Governor Cuomo certainly puts the “bully” in bully pulpit. In his State of the State address . . .
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1/29/15
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The saying “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it” has been attributed to Mark Twain. You can add to that thought that everybody talks about public education but nobody does anything about it.
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1/22/15
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The resignation of State Education Commissioner Dr. John King Jr. creates a unique opportunity. The Board of Regents, which will choose his successor . . .
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12/24/14
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United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, in a disgusting display of political favoritism, pitted his union’s members against New York City police officers . . .
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8/27/14
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In jumping into the teacher-tenure debate, I know I’m stirring up a hornet’s nest. But who doesn’t like a little danger now and again? So here goes.
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7/16/14
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Each year, hundreds of students graduate from Baldwin High School and move on to college and careers, having forged bonds with their teachers that shape not only who they are when they leave high school, but what they will become in the future.
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By Brian Croce
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6/4/14
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Long Islanders have a lot to be happy about these days. Not only is this wretched winter coming to an end, but our average proposed school-tax hike is the lowest it has been in more than four decades.
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3/27/14
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Since its implementation last year, the Common Core curriculum has become one of the most divisive educational issues in New York state in recent memory.
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2/6/14
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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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Natalia Barr, who will be a senior at Baldwin High School this year, recently interviewed some of her peers about their experience working as extras for a TV show shot at BHS. The show, “Bad Teachers,” recreates the stories of real-life teachers who become involved in scandals using paid actors and volunteer extras. It is slated for a three-episode pilot run on the Investigation Discovery network in the fall. Barr will be the editor of the BHS Golden Wave for the 2013-14 school year.
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Natalia Barr
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8/21/13
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