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Last week, President Obama and Governor Cuomo gave their annual addresses on the nation and state, and both focused a good portion of their speeches on education. While both placed a heavy emphasis on charter schools, they were far apart on other issues. more

1/29/15

Excuse me, Mr. Cuomo, but teachers are the good guys

Governor Cuomo certainly puts the “bully” in bully pulpit. In his State of the State address . . . more

1/29/15

The Merrick School District administration has proposed eliminating the district’s Foreign Language in the Elementary School, or FLES, program. Above, Levy-Lakeside Elementary School students who won the National Foreign Languages Week essay and poster contest in 2012.

Merrick proposes cutting Spanish

Third- to sixth-grade students in the Merrick School District now receive Spanish instruction for 45 minutes every six school days. Soon, however, they may learn the meaning of “no mas.” more

By Brian Racow | 1/28/15

In this corner, the governor. In the other, the teachers.

The saying “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it” has been attributed to Mark Twain. You can add to that thought that everybody talks about public education but nobody does anything about it. more

1/22/15

LICADD receives prevention grants

One of Long Island’s largest nonprofit substance-abuse treatment agencies received three grants this winter that officials said will help them teach young people about the dire consequences of … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/21/15

Bellmore Herald Life Person of the Year: Amy Zaslansky

What’s in a book? An education. The trouble that too many children in low-income communities face is that they have little to no access to quality texts. One Bellmore resident, Amy Zaslansky, … more

By Julie Mansmann | 12/31/14

We need an education commissioner who listens

The resignation of State Education Commissioner Dr. John King Jr. creates a unique opportunity. The Board of Regents, which will choose his successor . . . more

12/24/14

Grand Avenue Middle School science teacher Kenneth Abbott was congratulated by Bellmore-Merrick Central District Board of Education Trustee Nina Lanci and Superintendent John DeTommaso at the Dec. 3 Board of Education meeting.

Grand Avenue teacher recognized

Grand Avenue Middle School science teacher Kenneth Abbot was honored by the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District Board of Education at its Dec. 3 meeting.Abbot was recently awarded the … more

12/17/14

Mepham High School English teacher Nicole Maresca, center, was recently recognized by Board of Education President JoAnn DeLauter and Superintendent John DeTomasso upon her selection as a New York State English Council Educator of Excellence.

Mepham English teacher recognized for excellence

Mepham High School English teacher Nicole Maresca was recently recognized as a 2014 New York State English Council Educator of Excellence for her efforts in the classroom, and she will be honored at … more

10/22/14

First-grade teachers Chris Merz and David Reilly played Buzz Lightyear and Woody, respectively, in the “Toy Story” sketch at the pep rally.

Reinhard’s ‘rising stars’ learn the rules of the road, school

At an annual event featuring everything from student posters to teachers in costumes, Bellmore’s kindergarten, first- and second-grade students recently took part in the district’s … more

By Julie Mansmann | 10/9/14

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