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For every large-scale social movement, there is a “tipping point, that magic moment when an idea, trend or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips and spreads like wildfire.” So wrote New Yorker staff writer Malcolm Gladwell in . . . more

9/15/16

Baldwin High School Principal Susan Knors, speaking at the graduation ceremony, retired on June 24, ending two decades of working in the district.

Principal retires with grace

Susan Knors’ 15-year tenure as the principal of Baldwin High School ended on June 24, when she left the podium after giving her final farewell speech to the graduates. She left with mixed … more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/12/16

The hiring of Caterina Lafergola, left, has caused controversy in the Baldwin community due to her past work at Automotive High School in Brooklyn

Residents question new principal hire

Baldwin residents packed into the middle school auditorium on June 8 for the first Board of Education meeting since the district hired Caterina Lafergola, the controversial former principal of … more

By Steve Smirti | 6/15/16

At press time, the New York State Board of Regents was poised to place a four-year moratorium on the use of student test scores to evaluate teachers’ classroom performance. Above, English teacher Laura Sheridan worked recently with senior Malik Daniels in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s Meadowbrook Alternative Program.

State task force: Overhaul Common Core

In its final report, issued Dec. 10, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Common Core Task Force called on the state to place a four-year moratorium on the use of students’ state test scores to evaluate … more

By Scott Brinton | 12/16/15

State is wrong on teacher evaluations

I want to enumerate the many reasons I’m so against making test scores count for 50 percent of the ratings. more

6/24/15

Each of the 10 seniors chose three teachers to recognize. Joining Superintendent Dr. Shari Camhi, far left, and Board of Education President Karyn Reid, far right, were, from left, Kester Francis, Chelsea McGowen, Kaedon Campbell, Angela Heffernan, Savannah Nester, Kelsey Cohen, Laura Drew, Chloe Agostino, Rebecca Ford and Elizabeth Hajny.

They did much more than teach

In a few weeks, Baldwin High School seniors will accept their diplomas and move on to college or begin their working careers. They will take a variety of skills and lessons with them that they learned in Baldwin schools — and they will no doubt remember the educators who made it all possible. more

By Brian Croce | 6/3/15

The components of the new Education Transformation Act of 2015.

Teachers face new job performance criteria

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. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 4/15/15

The state budget: some good, some bad

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 . . . more

4/9/15

Baldwin Teachers Association President Chris Greer recently posted a letter supporting parents’ rights to opt their children out of the state assessments that will take place this month. Brookside Elementary School teachers Suzie Ryan, left, and Lauren Cardella also represented the BTA at a recent education rally.

Teachers association supports right to opt out

As the opt-out movement picks up steam ahead of the first round of state assessments for third- through eighth-graders in English Language Arts, the Baldwin Teachers Association isn’t shying away from sharing its feeling about the exams. more

By Brian Croce | 4/8/15

Let's do teacher evaluations right

Now that the State Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have apparently reached a budget agreement that includes a revised teacher evaluation system, we hope the State Education Department takes the time to create effective and judicious rules . . . more

4/2/15

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