Keyword: education
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New York state is considering an initiative at 10 of its state prisons to give prisoners a college education. The program would bring college professors into the prisons . . .
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2/27/14
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It is an ignominious history that Long Islanders don’t like to remember or even recognize. For nearly 200 years, from the early 1600s to the early 1800s, Long Islanders owned slaves.
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2/20/14
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Since its implementation last year, the Common Core curriculum has become one of the most divisive educational issues in New York state in recent memory.
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2/6/14
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New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report on Jan. 14 titled “School District Revenue Growth Slows.” Before I get to it, a quick primer on education funding.
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1/23/14
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Longtime Hewlett-Woodmere educator Barbara McNiff was appointed executive director of Human Resources by the school district’s Board of Education at the Jan. 15 meeting.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/23/14
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In an era when too many politicians seem to be focused primarily on staying in office, U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has announced that she will be stepping down, and State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. has already done so.
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1/16/14
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Academic freedom, a phrase more commonly associated with education at the college level, is being discussed by the Lawrence School District as Superintendent Gary Schall has asked the Board of Education to create a policy restricting the use of videos in classrooms.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/2/14
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Dear Santa:
We here at the Heralds have been hard at work all year, keeping readers up to date on all things local — government, education, business, crime, sports and culture.
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12/19/13
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On Dec. 3, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released results of the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment, a set of three tests — in literacy, science and math — which is given every three years to 15-year-olds in 65 nations.
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12/12/13
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Kathleen Anderson’s office at the Woodmere Education Center smelled of roses last Friday, as the assistant superintendent for Human Resources & Student Services for the Hewlett-Woodmere School District, received several bouquets of flowers to congratulate her on her retirement.
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By Ann Friedman
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11/27/13
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