Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 tackled all kinds of discrimination when it came to employment and public accommodation, it bothered Sen. Birch Bayh that the bill failed to address sex discrimination at schools.
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11/24/22
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Using user-friendly robots Botley and Dash, students at the Lawrence Primary School learned creative problem-solving, computational skills and how to code.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/23/22
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Hewlett-Woodmere Faculty Association members brought their fight for a new contract to the Nov. 16 Board of Education meeting, having joined forces with the school district’s clerical staff, custodial and maintenance workers and information technology employees.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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11/23/22
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Hard work and talent has paid off for a trio of Hewlett High School seniors who signed national letters of intent on Nov. 9 to continue pursuing their dreams of athletic excellence.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/17/22
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The line of marchers along Broadway in Hewlett on Nov. 8 was not celebrating Homecoming. The procession comprised Hewlett-Woodmere public school teachers seeking a new union contract to replace the …
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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11/17/22
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The football team did not win, however that didn’t curb the fun at Lawrence High School’s Homecoming on Oct. 29
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/11/22
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Michael Jacovides was considered a Renaissance man by the many people that knew the 36-year resident of Valley Stream who taught social studies at Lawrence High School for three decades.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/10/22
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Far Rockaway High School alumnus and Woodmere resident Josephine Fusco died on Oct. 21, from kidney disease. She was 88.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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11/10/22
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They waited two years to hold their 50th anniversary reunion because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but when the Lawrence High School Class of 1970 finally came together again the moments and memories will be unforgettable.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/10/22
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The coronavirus pandemic interrupted and upended traditional education, with schools pivoting as quickly as they could from in-person instruction to remote learning, and then devising hybrid models.
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By Hernesto Galdamez
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11/10/22
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