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Clear Stream Avenue School students and staff chatted with their counterparts at a school in South Africa during a teleconference at the LIU Post Library on June 9.

A dozen students from Valley Stream traveled across the world last week, and they only had to go as far as a local college campus to do it. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 6/18/14

Forest Road School psychologist Sonya Jackson is joined by peer mediators Tia Walker, Ameena Qadri and Sophie Longid.

Fostering friendships, not fights, at Forest

Conflict is a reality in any school environment, and educators know that it is a distraction to the learning process. At the Forest Road Elementary School in District 30, students help each other solve their problems, a process known as peer mediation. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 6/5/14

Wheeler Avenue math specialist Kristen Lees worked with Jessica Lippold-Green on Monday. With the passing of the budget, District 13 can now add an additional part-time math specialist to help students with Common Core.

Valley Stream school budgets pass

Residents of Valley Stream’s four school districts approved their budgets on Tuesday night, and an incumbent Board of Education trustee in District 13 was defeated. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/20/14

Clear Stream Avenue School nurse Jeanine Wiese, second from right, accepted a pediatric trauma kit from members of the Monica Village Crochet Club.

Trauma kit mission accomplished

The Kiwanis Club has been helping local communities since its founding 99 years ago in Detroit. In Valley Stream, its roots don’t go back quite as far, but the club has still provided decades of service. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/20/14

Valley Stream elementary budget preview

Budget preview for Valley Stream elementary Districts 13, 24 and 30. more

5/15/14

Vote ‘yes’ on Valley Stream school budgets

Voters in Valley Stream’s school districts will vote on a combined $215 million worth of spending when they head to the polls on Tuesday. This year’s budgets are all tax-cap-compliant, and keep program intact. more

5/15/14

Torres running unopposed in District 30

In her five years on the District 30 Board of Education, Carolyn Torres has seen a lot. There were some tense moments and late-night board meetings, but also numerous accomplishments, most recently the U.S. Department of Education naming Shaw Avenue a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/8/14

Valley Stream school board candidates announced

There will be contested elections in only one of Valley Stream’s elementary school districts this year when voters head to the polls for the school budget and Board of Education vote on May 20. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/23/14

Students From Central High School’s culinary arts program prepared pulled pork sliders for visitors to the Valley Stream Council of PTA’s annual Lights On For Education showcase last Thursday night.

Education showcase brings community together

“This is what my favorite event of the year is,” Valley Stream Council of PTAs President Michelle D’Elia said in welcoming hundreds of parents, teachers, students, administrators and Board of Education members to the 53rd annual Lights On For Education program on April 10. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/16/14

Central High School athletes Winston Jones, left, and Vincent Vecchione worked with Shaw Avenue School second-graders on preparing a healthy plate.

Students teach students healthy living

While high school students are still in a part of their lives where learning is their top priority, they have enough life experience to be teaching, as well. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/9/14

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