Chris McAvoy, a science research student at West Hempstead High School, competed as a finalist to represent Long Island in the Science Teachers Association of New York State Science Congress in …
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6/22/11
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It’s a year late, but Valley Stream teachers have ratified a new four-year contract. The deal for the Valley Stream Teachers Association runs retroactively from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2014.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/22/11
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At its June 7 meeting, the Malverne Board of Education honored nine teachers to whom it had previously granted tenure. Teachers who are granted tenure must exhibit strong leadership skills and …
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6/16/11
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Members of the Malverne Teachers’ Association stood together at the back of the library at the June 7 Board of Education meeting, facing administrators and board trustees. With the exception of …
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By Lee Landor
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6/16/11
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Some 150 people crowded into the library at Malverne High School last week, where the Board of Education held its monthly business meeting. Many were there in protest.
Dozens of teachers attended …
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By Lee Landor
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6/16/11
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It was an evening of celebration on May 26 as 20 Rockville Centre teachers and administrators were recognized for their appointment to tenure at the regular Board of Education meeting that was held …
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6/8/11
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Jeff Bernhardt, computer teacher at Lynbrook High School, will be participating in a unique program, called SMART at Polytechnic Institute of NYU. SMART aims to enrich education in middle and high school classrooms. It provides teachers with enhanced science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational content through a mechatronics training/research program.
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6/1/11
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Her friends, family and coworkers claim it wasn’t too much of a surprise, but Penny Ellis was shocked to the point of speechlessness when it was announced on May 16 that she was the winner of …
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Alex Costello
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5/25/11
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A week before the May 17 budget vote, the West Hempstead school board settled the long-stalled teachers' contract and renewed schools Superintendent John Hogan's contract for three years. While …
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By Svenja van den Woldenberg
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5/13/11
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To the Editor:
Residents should be properly informed prior to the May 17 school budget vote, but school officials have been keeping them in the dark. School district newsletters contain no …
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5/11/11
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