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One way in which our society is unequal? Education.

Last year, just before the November election, Hofstra University was fortunate enough to host a presidential debate. Prior to the debate, a variety of well-known political figures were invited to speak on the campus. more

4/25/13

John Etzel, a BOCES supervising security guard, and another guard, James Wood, monitored school video feeds at the new Board of Cooperative Educational Services security center on April 18.

BOCES connects school security systems

Nearly five months after the second-deadliest school shooting in American history, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services unveiled a high-tech surveillance center in Westbury that will allow police and security officials to monitor school video feeds 24 hours a day, seven days a week. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/23/13

Mom was right: School makes you smarter

There has long been a terrible assumption about school success: It largely depends on the genetic code with which you were born. more

4/18/13

Education Law

Q: My son is in the second grade and receiving special education services from our school district. I have just been sent a notice by my school district that we are having an “annual … more

By Lynn M. Brown | 4/18/13

School board: a way to give back

You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year. more

4/4/13

Education Law

Q: My fifth grader continues to struggle in school. I’m thinking that he might need special education services. What are those services, and how do I go about getting them from my school … more

By Lynn M. Brown | 3/21/13

Let's have more action and less politics

Why should we be begging for lawmakers in Washington to work together? more

2/28/13

Whatever happened to mandate relief?

New York state school districts are entering the second budget season under the state’s tax cap, which limits how much schools can increase property taxes each year. more

2/14/13

east Rockaway Education Foundation board members accepted a check from alumni organizers of the event “Rebuild the Rock,” held last December. Pictured from left were event organizer Amanda Cooney, EREF board members Hugh Howard, Ken Pacheco, Vera Gallagher, Dan Caracciolo and Kristen Octera; EREF President Richard Meagher; and EREF board members Michelle Healy, Jane Brezenoff and Linda Howarth.

Looking ahead with the East Rockaway Education Foundation

The East Rockaway Education Foundation held its monthly meeting in the Richard J. Meagher Library at Centre Avenue School on Monday, with 11 board members — and one prospect — in attendance. The … more

By Mary Malloy | 1/30/13

Support our schools — get involved in their budgeting

Semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search were announced recently, and, as usual, Long Island came up big in the contest. more

1/24/13

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