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Black mold grows due to excessive moisture caused by humidity water leaks, condensation and flooding. Visual inspections and air quality testing are used to check for problems. Above, an example of mold on the wall of a home.

Lawrence School District and Lawrence Teachers Association officials agreed to bring in another environmental services company to test the air quality in Lawrence High School. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/9/14

Welcome news on taxes

Long Islanders have a lot to be happy about these days. Not only is this wretched winter coming to an end, but our average proposed school-tax hike is the lowest it has been in more than four decades. more

3/27/14

We need to make changes to the Common Core

Since its implementation last year, the Common Core curriculum has become one of the most divisive educational issues in New York state in recent memory. more

2/6/14

Lawrence School District is planning to establish a policy that limits the use of videos in the classroom.

Using technology as a tool not entertainment

Academic freedom, a phrase more commonly associated with education at the college level, is being discussed by the Lawrence School District as Superintendent Gary Schall has asked the Board of Education to create a policy restricting the use of videos in classrooms. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/2/14

Lawrence Teachers Association President Lori Skonberg, standing, stated her organization’s concerns with the Common Core Learning standards at the Nov. 18 Board of Education meeting. Sitting, from left, were Board of Education President David Sussman, Superintendent Gary Schall and Trustee Michael Hatten.

Common Core woes

The Lawrence Teachers Association added its voice to the chorus of criticism that the implementation of the new Common Core Learning Standards has received from many administrators, faculty, parents and students across the state. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/27/13

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

Hewlett High School business teacher Ilene Walker received the Clinton A. Reed Award for her contributions and the impact she has had on students in 32 years of teaching.

Inspiring students through business

The first day of school at Hewlett High School was a great one for business education teacher Ilene Walker as she learned at a faculty meeting that the Business Teachers Association of New York State had named her the winner of the Clinton A. Reed Award. more

By Ann Friedman | 10/2/13

Lawrence and Hewlett-Woodmere district teachers are currently working without contracts. Students at Hewlett High School noticed that their teachers were wearing red on the first day of school in a show of solidarity.

No new teacher contracts

Teachers in the Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school districts began the new school year as they ended the last one: without new collective bargaining agreements. more

By Ann Friedman | 9/11/13

Welcoming May, harbinger of happier days

We have had crueler months than April 2013, but this one singed the soul. more

5/2/13

One way in which our society is unequal? Education.

Last year, just before the November election, Hofstra University was fortunate enough to host a presidential debate. Prior to the debate, a variety of well-known political figures were invited to speak on the campus. more

4/25/13

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