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Since April is National Volunteer Month, let’s consider what volunteering really is: a vital part of every community . . .
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4/16/15
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After months of wrangling, New York state finally has a budget, and with it come some major changes in the state’s educational system. Among them is the Education Transformation Act, which institutes new practices for recruiting and evaluating teachers, and will affect both the Oceanside and Island Park districts.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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4/15/15
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Members of Wantagh High School Junior Chamber of Commerce, along with their adviser, Jamie Stanulis, accompanied by Joe Farinella, got first hand experience of seeing how successful Wantagh businesses run.
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By Lucy Farinella
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4/15/15
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Quidditch may have started out as a fictional sport, but in Wantagh it’s just as real as baseball, basketball or football.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/15/15
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For weeks New Yorkers heard rumors that when the state’s budget battles finally ended, teacher performance would be measured more effectively, elected officials would be held to higher ethical standards . . .
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4/9/15
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The controversial state standardized testing program begins next week, and hundreds, if not thousands, of local parents are expected to instruct their children to refuse the tests, a decision that has come to be known as opting out.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/9/15
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The Levittown School District’s motto is “Success for Every Student,” and for many, that success comes in music. Recently, the district, which also serves portions of Wantagh and Seaford, received a Best Communities for Music Education designation for 2015.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/8/15
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Local school districts will be getting a boost in state aid, following numbers that were released last week upon the passage of the New York state budget.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/8/15
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I wouldn’t go so far as to call Howard Gardner a prophet, but way back in 1993, he sure predicted the chaotic politics that are roiling our public education system these days.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/2/15
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Instead of trays of food, the cafeteria tables were covered with science projects at East Broadway School on March 18. The science fair returned from a hiatus of a few years, and energetic Levittown elementary students showed off their hard work to their parents and friends that evening.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/1/15
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