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Helicopter parenting isn’t so bad after all
Over a quarter-century ago, under President George H.W. Bush, the U.S. Department of Education published an untitled, 49-page booklet that offered advice to parents about how to help their children in school. more
Students in Deann Giovinco’s sixth grade math class at the Della La Salle Catholic School paid close attention to their lesson.
De La Salle Catholic School gears up for new year
Freeport is the home of The De La Salle Catholic School, a middle school, on Pine Street and has been for the last 16 years. The school, though small with fewer than 80 students and all boys, prides … more
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Kishore Kuncham superintendent of Freeport Schools
‘The next giant leap to reach greater heights of achievement together’
I’m excited to welcome you to the 2018-19 school year. Last year passed by at the speed of light and what a super year it was for Freeport Public Schools. Our students reached new heights as we … more
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A militarized school is not a safe school
The New York Times reported last week that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was weighing the use of federal grant money to arm teachers across the country. more
Roosevelt resident tony Vega, right, bought a cup of lemonade from Ethan Francois, 8.
8-year-old is on a mission to raise funds for books
With a plastic cup in one hand and an ice scoop in the other, 8-year-old Ethan Francois, an incoming third-grader at the Leo F. Giblyn School in Freeport and an Elinor Street resident, dug around in … more
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Dawn De La Llera and Nicole Smith consider bidding on silent auctions items.
Freeport Education Foundation raises $75,000
Stepping into their fourth year, the Freeport Education Foundation held its annual gala on May 30 at the Coral House in Baldwin. By the end of the evening, the foundation raised approximately … more
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A book for all time — read it this weekend
The men burst into the house and dragged out the 15-year-old boy as his mother screamed for help. The sheriff’s men bound the boy’s hands and feet, loaded him into their car and . . . more
Dr. Kishore Kuncham, superintendent of Freeport Public Schools and Michael Pomerico, President of the Freeport Board of Education.
District cuts tax levy for 4th straight year
For the fourth straight year, the Freeport School District has proposed a budget that lowers the tax levy — the total amount that the district must raise in taxes to meet expenses. In 2018-19, … more
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Students in the BMBroadcasting program at Mepham High School in North Bellmore were busy on a recent Thursday preparing for an important show featuring an interview with the school principal, Eric Gomez. Among them were, clockwise from top left, sophomores Colleen Hefferen, of Bellmore, and Aidan Carolan, of North Merrick; senior Jason Spiller, of Bellmore; and junior Michael Daniels, of North Merrick. Simulating authentic workaday situations is at the heart of experiential learning, educators say.
Experiential learning, vocational education making a comeback
Part five in the series “Educating the 21st Century Child.”Mepham High School broadcast teacher Stu Stein often holds class in the dark, and with virtually every surface in his … more
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Rabbi Baruch Noy, the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway’s STEM curriculum coordinator, showed Peter Drukker, center, and Noah Popack how to use the state-of-the-art laser cutter in the middle school’s laboratory.
Where teachers, students meet technology
Students still read textbooks and jot notes in paper binders today, but technology reigns supreme in most all Long Island schools and in most all grades, from kindergarten through high school. How teachers apply that technology and how students learn to use the high-tech devices at their disposal will, no doubt, have a profound effect on education — and the work world of the future. more
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