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New York school districts are beginning to take advantage of a law that passed over the summer to cut bus costs.

In a move celebrated by state school officials, a law was passed over the summer to help school districts cut bus costs and put those savings toward school programs, and local districts have just recently been able to take advantage of it. more

By Jackie Nash | 10/25/11

Lawrence Schools Superintendent Gary Schall considers No Child Left Behind a flawed unfunded mandate that states couldn't afford to implement properly.

No Child Left Behind waivers sought

As New York State considers adopting waivers for requirements to the federal government’s No Child Left Behind law, which funds programs to improve performance in American schools, school districts in the Five Towns said the law hurt them more than it helped. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 10/13/11

A MTA bus and and a school bus with 14 Lawrence School District students collided in Cedarhurst Wednesday morning.

Lawrence students not injured in bus collision

An Independent Coach school bus taking 14 Lawrence School District students to school Wednesday morning at approximately 9 a.m., and a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus collided at the intersection of Central Avenue and McGlynn Place in Cedarhurst. more

JEFF BESSEN and ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 10/12/11

Lawrence middle and high school teachers will see much more of their building subject-supervisors, who will make more frequent visits to the classroom. Above, students in teacher Ken Dunckley’s 10th-grade English honors class.

Lawrence changes teacher observations

As a means of improving teacher performance and hopefully boosting student achievement, the Lawrence School District and Lawrence Teachers Association have agreed to changes in instructor observations, which are part of annual appraisals and performance reviews. The district and the teachers’ union are currently in contract negotiations. more

JEFF BESSEN | 9/29/11

The audience at the first Lawrence School District Town Hall meeting listened to opening remarks from Superintendent Gary Schall. At the far right are Joseph Baracaldo and his mother Consuelo Vasquez.

Building a district committed to its students

Though the first Lawrence School District Town Hall meeting may not have been a rousing success for a district with an enrollment of more 3,000 students as barely 50 parents attended the gathering at Number Two School last Thursday. more

JEFF BESSEN | 9/22/11

Healthier options, such as a salad bar shown here in Lawrence High School, are being introduced by Whitsons, the new district food service provider.

Lawrence schools committed to healthier eating

The Lawrence School District decided to get ahead of the game and hire a new food service provider this year so students have healthier meal options in response to a proposed revision of nutrition requirements to the federally assisted National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, which will go into affect for the 2012-‘13 school year. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 9/22/11

Lawrence Superintendent Gary Schall was one of several administrators and teachers who explained the district’s new academic plan to residents at the Sept. 15 town hall meeting.

New academic plan launched

The only way public-school students in the constantly evolving Lawrence community will succeed academically is to transform the school system, Superintendent Gary Schall said at a town hall meeting at the Number Two School on Sept. 15. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 9/22/11

Helen Hunter, a pre-kindergarten teacher, retired from the Five Towns Community Center.

Helen Hunter retires after 43 years

After more than four decades of teaching at the Five Towns Community Center, Inwood resident Helen Hunter has decided to retire, leaving behind a legacy that very few can match. more

JUSTIN SACHS | 9/8/11

The turf field is being replaced and the track is being repaired at the Hewlett High School athletic field, while lights will be installed to allow the school district to expand the field’s use to other sports and outside athletic groups.

Overhaul for Hewlett High School field

Looking to expand the number of games, practices and special events its high school athletic field can host, the Hewlett-Woodmere School District is repairing the track that encircles the field, replacing the synthetic-turf field with a new artificial surface and installing lights. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 9/8/11

Cedarhurst village, along with Lawrence School District and Five Towns Community Chest will host a Sept. 11 memorial program in Cedarhurst Park on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m.

Tribute to families and their lost loved ones

To honor the local residents who died on Sept. 11 and commemorate the 10th anniversary of that tragic day, the Village of Cedarhurst, the Lawrence School District and Five Towns Community Chest under Five Towns-One Community are presenting a 90-minute memorial program to be held on Sunday, Sept. 11 in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park beginning at 4 p.m. more

JEFF BESSEN | 9/1/11

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