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Oceanside resident Ellen Fogel struggled with her conscience and her duty to her children for days prior to the recent state testing program. Was she going to let her children take the tests that … more

Howard Schwach | 4/29/13

One way in which our society is unequal? Education.

Last year, just before the November election, Hofstra University was fortunate enough to host a presidential debate. Prior to the debate, a variety of well-known political figures were invited to speak on the campus. more

4/25/13

Students across Long Island are refusing state tests, protesting against academic standards that they say have become unrealistically challenging.

Few East Meadow students refuse tests

Parents taking part in a movement spreading across Long Island have refused to let their children sit for state-mandated testing, protesting academic standards that they say have become unrealistically challenging. more

By David Weingrad | 4/24/13

Employment Law

Q: I’ve been employed as an accountant with a municipality in Suffolk County for the past 8 years. I recently received notice that the municipality is seeking my termination for misconduct … more

By Max Sicherman | 4/18/13

John Pinto, a former member of the North Merrick Board of Education, spoke during the public comment section of a North Merrick board meeting on April 9. He called state standardized tests a “menace” that cause students undue stress.

50 Merrick, N. Merrick students opt out of tests

A handful of parents in Merrick and North Merrick told school administrators that they would refuse to allow their children to sit for new standardized state exams, which began in elementary schools around the state this week. The parents, who believe that the standardized exams lack pedagogical merit and are harmful to students, say they would like to see a grass-roots civil-disobedience movement involving other parents taking the same action that would force the state to cancel the exams. In all, 50 students did not take the exams on Tuesday, the first day they were administered, according to officials in both districts. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 4/18/13

The buck must stop here

The face of corruption has once again reared its ugly head in New York state politics. At this stage in the game, no one should be surprised. more

4/11/13

A state report claims that Bartholomew Ryan, 32, was "inadequately" assessed before he committed suicide inside his cell at the Nassau County Correctional Center in February of 2012.

State faults county jail for suicide

The New York State Commission of Correction recently released a report on the suicide of Bartholomew Ryan, a 32-year-old East Meadow resident and an Iraq war veteran who hanged himself with a bedsheet in his cell at the Nassau County Correctional Facility in February 2012, less than 24 hours after he was incarcerated. more

By David Weingrad | 4/10/13

Assemblyman Brian Curran gets head shaved as part of the St. Baldrick’s fundraiser.

Curran shaves head for St. Baldrick’s fundraiser

St. Baldrick’s recently held its annual charity event at the St. Agnes Parrish Center. Attended by over five hundred people, the event raised funds for cancer research by individuals, known as … more

4/5/13

School board: a way to give back

You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year. more

4/4/13

Lengthy gasolines lines were commonplace across Nassau County following last October’s Hurricane Sandy.

State to provide grants for generators

The recently approved 2013-2014 state budget includes provisions to provide grants to gas stations that are prewired to receive or purchase generators during a declared fuel shortage emergency. more

By David Weingrad | 4/3/13

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