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The Levittown Board of Education met last week to discuss above average Regents scores in the school district. Groups and individuals were also recognized at the start of the meeting for various achievements. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 1/19/16

Annette Eli of Oceanside, spoke about better options for special-needs children to receive a high school diploma at the rally on Sunday.

Rallying for special-needs diploma

Concerned parent Annette Eli of Oceanside wants New York State to do something to help the special-needs children who aren’t eligible to receive a high school diploma, and she wants something done … now. more

By Vanessa Parker | 1/13/16

The Panel of education officials (from left) Roger Tilles, New York State Regent; James DeLorenzo, Assistant Commissioner for Special Education from the New York State Education Department (NYSED); Angelica Infante-Green, Deputy Commissioner for the Office of P-12 Instructional Support; Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, Chairwoman of the Assembly Subcommittee on Students With Special Needs; Assemblyman David McDonough, ADD Angelica! and Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel

Disabled students deserve diplomas

Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky held a forum on Dec. 8 that allowed parents of students with disabilities to discuss program options for their high school students with state officials, because a new … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 12/16/15

New York State Regent Roger Tilles commended McVey Elementary and the entire East Meadow School District.

McVey: ‘A red, white and blue ribbon school’

East Meadow School District Superintendent Leon Campo said that an injustice happened in the community in October. Then, McVey Elementary School officials learned that student “opt-outs” in last … more

By Julie Mansmann | 11/30/15

Common Core task force: We can only hope

Forgive us for being skeptical when we hear Gov. Andrew Cuomo use words like “transparent” and “reform” when he’s talking about his new 15-member Common Core Task Force . . . more

10/15/15

Kalimah Geter, from the New York State Education Department, watched as students from Lisa Drewes’s sixth-grade class brainstormed ideas in small groups.

State Education Department visits North Merrick

Children, teachers and staff members at Harold D. Fayette and Old Mill Road elementary schools welcomed special guests from the New York State Education Department on Sept. 29 after they achieved Reward School status. more

By Stephany Reyes | 10/7/15

Cuomo returns to the Common Core drawing board

I am angry with Governor Cuomo. No, I am furious. more

9/17/15

Bellmore-Merrick Central District off to ‘a great start’

By all accounts by Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District principals, opening day of school on Sept. 1 went off without a hitch. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/9/15

Johnson: ‘We have to figure out how to do it better’

Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, citing growing pressure from education experts, announced that he authorized a comprehensive review of the state’s Common Core standards and their implementation. … more

By Alex Costello | 9/9/15

According to David Seinfeld, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District assistant superintendent for instruction, roughly two-thirds of Central students opted out of last spring's battery of seventh- and eighth-grade state exams.

Two-thirds of Central District students opt out of state exams

A little under 50 percent of Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District seventh-graders passed the New York State English Language Arts exam and just over 56 percent passed the math test, according to the State Education Department. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/2/15

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