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Increased rigorous study has helped high school students succeed in the classroom, do better on Regents exams and be better prepared for college. Above, Lawrence High students during a summer school class.

With an increased emphasis on preparing students for college and a career, the Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school districts and the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway are stressing the importance of taking more rigorous courses. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/7/14

Our schoolchildren are seeing tests in their sleep

Almost every one of us has had the experience of watching a child, a grandchild or the children of friends suffer through the anxiety of continuous tests at every level of the educational ladder. more

3/13/14

Lawrence Woodmere Academy hosted a forum that touched on teacher evaluations, Common Core and data mining. Dr. Joseph Rella (at lectern) was one of four panelists.

Sounding off on Common Core

The state’s Board of Regents’ decision to delay 19 education recommendations had many parents and educators at Monday night’s forum at the Lawrence-Woodmere Academy frustrated; they said they would prefer Common Core eliminated altogether. more

By Vanessa Parker | 2/12/14

Lawrence High School ninth-grade Algebra l students will be taking two math Regents in June as the district aligns with the state’s Common Core curriculum.

Doubling up on exam giving

The implementation of the new Common Core curriculum has created a problem school districts such as Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence must deal with. How to teach for the Common Core Regents for Algebra l that will be given on June 3 and the old Integrated Algebra Regents later in the month? Two tests very different in approach and content. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/22/14

PTA's Common Core moratorium is right way to go

New York students taking algebra –– mostly ninth-graders and advanced eighth-graders –– got a surprise at the beginning of the school year. more

11/21/13

In Nathalie Nelson’s Advanced Placement English prep class for 11th- and 12-graders, senior Sigourney Nelson (no relation) displayed her project on the perception of racism.

Welcome to ‘Miss T’s’ school

Summer school Principal Anastasia Tzortzatos, who’s known as “Miss T,” patrols Lawrence High School with a walkie-talkie, which allows rapid communication with her staff, and has a quick smile for any of the 300 students who need a dose of support. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/31/13

The Lawrence School District unveiled plans to improve student academic achievement. Above, Superintendent Gary Schall and guidance counselor Veronica Ortiz explained the issues involved at a special board meeting on Monday.

Getting grades up

Raising its graduation rate, increasing the number of Regents diplomas with distinction and reaching students who lack a strong educational foundation and English language proficiency are the primary goals of new plans unveiled by Lawrence School District officials at a special board meeting on Monday. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/10/13

The New York State Board of Regents has created another option in order for students with disabilities to earn a high school diploma.

Regents standards eased for disabled students

In what Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence administrators are calling a promising development for students with disabilities, the New York State Board of Regents has created a new option to help those students earn a regular high school diploma. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/17/12

The NCLB was passed in 2001 with the intention of increasing student performacne. the state will now have more flexibility to close achievement gaps and set its own goals.

New York earns No Child Left Behind waiver

Last week, the federal government granted New York a waiver to provisions in the No Child Left Behind Act that will allow it to set new standards for students and not be held to the 2014 deadline of … more

By Alex Costello | 6/6/12

No new taxes for Lawrence

Though the Lawrence School District anticipates losing $2.2 million in combined state and federal aid next year, it still plans to expand its educational offerings by realizing an equal amount in savings through cuts to the Civil Service support staff, administration and two programs. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/23/11

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