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By now most people are familiar with their local fire departments’ reminders to change the batteries in their smoke detectors . . . more
I am angry with Governor Cuomo. No, I am furious. more
I don’t know about you, but my ancestors weren’t born here. In 1910, a 13-year-old boy from Odessa, traveling alone, boarded a ship with a ticket that entitled him to a bunk in steerage, and he set sail for America. more
Nassau BOCES installed former East Meadow School District Superintendent Dr. Robert Dillon as its new district superintendent at a board meeting on Aug. 20. more
More than 200,000 New York students “opted out” of the grades three-through-eight Common Core English and math exams this spring. more
The Island Park Board of Education swore in a new trustee and elected a new president and vice president at its meeting on July 13. more
Q:  Are my child's private Facebook postings truly confidential?  A:  Maybe not.  It has long been the law that schools can look at and use social media postings done outside … more
I want to enumerate the many reasons I’m so against making test scores count for 50 percent of the ratings. more
Q: My school district in Nassau County, where my special needs child attends school, wants to move him to a different type of classroom situation that I think is inappropriate.  Can I keep him … more
The Herald took the opportunity to ask each of the candidates a series of questions to give voters an opportunity to better understand their positions on key issues in this election. more
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