Keyword: 'standards' | Herald Community Newspapers

Keyword: standards

48 results total, viewing 41 - 48

Oceanside Middle School will introduce flexible schedule

Building from successful programs that Oceanside Middle School Principal Dr. Allison Glickman-Rogers says make it one of the best middle schools in the state, OMS will be changing the schedule it … more

Alex Costello | 11/23/11

Oceanside prepares a new curriculum

At a Board of Education meeting on Oct. 18, Bob Fenter, Oceanside’s assistant superintendent for curriculum, outlined some of the changes that are coming to the district’s curriculum in the next … more

Alex Costello | 10/26/11

Washington’s dog days of summer

On Friday, Aug. 5, just days after Congress passed and the president signed a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, Standard & Poor’s announced that it was downgrading our debt … more

Al D'Amato | 8/18/11

Life on the downgrade — what it means to you and me

We should have seen the Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating coming –– last year. On July 13, 2010, Dagong International, a Chinese credit rating agency, lowered the U.S.’s rating from AAA to AA. Few in the West noticed. Some laughed. Clearly, though, Dagong’s calculators saw what we could not. more

Scott Brinton | 8/12/11

Oceanside and Island Park both met or exceeded the state average for students passing the standardized tests given every year. Fewer students passed this year than last year, though, which is mainly attributed to more rigorous passing standards for the exams.

Oceanside and Island Park earn high marks

The New York State Department of Education recently released its report cards for school districts, charting how well students performed on the 2009-10 state tests. And both Oceanside and Island … more

Alex Costello | 3/2/11

The unions are our friends

My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages. more

Scott Brinton | 6/3/10

Lakeview Mercedes Benz: a third generation family-owned dealership

When it comes to the concept of family, Lakeview Mercedes-Benz embraces it three-fold. Perhaps the country's oldest family-owned Mercedes-Benz dealership, Lakeview is now manned by its third generation. more

Teri Ann Loeser | 5/14/10

Bounce dead wood from the rubber room

I was a teacher for years, so I know firsthand the challenges of the classroom, and I continue to be in awe of those who inspire the children they teach and honor the profession they have chosen. more

Randi Kreiss | 4/30/10

« Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.