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Five candidates — three incumbents and two challengers — are vying for three seats on the District 24 Board of Education on May 16.
Valley Stream School Board Election 2023: In District 24, Trustees Nuñez and Hernandez face challengers
Five candidates are vying for three seats on the District 24 Board of Education on May 16. Newcomer Rachel Figurasmith is challenging incumbent Trustee Cynthia Nuñez, who is seeking her first … more
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Your school vote matters, so use it wisely
Next Tuesday, May 16, is the day that eligible voters across New York state can vote on school district budgets . . . more
An aerial photo of the Sewanhaka High School football field and its mascot. The school will have to rename its sports teams.
NYS Board of Regents votes to end use of Native American mascots and indigenous imagery
New York's state education department unanimously voted to end the use of Native American mascots in schools — and Sewanhaka High School and Wantagh High School must comply by the end of the 2024-25 academic year. more
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Valuing our women leaders doesn’t end in March
The increasing number of women in positions of leadership has been vital to changing our national narrative about what is fair and equitable. I have known great female leaders throughout my career . . . more
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Remembering Judy Heumann
My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold. more
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The deadline for transportation requests for District 30 children to non-public schools is due on April 1.
V.S. 30 alerts parents of transportation deadline
In accordance with New York State Education Law and Board of Education policy,  all requests to transport children in Valley Stream District 30 to private and parochial schools for the following … more
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Valley Stream District 24 Board of Education hired Wise Search Consultants to head the search for the district’s next superintendent to replace Don Sturz, above.
At Valley Stream District 24, search for new superintendent is on
The Valley Stream District 24 Board of Education has recruited the help of an educational consulting firm, District Wise Search Consultants, to lead the search for the district’s next … more
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The shell game we like to call graduation rates
State taxpayers remain mostly blinded by educational obfuscations like the high school graduation rate. more
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Artist Hulbert Waldroup painted a double-sided portrait of Pyyrhus Concer, a Black whaler from Sag Harbor who was one of the first Americans to set foot in Japan, for the exhibit.
Whaling Museum hosts new exhibit on Black whalers
The Whaling Museum & Education Center in Cold Spring Harbor has opened its newest exhibit on the role and history of African Americans in the whaling industry. Titled “From Sea to Shining … more
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Professor Ricardo Santos and Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers union vice president David Stern hold signs calling for the school’s board of trustees to offer full-time faculty members what they consider to be fair contracts.
Teachers union presses for fair faculty contracts at Nassau Community College
Professors and academic professionals say they’ve been waiting months for a new contract, and rallied at a Nassau Community College board meeting last week to see if they can finally make it happen. more
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