Keyword: education
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New York students taking algebra –– mostly ninth-graders and advanced eighth-graders –– got a surprise at the beginning of the school year.
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11/21/13
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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 …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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11/11/13
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On Oct. 14, the West Hempstead School District acquired a $270,000 two-year grant from the New York State Education Department to extend the administrative reach of its educators for the sake of …
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By Emily Webb
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10/30/13
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently said that the Common Core might well prove to be “the single greatest thing to happen to public education in America since Brown versus Board of …
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By Howard Schwach
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9/4/13
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In a package full of life’s little necessities, every Finnish newborn receives a precious gift –– a set of three books, courtesy of the government.
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8/21/13
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Ten years ago, English Language Arts teachers used to speak of inspiring their students to become lifelong readers and lovers of the written word.
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8/14/13
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By my rough calculations, our children spend some 17,640 hours in school, kindergarten through high school.
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6/6/13
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North Merrick School District Superintendent David Feller will become president of the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents on June 1. With the position, he will also assume a spot on the Commissioner’s Advisory Council of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, which meets three to four times a year with the New York State Education Department commissioner, currently Dr. John King Jr.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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5/31/13
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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.
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5/16/13
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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.
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4/25/13
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