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Give a vote of support to Valley Stream's school budgets

This was not an easy year for Valley Stream’s four school districts, with the pressure of the property tax cap, rising health insurance and pension costs, and new mandates from the Common Core Learning Standards and teacher evaluation system. more

5/16/13

inBloom: corporatizing America's schools

The dichotomy between inBloom’s website, featuring photos of smiling elementary-age children seated beside young teachers, tablets in hand, and its seven-page Privacy and Security Policy, full of legalese, could not be more stark. more

5/16/13

Brooklyn Avenue School Principal Dr. Scott Comis helped second-grader Mia McKenna with an assignment while visiting her class on Monday. District 24’s proposed budget maintains all current levels of support for students.

Decisions on Valley Stream budgets looms

Valley Stream’s four school districts are among the 96 percent of districts statewide proposing budgets with tax levy increases at or below the tax-cap limit. Each budget will require only a simple majority to pass when voters head to the polls on Tuesday. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/16/13

Valley Stream high school budget proposal

A breakdown of the Valley Stream Central High School District's budget proposal. more

5/16/13

North High School teacher Dan Ryan meets with students in his Advanced Placement psychology class, who recently took the AP test. For some in the class, it was just one of five of the college-level exams they are taking this year.

Valley Stream’s high schools earn recognition

Valley Stream’s three high schools are rarely thought of among Long Island’s elite. District administrators would like to know, “Why not?” more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/15/13

Real Estate Law

Q: Several family members were comparing their similar residences in different parts of Nassau County. Why are the real estate taxes very different for each property?A: In Nassau County there … more

By Richard G. Fromewick | 5/14/13

Valley Stream North High School physical education leaders taught a wellness program to the second-graders at the James A. Dever School.

A healthy way for children to learn

Valley Stream’s elementary school students are learning how to stay to healthy and fit. But this important lesson isn’t coming from their teachers, it’s coming from other students. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/1/13

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

John Etzel, a BOCES supervising security guard, and another guard, James Wood, monitored school video feeds at the new Board of Cooperative Educational Services security center on April 18.

BOCES connects school security systems

Nearly five months after the second-deadliest school shooting in American history, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services unveiled a high-tech surveillance center in Westbury that will allow police and security officials to monitor school video feeds 24 hours a day, seven days a week. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/23/13

Education Law

Q: My son is in the second grade and receiving special education services from our school district. I have just been sent a notice by my school district that we are having an “annual … more

By Lynn M. Brown | 4/18/13

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