The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections.
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By Alan Singer
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12/23/21
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In recent months, we have seen a growing number of parents crowding school board meetings across Long Island, protesting the state mandate requiring students to mask up in schools.
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12/2/21
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Four Malverne High School choral students have been accepted into the American Choral Directors Association’s Eastern Division Gospel Honor Choir. Each year students from across the country …
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By Annemarie Durkin
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12/2/21
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I recently joined five Long Island high school students for a visit to the Joseph Lloyd Manor in Lloyd Harbor, the 18th-century site where many enslaved people of African descent lived.
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By Elaine Gross
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11/18/21
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You cannot burn a book in 2021. You can burn the paper and the ink and the cardboard, but in our world of e-books, you cannot ever kill the words and ideas that an author created.
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11/18/21
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Students at Chestnut Street School in the West Hempstead Union Free School District enjoyed a day of fun and educational activities during its Habits of Mind program on Oct. 8.
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By Robert Traverso
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10/21/21
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I was mowing my backyard lawn in Merrick last Saturday when I was suddenly struck by the strange sensation that I had missed the bus to my race — that I should, at the moment, have been running a 5K or a 10K . . .
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9/30/21
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I recently took part in a WABC-TV special, “Back to School: Learning During a Pandemic,” hosted by Lauren Glassberg. The participants included . . .
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By Alan Singer
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9/23/21
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It took a couple of tries, but Clarke secured its first-ever football victory on its new turf field behind a strong ground attack led by senior quarterback Nick Giardino.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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9/18/21
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My wife called soon after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, her voice measured but tense. I was half-awake, preparing myself for the day . . .
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9/16/21
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