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Kim Libertini, a science teacher at Valley Stream North High School, was named a master teacher by New York State.

New York has recognized a Valley Stream North High School science teacher as one of the top educators in the state. Kim Libertini is one of 42 people on Long Island who have been named master teachers by the State University of New York. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/7/14

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

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

Dr. Linda Opyr, the past poet laureate of Nassau County, speaks to District 13

District 13 teachers go back to school

While children were home on Election Day, teachers were sitting in the same seats their students normally occupy, and they were fully immersed in learning. Districts across Long Island held superintendent conference days, featuring a variety of workshops for teachers and support staff. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/13/13

Kelly Emerson, right, a native of Guatemala and a student at the Willow Road School, met Mayra Flores and Marie Jos

District 13 welcomes Guatemalan teachers

Three educators from Guatemala spent a day learning about how children are schooled in Valley Stream, while sharing some information about their own educational customs. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/6/13

Carey award winners Michael Campagna, left, Rebecca Beers, Stephanie Sassos, Toriann Monaco, Lisa Goldschmidt, Gianna Zacharias and Timothy Whitfield

Every Carey student in business contest wins

Seven business students from H. Frank Carey High School in Franklin Square participated in the annual Long Island Business Teachers Association contest on April 16 — and all of them took home … more

Vikas Girdhar | 5/3/13

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

Mom was right: School makes you smarter

There has long been a terrible assumption about school success: It largely depends on the genetic code with which you were born. more

4/18/13

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