It’s that time of year again. High school seniors are eagerly awaiting thick packets with letters of acceptance from the colleges and universities of their dreams.
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3/22/12
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More than 150 people attended the Rockville Centre Education Foundation’s 22nd annual black tie optional gala this past Saturday night at the Garden City Hotel, raising well over $50,000 — a record.
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Judy Rattner
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3/7/12
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As part of the Council of Education Travel, students from European and Asian countries will be coming to Long Island to stay with host families and spend the 2012-2013 school year as foreign exchange …
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3/7/12
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When school officials unveiled a preliminary 2012-13 spending plan at the first budget workshop on Jan. 31, Board of Education President Liz Dion issued a stark warning: To stay under the state’s new 2 percent tax levy cap, the district will have to cut staff.
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Judy Rattner
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2/8/12
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The 2012 Long Island Innovation Index is chock full of useful information. The index, created by the Rauch Foundation, is an annual report that takes stock of how things are on the Island and makes recommendations for the future.
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1/26/12
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A trio of thorny issues — the 2012-13 school calendar, linking teacher evaluations to state aid, and the 2 percent tax levy cap — topped the agenda at the Jan. 18 Board of Education meeting
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Judy Rattner
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1/25/12
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The Rockville Centre Education Foundation will honor two at its upcoming annual gala — set for March 3 at the Garden City Hotel.
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Judy Rattner
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1/11/12
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Now that we’ve flipped the calendar, our local school officials will soon start getting into the nitty-gritty of budget planning for the 2012-13 school year.
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1/5/12
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South Side High School Principal Dr. Carol Burris has co-authored a letter, signed by two thirds of Long Island’s public school principals and a growing number of educators from across New York state, asking state education Commissioner John B. King Jr. and the Board of Regents to delay and change a new teacher evaluation plan that links educator ratings to student test scores.
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Judy Rattner
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11/9/11
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One of South Side High School’s own, Vocal Music Director Karen Faust Baer, will be a featured soloist on Nov. 20, when she performs with the South Shore Symphony Orchestra in its debut concert at Molloy College’s new Madison Theatre.
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Judy Rattner
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11/9/11
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