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Members of the World of Difference and Students Against Destructive Decisions clubs at Memorial Junior High, joined by Coreen Kelly-Johnson, second from right, an adviser for both clubs, collected items for the school’s annual toy drive this Christmas season.

A time for giving in high school district

Throughout the school year, students from each of the Valley Stream Central High School District’s four schools reach out to the local community to lend a helping hand. This holiday season, the … more

By Brian Croce | 12/19/13

Valley Stream districts maintain residency standards

Years ago, there was a perception that as many as one-third of students in the Valley Stream Central High School District didn’t belong there, noted members of the interdistrict Residency Advisory Committee at its yearly meeting on Nov. 25. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/4/13

Education Law

Q: We planned on buying a home in a particular school district, but the sale fell through and we are still in our old home. Our children have already started school in … more

By Lynn M. Brown | 11/11/13

My new tax bill is through the roof

School tax rates have gone up an average of almost 20 percent over the past two years, well over the state-mandated 2 percent tax cap. more

10/24/13

The truth about property assessments

With less than three weeks to go before Election Day, former County Executive Tom Suozzi and his cronies have resorted to stretching the truth and exaggerating his record to get you to believe that current County Executive Ed Mangano is bad news for taxpayers. more

10/17/13

Valley Stream names 286 A.P. Scholars

286 students in the Valley Stream Central High School District from the 2012-13 school year were named Advanced Placement Scholars. more

10/16/13

A record-number of district students earned A.P. scholar designation last year, including students from North High School, pictured.

Valley Stream's rising scholars

“I’ve always believed that kids will meet the bar and adults have to set it high,” said Dr. Bill Heidenreich, superintendent of the Valley Stream Central High School District. “When we do that, they rise to that bar.” more

By Brian Croce | 10/16/13

High school district to host college info night

The Valley Stream Central High School District will hold an early college information night on Monday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in Central High School’s Keller Auditorium. more

10/2/13

The Hofstra University Biology Department has been awarded a grant to clean up a Long Beach salt marsh that students often use to study a marine habitat.

Hofstra awarded grant to clean up salt marsh after Superstorm Sandy

Hofstra University has been awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant of $75,000 to remove debris accumulated during Superstorm Sandy from a local salt marsh that is used regularly for research and educational projects. Among the professors spearheading the project is Dr. Russell Burke, of Bellmore. more

9/23/13

Iadevaio ‘well deserving’ of state recognition

There are thousands of school board members across New York who put in countless hours each year for the betterment of students and receive no monetary compensation in return. But only one of these volunteers can receive the top award from the New York State School Boards Association each year. For 2013, the Everett R. Dyer Award for Distinguished School Board Service will go to Tony Iadevaio. more

By Brian Croce | 9/19/13

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