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We must rethink state testing for grades 3-8

Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight. more

4/11/19

School board trustees fired suspended special-education teacher Lisa Weitzman at a special meeting in the district administration building on Tuesday, after a lengthy public disciplinary hearing that investigated her alleged abuse of five of her students.

School board trustees said Monday that they plan to fire former special education teacher Lisa Weitzman at a special meeting on Tuesday, following a lengthy public disciplinary hearing that … more

By Bridget Downes | 4/1/19

Ed Smith has had a profound effect on 10-year-old Landing Elementary School fifth-grader David Maldonado, who has visited his favorite teacher a number of times since Smith’s stroke.

Landing Elementary teacher still recovering from stroke

When Ed Smith woke up last June 27, it felt like the beginning of a normal day. It was 70 and sunny, and Smith, 54, the band teacher at Landing Elementary School, was just starting summer break. He … more

By Mike Conn | 3/21/19

At the Village of Freeport’s Black History Month celebration on Tuesday at the Recreation Center, Freeporters, from left, Jimmy Jones, Daryl Kevin Allen, Philip Bristol and Ernest Kight Jr. were honored. National Guard Lt. Col. Norman Easy was also recognized posthumously, and his wife, Nixita, center, accepted the honor.

At Black History Month gala, village honors five for service

Held at the Freeport Recreation Center, the Village of Freeport’s annual Black History Month celebration honored five men who have contributed to Freeport through their service to the community. more

By Nadya Nataly | 2/28/19

State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, left at lectern, and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins announced that a package of tighter gun restrictions was passed by the State Legislature on Jan. 29.

State Legislature passes sweeping gun-control measures

On Jan. 30, state lawmakers approved the first new gun control laws since the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act passed in 2013. Gun control advocates cheered the further tightening of New York’s laws, which address bump stocks and recent pushes to arm teachers. more

By Erik Hawkins and Ben Strack | 2/6/19

Assemblywoman Judy Griffin said the law is a victory for students and parents.

State law ends mandatory link between standardized test scores, teacher evaluations

The New York State Senate passed a bill last week that eliminates the mandatory use of state assessments to determine a teacher or principal’s effectiveness. It amends a 2015 education law and empowers school districts and teachers to make the decision on whether to use standardized tests in teacher or principal evaluations. more

By Ben Strack | 1/31/19

Manuel Ruiz Mingorance; Feb. 26, 1928 — Nov. 16, 2018

Manuel Mingorance, former North Shore High School teacher and avid traveler, dies

Manuel Ruiz Mingorance, who taught foreign language at North Shore High School for more than 20 years, died on Nov. 16 at his home in Glen Head. He was 90. Mingorance was born in Granada, Spain, … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 11/29/18

Kerr’s article was on hold for three years before appearing in print last month.

Persistence pays off for art teacher

Persistence is not a word normally associated with artists. Words like spontaneous or free-spirited come to mind more readily. But Seaford High School art teacher Michael Kerr not only claims to be persistent: He has it in writing. more

By Timothy Denton | 11/15/18

A militarized school is not a safe school

The New York Times reported last week that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was weighing the use of federal grant money to arm teachers across the country. more

8/30/18

Teachers rallied outside a school board meeting at Glen Cove High School on June 6 to press the district into accepting their union’s contract proposal.

Glen Cove teachers rally amid contract talks

More than 100 Glen Cove School District teachers demonstrated outside a Board of Education meeting on June 6 — one of the last meetings of the school year — to highlight the fact that they have … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen and Samantha Barry | 6/14/18

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