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Now that the State Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have apparently reached a budget agreement that includes a revised teacher evaluation system, we hope the State Education Department takes the time to create effective and judicious rules . . .
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4/2/15
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They all had different ways to say it, but the message was clear: opt out of Common Core tests. Two teachers, two administrators and a parent told the more than 300 people at Levittown Hall in Hicksville that the only way to send a message to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was to refuse to let their children take the third through eighth grade English language arts and math tests in April.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/25/15
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The Reinhard Early Childhood Center is home to the Bellmore School District’s youngest students, in kindergarten through second grade. On Feb. 13, though, older adults roamed Reinhard’s halls …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/13/15
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The Bellmore and North Bellmore school districts boasted dozens of All-County musicians this year.Members of the bands, choruses and orchestras at the Shore Road School, which houses Bellmore’s …
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By Julie Mansmann
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3/13/15
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Tis the season of tax levies, enrollment projections and capital reserve funds. It’s school budget time . . .
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2/25/15
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I’ve been thinking about Peter Thiel a lot lately. The more I try to get him off my mind, the more I find myself debating the PayPal founder in mock exchanges in my head.
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2/19/15
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Despite last year’s vehement opposition to a proposed charter school in the Lawrence School District, which forced the applicants to withdraw the application in November, a similar group wants to open a newly named charter, the Lawrence Charter School. The group behind the effort submitted a letter of intent to the State Education Department ahead of the Feb. 10 deadline.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/18/15
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The Merrick School District administration reversed course last Tuesday on a recent recommendation to cut Spanish from the curriculum, citing the importance of foreign language in the elementary school, or FLES, and pledging to keep and improve Merrick’s Spanish program.
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By Brian Racow
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2/10/15
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Students, teachers and administrators at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Regional School in Bellmore put their pride in the institution on display during Catholic Schools Week recently. The school serves …
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By Julie Mansmann
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2/9/15
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Q: I am hearing more and more about the measles epidemic. Can my school district lawfully require that my child be vaccinated, and if I establish that my child is exempt …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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2/3/15
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