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Terrence Batts conducting the Lawrence High School orchestra in 2015. He said he was kept out of Honors classes as a student in the 1960s and ’70s, despite his clear academic abilities. Many students of color, he said, are automatically placed in lower-track classes, without regard to what he calls “intellectual heft.”

Reshaping class discussion on race and culture

Part three in a series. The New York State Education Department launched a new statewide curriculum in May intended to root out implicit bias and racism in all its forms in the schools while affirming students’ “racial, linguistic and cultural identities.” more

By Jeff Bessen and Briana Bonfiglio | 10/17/19

Buffalo State College freshmen at the upstate school’s first-year convocation.

Inwood resident Ava Ali attends Buffalo State College

Ava Ali, from Inwood, is part of a freshman class of more than 1,500 students at Buffalo State College. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/10/19

The Gural JCC’s SHOP welcomed New York State Attorney General Letitia James on Sept. 26. From left were the Rodriquez family, James, Michael Kerr, JCC CEO Aaron Rosenfeld, JCC President Steven Bernstein, JCC Associate Executive Director Stacey Feldman and Pesach Osina.

State Attorney General Letitia James visits the Gural JCC SHOP in Cedarhurst

New York State Attorney General Letitia James visited the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC SHOP at 591 Malvin Mall in the Maple Plaza off Central Avenue in Cedarhurst on Sept. 26. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/10/19

Payout scandal raises serious questions

A disturbing pattern of behavior has been passed down from one city administration to the next in Long Beach since at least the mid-1990s. And in the thick of it all is our current Nassau County comptroller, Democrat Jack Schnirman. more

10/4/19

Israel Defense Forces soldier and Brothers for Life member Yossi Rave, right, shared his military experience with Brandeis eighth-graders, from left, Benjamin Katz, Orel Stein and Jacob DeMarco at the Gural JCC’s pre-Rosh Hashana celebration on Sept. 19.

Gural JCC hosts multigenerational pre-Rosh Hashana celebration in Cedarhurst

A multigenerational melting pot kicked off the High Holiday season with a pre-Rosh Hashana celebration at the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC in Cedarhurst. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 9/26/19

Nassau County police officer Ryan Napolitano and police medic Kerri Ahern received proclamations from State Sen. Todd Kaminsky that honored their efforts in delivering a baby in July.

Nassau police who aided pregnant Inwood woman are honored

Nassau County police officer Ryan Napolitano and Nassau County police medic Kerri Ahern were recognized by State Sen. Todd Kaminsky for their quick reactions as they helped to deliver a baby in the Costco parking in North Lawrence on July 29 more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/26/19

The Center for Adult Life Enrichment hosted State Sen. Todd Kaminsky on Aug. 20. From left were Richard and Norma Rosenberg, Howie Greenstein, Rita Palley, Kaminsky, CALE President Richard Braverman, CALE Executive Director Lee Gerardi, and Hewlett Woodmere Business Association President David Friedman.

State Sen. Kaminsky visits CALE in Hewlett

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach who represents the Five Towns in the 9th Senatorial District, spoke to members of the Center for Adult Life Enrichment in Hewlett on Aug. 20. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/5/19

Across Nassau County there was a substantial increase in the number of students who took the English Language Arts and math state exams this spring.

Math and ELA state test scores released for Lawrence and Hewlett-Woodmere

The New York State Education Department released the results for the grades 3-8 English Language Arts and math exams that saw an increase in test takers throughout Nassau County. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 9/5/19

Staying sober through the higher power of hope, and friends

I will have been sober for exactly 32 years this week. It’s a joyful anniversary, one that I’m sharing only to inspire others who may need to quit drinking but don’t think they can. more

8/30/19

Mesivta Ateres Yaakov High School Head of School, Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe, center, said his school does not need oversight from the state on how to educate its students. To his left was State Assemblywoman Melissa Miller and in the back Councilman Bruce Blakeman.

Five Towns officials oppose State Education Department private school guidelines

Outside of Mesivta Ateres Yaakov High School in Lawrence on Aug. 29, several local Republican elected officials encouraged residents to make their thoughts known to the State Education Department for their proposed “Substantially Equivalent Instruction for Nonpublic School Students.” more

By Matthew Ferremi | 8/29/19

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