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Remembering Judy Heumann
My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold. more
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The shell game we like to call graduation rates
State taxpayers remain mostly blinded by educational obfuscations like the high school graduation rate. more
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Freeport High School senior Ryan Retzlaff makes a last-minute adjustment to his team’s robot before the first competition of the day.
Engineers in the making
The annual VEX Robotics Competition drew a diverse pool of innovative domestic and international participants to Freeport. The event brings together participants from various backgrounds and … more
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Freeport High School Class of 2023 Top 10 were recognized by Superintendent of Schools Kishore Kuncham, Board of Education President Maria Jordan-Awalom, board of education members and administrators during the Board of Education meeting.
Board of Education celebrates success
During the meeting of the Freeport School District Board of Education, Kishore Kuncham, the superintendent of schools, board members, board president Maria Jordan-Awalom, and administrators honored a … more
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Nassau Boces Joseph M. Barry Tech Career and Technical Education High School students at the school’s annual Barry Tech blood drive.
Barry Tech student from Freeport organizes successful blood drive
A Nassau BOCES Joseph M. Barry Tech Career and Technical Education High School student from Freeport helped organize and recruit volunteers for a successful blood drive that is expected to save many … more
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The staff of the Woodward Children’s Center in Freeport will gather early next year to discuss strategies that will help further expand the school’s educational program into the 21st century. Much of the focus will be on using technology — like better remote learning — in the classroom. 
Woodward Center prepares for the future
Change is coming to the Woodward Children’s Center. It’s been the place to educate children with exceptional needs since the early 1950s, but the time has come for the West Merrick Road … more
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Our kids can’t do the math
When I was in high school in the Bronx in the 1960s, they didn’t let us use calculators on tests. They hadn’t invented them yet. more
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County Legislator Debra Mulé presented citations to this year’s honorees at the Black Educators Committee’s fifth annual Legend Ball, recognizing their commitment to — and impact on — the community. From left were April Francis Taylor, Michael Cohen, Black Educators Committee President Claretha Richardson, Mulé, Denise Lloyd and Julian Leotaud.
Honoring pillars of the community
Educators and community members gathered to recognize this year’s honorees at the Black Educators Committee’s fifth annual Legends Ball at the North Ritz Club last Saturday. The 54-year-old … more
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Want to ensure democracy? Invest in education.
Summers are for beaches, barbecues and outdoor concerts. But for Faye, every day of her summers during her college years was spent inside a hot factory . . . more
Maria Conzatti has spent her entire career — and even her educational life — at Nassau Community College. And now, for at least the next year, she’s the school’s interim president — a job she vows not to be just a placeholder.
Maria Conzatti holds down fort at NCC
Maria Conzatti has two major goals for the next 12 months: To have Nassau Community College “live” the word “community,” and to serve that community through a number of new … more
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