Students across Long Island can nominate their teachers for a special-end-of-year class party and $500 sponsorship check when they submit an essay to the 8th annual Above and “BEE”yond Teacher Essay Contest.
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By Nicole Wagner
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2/16/24
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Five educators in the Franklin Square school district were recognized for achieving tenure this year.
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By Nicole Wagner
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9/22/23
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From a young age, Franklin Square native Jean D’Aurio knew that she wanted to be a teacher. Today, she walks the same school halls as a teacher that she did as a student growing up.
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By Nicole Wagner
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9/3/23
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His name was David, and he killed himself in my second year of teaching.
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By Mark Nolan
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7/20/23
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The increasing number of women in positions of leadership has been vital to changing our national narrative about what is fair and equitable. I have known great female leaders throughout my career . . .
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By Patrick M. Pizzo II
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3/30/23
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Born with the teaching gene and not likely to recover any time soon: That is my self-diagnosis.
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3/2/23
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When we think of the most influential people in our lives growing up, we’re likely to point out our parents, some members of our extended family, maybe even a religious leader or two. But no list is complete without teachers.
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2/9/23
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Since it opened in 1959, SUNY Nassau has often been described as the jewel of Nassau County and the New York state community college system.
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By Faren Siminoff
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6/2/22
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The oldest of five sisters, Marjorie Monahan used to pretend to be a teacher as a child, checking if her siblings had their imaginary tests signed. “There’s nothing else I could remember wanting to do,” Monahan said of becoming an educator.
After 20-plus years in the Malverne School District, Monahan, 65, retired on Oct. 15.
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By Robert Traverso
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10/21/21
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An image sticks in my mind. At the peak of the pandemic, my daughter sent a photo: My granddaughter, 11, was lying in bed in a dark room, “attending math class” online. It had an apocalyptic feel about it . . .
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8/12/21
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