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Schools: focus on students first, then learning
Last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally offered students and teachers certainty about the rest of the 2019-20 school year when he canceled in-person classes through June to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Thank you, Mr. Cuomo. more
For American higher education, it’s time to lead
As the nation emerges from the coronavirus lockdown and begins to return to a semblance of normalcy, many of our cherished institutions will face some harsh realities. Nowhere will this dose of reality be starker than for America’s colleges and universities. more
It’s time for colleges to graduate to the 21st century
The model of higher education today rests on a system created in the Middle Ages, when knowledge was highly concentrated in a few places and in a few hands. It has evolved only slowly over the centuries. more
The New York State Education Department has designated Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School as needing improvement due to the low test scores of its special education students.
State designates Brooklyn Avenue for improvement
The New York State Education Department says that Brooklyn Avenue Elementary School needs to improve academically, according to new federal guidelines, while school officials say the school’s … more
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Let’s continue to pursue Dr. King’s dream
February marks another year of Black History Month, and it’s important for us to take note of how far America has come since black slaves were first brought to the country some 400 years ago. more
My choice for two true Scrooges
As we begin a new decade, it’s time for the once-every-10-years Scrooge Award. It was a close contest for me. The candidates included . . . more
Longtime Valley Stream firefighter Fred Gless explained how a firefighter’s helmet works to a class of special-education students on Nov. 15.
Valley Stream fire education program celebrates 2,000th student taught
Special-education students at Congregation Ohr Torah in North Woodmere giggled and talked as they waited for a fire safety program to begin on a Thursday in mid-November. “A real … more
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District 13 Board of Education Trustee Vinny Pandit, third from left, has tendered his resignation after a series of controversial comments he made on social media.
District 13 trustee to step down after controversial comments
School District 13 Board of Education Trustee Vinny Pandit has tendered his resignation after a series of controversial comments he made on Facebook regarding the Long Island Hispanic community. … more
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Terrence Batts conducting the Lawrence High School orchestra in 2015. He said he was kept out of Honors classes as a student in the 1960s and ’70s, despite his clear academic abilities. Many students of color, he said, are automatically placed in lower-track classes, without regard to what he calls “intellectual heft.”
Reshaping class discussion on race and culture
Part three in a series. The New York State Education Department launched a new statewide curriculum in May intended to root out implicit bias and racism in all its forms in the schools while affirming students’ “racial, linguistic and cultural identities.” more
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John Frias, of Valley Stream, will take over as the Wheeler Avenue Elementary School principal, replacing Dr. Gayle Steele, who is moving to the Huntington School District.
Wheeler Avenue welcomes new principal
When describing his past, Valley Streamer John Frias said he would often tell people he grew up in Harlem, before Starbucks. Coming of age during the crack epidemic and skyrocketing crime rates … more
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