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Ogden Elementary School in the Hewlett-Woodmere district looks to welcome back children in September.

New York State Board of Regents discusses school reopening

In what has become a very familiar setting because of the coronavirus pandemic, the New York State Board of Regents meet virtually on Monday to discuss the findings of a task force made up of parents, school officials, students and teachers that was convened in June to collect opinions on how to reopen schools. more

By Jeff Bessen and Matthew Ferremi | 7/13/20

HALB Head of School Rabbi Adam Englander, left, delivered the daily invocation before the State Senate on March 12, with State Sen. Todd Kaminsky.

Yeshiva stakeholders meet with State Sen. Todd Kaminsky in Albany

As part of the Orthodox Union’s Teach NYS Mission to Albany on March 12, many yeshiva parents, staff and student met with their state legislators to campaign for full reimbursement for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programming along with more money for building security. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/21/19

Hebrew Academy of the Five Town and Rockaway High School students and their peers at other Five Towns yeshivas are doing measurably better than public-school students on state Regents exams.

Acing the Regents exams

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia set new regulations in November that require all New York state private schools to offer a total of 36 hours of instruction per week in English, math, … more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/20/18

The buddy bench at HAFTR’s Early Childhood Center is a place where children can make friends with fellow students.

Five Towns resident introduces Aliyah Program

School days in most schools are typically spent with a single teacher, in one classroom, except when it’s time for recess, lunch or gym. After moving up to middle school, students are expected … more

By Tyler Marko | 10/18/18

Lower School Hebrew Academy of Long Beach Principal Richard Altabe quieted the audience at the school’s Israel celebration on April 19.

Dedicating his life to education

The Jewish Community Council of the Rockaway Peninsula will honor a Long Beach native and 30-year Far Rockaway resident, who is a principal for the school he attended in his youth and graduated from a former Five Towns high school for his achievements in education. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/26/18

Isaac Soloman, a Hebrew Academy of Long Beach basketball player, is one of the six finalists for the Brooklyn Nets All-Star Award.

Vote for HALB’s Isaac Soloman to win All -Star Award from the Brooklyn Nets

Hebrew Academy of Long Beach basketball player Isaac Soloman is one of the six finalists for the Brooklyn Nets All-Star Award presented by the Hospital for Special Surgery. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/23/18

HAFTR High School in Cedarhurst received a bomb threat. The building was evacuated, no device was found and no one was hurt, officials said.

Bomb scare at HAFTR

According to authorities, the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway High School in Cedarhurst had a bomb scare on Nov. 8. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/9/17

Felice Ackerman, co-director of the Early Childhood Center at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, pointed the way as students entered their new school on Monday.

Opening a neighborhood school in Woodmere

Felice Ackerman, co-director of the Early Childhood Center at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, greeted children by their first names as they entered their new school on Monday, following up with a question, “Do you know where you’re going?” more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/22/17

‘Uncle Gary’ is retiring

After five years as superintendent in a school district where he has worked for more than two decades, Gary Schall will officially retire next June 30. The formal announcement will be made at Monday’s Lawrence Board of Education meeting. Deputy Superintendent Dr. Ann Peder- sen is expected to replace him. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/9/16

Renovating the Number Six School

The terrazzo floors are being cleaned, walls for the classrooms are going up, windows are being installed and the color-coded wires are being bundled as work progresses on the former Number Six School that Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB) officials said could be occupied by their first through eighth grade students by the end of November. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/7/16

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