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When I was in high school in the Bronx in the 1960s, they didn’t let us use calculators on tests. They hadn’t invented them yet. more

By Alan Singer | 11/10/22

Marc Hecht presented his family’s story of the Holocaust to Lawrence Elementary School students last spring.

Focusing on Holocaust education in New York public schools

There is a renewed emphasis on Holocaust education thanks to a new state law signed in August by Gov. Kathy Hochul, requiring public school district superintendents to attest in a survey that their schools are making the Holocaust part of classroom instruction. more

By Kepherd Daniel | 10/20/22

Rabbi Mordechai Kamentsky, dean of Yeshiva South Shore, rejected the state’s latest update of oversight for nonpublic schools.

State education oversight angers Five Towns officials

The gathering of a few Republican candidates, rabbis and yeshivas officials outside the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in Woodmere on Sept. 22 was part GOP rally and part bashing the State Education Department for its approval of updating oversight of private schools. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/30/22

Want to ensure democracy? Invest in education.

Summers are for beaches, barbecues and outdoor concerts. But for Faye, every day of her summers during her college years was spent inside a hot factory . . . more

9/1/22

Maria Conzatti has spent her entire career — and even her educational life — at Nassau Community College. And now, for at least the next year, she’s the school’s interim president — a job she vows not to be just a placeholder.

Maria Conzatti holds down fort at NCC

Maria Conzatti has two major goals for the next 12 months: To have Nassau Community College “live” the word “community,” and to serve that community through a number of new … more

By Karina Kovac | 8/18/22

Governor DeSantis: Teachers need to be educated

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plan to allow U.S. veterans to teach in Florida classrooms is a terrific concept — if and when the veterans earn bachelor’s degrees and complete teacher training programs. more

8/11/22

Attorneys, how about teaching law school?

Calling all lawyers: We need you back in law school, now. We need you in classrooms and clinics, in person and on Zoom. more

By Sara J. Berman | 6/23/22

Incumbent Trustee Debra Sheinin, left, and newcomer Chani Jeter aim to have a positive impact with the Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education in the next three years.

Sheinin, Jeter discuss Hewlett-Woodmere BOE priorities

After the May 17 school election, the face of Hewlett-Woodmere’s Board of Education will be changing slightly with newcomer Chani Jeter winning a seat and incumbent Trustee Debra Sheinin being re-elected as veteran board member Mitchell Greebel steps down. more

By Lisa Margaria | 5/26/22

Lawrence High School’s first-period studio art class, which did the Wellness Room prep work, with art teacher Robert Verone in the finished room.

Lawrence High School students create Wellness Room

Art students at Lawrence High School in Cedarhurst recently turned a cluttered storage closet into a Wellness Room for their peers in the Life Skills special education program. more

By Lisa Margaria | 5/12/22

Lawrence Early Childhood students with their artwork created on Artsy Thursday.

Lawrence Early Childhood Center celebrates young children

During the first week of April, Lawrence School District’s Early Childhood Center took part in stimulating activities to celebrate learning, students, teachers, families and the community to mark the National Association for the Education of young Children Week of the Young Child, an annual celebration sponsored by the association, which is considered the world’s largest childhood education organization in the world. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/28/22

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