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The clarion call has grown louder since Superstorm Sandy: We must beat a “managed” retreat from the coast, or face certain peril as global warming takes hold and sea levels rise.
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1/9/14
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It was the crime of the century in our community, and the horror of those days is never far from the surface in the South Shore towns where the families of Kelly Ann Tinyes and Robert Golub lived and worked and went to school.
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12/19/13
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The Wantagh School District approved a resolution opposing high stakes testing at its Thursday, December 12 meeting at Wantagh High School.
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by Mark Treske
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12/18/13
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A survey of more than 600 school board members across New York state found that 75 percent overwhelmingly oppose the education department’s plan to provide student data to a third-party vendor, …
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By Howard Schwach
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12/18/13
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The death last week of former South African President Nelson Mandela sparked a worldwide outpouring of sorrow, respect and remembrance of a man many considered one of history’s great heroes — a …
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By Brian Racow and Emily Webb
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12/11/13
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The anger expressed last week by many parents toward New York State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. during two Long Island forums over his continued push for Common Core education standards spilled over into Thursday night’s Wantagh school board meeting.
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by Andrew Coen
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11/20/13
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It was clearly a difficult night for New York State Education Commissioner Dr. John King and Chancellor Meryl Tisch.
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By Howard Schwach
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11/19/13
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Q: We planned on buying a home in a particular school district, but the sale fell through and we are still in our old home. Our children have already started school in …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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11/11/13
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“Scary cool,” is how Franco, a third grade student at Forest Lake School described the haunted gym, where 15 different Halloween themed stations were set up to test a range of physical education skills. Inspirational signs accompanied the ghoulish decorations on the walls. Halloween music set the tone for a lively and fun-filled hour of exercise.
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by laura Schofer
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11/7/13
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School tax rates have gone up an average of almost 20 percent over the past two years, well over the state-mandated 2 percent tax cap.
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10/24/13
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