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We need to make changes to the Common Core

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. more

2/6/14

Comptroller: L.I. districts pushed to the fiscal brink

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. more

1/23/14

We need an outflow pipe to the ocean

Residents and environmentalists have long urged county and state officials to be more aggressive in their efforts to upgrade Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants. more

1/23/14

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered canned goods to the Kennedy Memorial Park Community Room in Hempstead on Nov. 27.

Gov. Cuomo donates food in Hempstead

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the Kennedy Memorial Park Community Room in Hempstead on Nov. 27 to donate boxes of canned goods in time for Thanksgiving. “Thanksgiving is about … more

12/3/13

PTA's Common Core moratorium is right way to go

New York students taking algebra –– mostly ninth-graders and advanced eighth-graders –– got a surprise at the beginning of the school year. more

11/21/13

Matassa is a junior at Kellenberg Memorial High School.

Malverne resident set for NYSSMA conference

Emily Matassa, a Junior at Kellenberg Memorial High School, has been selected to participate in the All State Women’s Chorus at the New York State School Music Association’s 2013 Conference … more

10/30/13

The best weapon against breast cancer is awareness

Breast cancer victims are our mothers, our sisters, our friends and, yes, sometimes our fathers and brothers. more

10/17/13

Despite Cuomo's help, a law still needs to be changed

Many South Shore homeowners are breathing easier thanks to Governor Cuomo’s decision last week to use money from the N.Y. State Housing Recovery Program to compensate those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but whose flood insurance claims were rejected by FEMA because the damage had been caused by “earth movement” rather than directly by floodwaters. more

10/10/13

The $700 million come-a-long

Why did your school-age children have to suffer through ten hours of tests and possibly the humiliation of doing badly on those tests? So that New York State could get more $700 million from the … more

By Howard Schwach | 9/17/13

Tyson, Egan and Stewart were honored by Superintendent Dr. James Hunderfund, music department staff and members of the Board of Education at the Sept. 10 Board meeting.

Malverne musicians hit high note

Malverne High School students Jordan Tyson and Suzanna Egan have been chosen to represent the district’s music department at this year’s New York State School Music Association Winter Conference … more

9/17/13

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