In practice, however, the Regents exams show nothing. more

Ross Shulman | 11/18/10

Valley Stream officials say residency policies working

Valley Stream school officials say the strict residency requirements are working to keep students out of the schools who don’t belong. The Residency Advisory Committee held its annual meeting on Nov. 1 at Memorial Junior High School. more

Andrew Hackmack | 11/11/10

Yes for Valley Stream school consolidation

The four school boards of the Valley Streams have considered district consolidation, on and off, for at least 15 years. An extensive report was prepared in 1995 that failed to convince enough of the 19 school board members of the four districts that district consolidation was in the best interests of students and community. more

Dr. Marc Bernstein | 11/3/10

Central District board meeting cancelled

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education meeting scheduled for tonight, Nov. 3, has been cancelled. The board was unable to make a quorum in order to hold the meeting. The next board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the Brookside School in North Merrick at 8 p.m. more

Scott Brinton | 11/3/10

Residency meeting Monday morning

The Valley Stream Central High School District's Residency Committee will meet on Monday, Nov. 1 at 8:30 a.m. at Memorial Junior High School. more

10/29/10

District 13 is the only one of the four Valley Stream districts that provides transportation to and from school for students.

The nuts and bolts of school consolidation

While consolidation would create one set of standards in Valley Stream, the four school districts already cooperate behind the scenes, and work together to purchase goods and services to ensure the best possible price. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/27/10

Seventh graders, from left, Cristina Russo, Samori Emmanuel and Syndey Amato talked about their first day impressions at South.

Overcoming the high school transition

For seventh graders at Valley Stream North and South High School, there is a whirlwind of new challenges that lie ahead for the school year. more

Clarissa Hamlin | 10/20/10

The Green Acres Mall is part of the large commercial tax base which gives District 30 residents the lowest school taxes of the three elementary districts.

School merger would be only a tax benefit for some

While many school district leaders want consolidation studied for educational purposes, a merger of Valley Stream’s four districts would likely have an impact on people’s taxes — some for the better and some for the worse. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/20/10

Christine Sciglibaglio teaches Spanish to third-graders at the Robert W. Carbonaro School. The Spanish program is unique to District 24 among Valley Stream’s three elementary school districts.

One district would mean one education

A consolidated Valley Stream school district, for the first time, would create a unified elementary education in the community. This is one of the benefits that school leaders say would be brought about by a merger if it were to happen. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/13/10

Bellmore-Merrick district recognizes National Merit semifinalists

The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recognized its National Merit semifinalists at Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting. more

10/8/10

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