Standing before the East Rockaway Board of Education on March 22, Lucy Pozo fought back tears, telling the board that it had “failed me, and I’m glad to be graduating in three months’ time.”
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By Mike Smollins
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3/31/22
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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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The New York State Education Department is continuing its push to have private schools — especially yeshivas that eschew secular education for more religious instruction — meet the state’s academic standards.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/24/22
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“All means all.” These were the words that Dr. William H. Johnson emphasized at every opportunity. In his 34 years as superintendent of the Rockville Centre School District, Johnson’s innovative leadership transformed the school district’s learning environment by creating equal opportunities for all students.
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3/17/22
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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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It all started with a simple instruction: Wear a mask. But when parents attending the Feb. 9 East Meadow Board of Education meeting refused, the board adjourned into executive session, essentially …
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By Mallory Wilson
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2/17/22
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The Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education has enlisted the help of a national educational leadership consulting firm, Chicago-based Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, to …
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By Juan Lasso
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2/10/22
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rom a Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School senior who wants to major in engineering in college to a HAFTR Middle School seventh-grader who built his own computer, the robotics program at both levels attracts students who are curious and motivated.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/10/22
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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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Rockville Centre school officials are mulling how to safely host the 106th annual Red and Blue event while staying true to its traditions amid the unpredictability of the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/20/22
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