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When Kennedy High School math teacher Allen Ma discusses his instructional methodology and educational philosophy, he does not speak of equations and theorems. He doesn’t even mention solutions.
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By Scott Brinton
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6/15/16
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Three months after the Long Beach School District launched a disciplinary hearing for former middle school special education teacher Lisa Weitzman that could lead to her dismissal, the proceeding continued at Lindell Elementary School last week, and new testimony from witnesses sparked a charged debate between two lawyers.
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By Ben Strack
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6/15/16
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About 200 students, parents and faculty members gathered to watch the Valley Stream Central High School District staff softball game on May 20 to benefit a nonprofit organization founded by a Valley Stream alumnus for terminally ill children.
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By Nick Ciccone
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6/1/16
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With Long Beach’s school board election set for May 17, Board of Education President Roy Lester and high school science teacher Perry Bodnar are slated to discuss their respective platforms at a candidates forum on May 9 at City Hall. The forum, organized by the Central Council PTA, will begin at 7 p.m.
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By Ben Strack
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5/5/16
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The Seaford American Legion honored four teachers at its annual awards night for their dedication to the students of the district.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/4/16
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“I knew I always wanted to be a mom,” Maria Chiaramonte said. “I couldn’t wait to have babies and wanted a family right away.”
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By Rebecca Anderson
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5/3/16
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Three weeks after the parents of five developmentally disabled students submitted a petition to sue the Long Beach school district for $25 million in Nassau County Supreme Court for allegedly failing to act on complaints of teacher abuse, the family of another child who attended class in what witnesses have called “the torture room” filed a $10 million federal lawsuit Thursday.
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By Ben Strack
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4/22/16
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An attorney representing parents of five disabled Long Beach students said they plan to sue the school district for $25 million, claiming that officials failed to act on complaints of abuse of the children by their former special education teacher that allegedly took place over seven years.
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By Ben Strack
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4/8/16
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By his own admission, Booker T. Gibson wasn’t the most athletic student at Mepham High School in Bellmore in the 1940s, so becoming popular at a school that placed a high value on success in sports –– in particular, in wrestling –– was no easy feat. But Gibson could play boogie-woogie piano, and at the time this highly rhythmic style of the blues ruled the airwaves.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/17/16
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A Long Beach Middle School teacher has denied allegations that she abused developmentally disabled children in her class by using a bathroom as a “time-out” room, restraining a student with zip ties and pushing a child into a wall, among other claims.
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By Ben Strack
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3/11/16
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