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The opposition voiced by the East Meadow School District’s Board of Education earlier this month to the Common Core State Standard’s reliance on high-stakes testing and teacher evaluations has met with praise across the district, according to three building principals.
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By David Weingrad
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7/22/15
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Q: Are my child's private Facebook postings truly confidential?
A: Maybe not. It has long been the law that schools can look at and use social media postings done outside …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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7/22/15
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The East Meadow School District Board of Education has publicly voiced its opposition to the controversial, state-mandated Common Core State Standards, criticizing in particular the program’s reliance on high-stakes testing and its ties to teacher and administrator evaluations.
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By David Weingrad
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7/15/15
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I want to enumerate the many reasons I’m so against making test scores count for 50 percent of the ratings.
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6/24/15
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Two East Meadow Boy Scouts recently achieved the highest rank in scouting by completing projects that not only showcased their passion for giving back, but will make a real difference in their communities.
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By David Weingrad
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6/3/15
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Q: My school district in Nassau County, where my special needs child attends school, wants to move him to a different type of classroom situation that I think is inappropriate. Can I keep him …
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By: Lynn M. Brown
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5/28/15
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Residents elected a new trustee to the Board of Education last week, as challenger Melissa Tell defeated nine-year incumbent Walter Skinner, by just 32 votes, 2,608 to 2,576.
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By David Weingrad
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5/27/15
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To learn more about bladder cancer, the public is invited to attend a free educational program, Bladder Cancer Awareness Day, at Winthrop-University Hospital on May 9, from 9 a.m. to noon. It will be held in the Winthrop Research and Academic Center, 101 Mineola Blvd., Mineola.
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5/7/15
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Complaints from residents that a lack of communication and transparency in the East Meadow School District has created a toxic relationship between the administration and parents were the focus at last week’s Board of Education meeting.
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By David Weingrad
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5/6/15
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears locked in a political death spiral. Last year brought growing dissatisfaction with the State Education Department’s dysfunctional implementation of the new Common Core State Standards . . .
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4/30/15
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