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The last few years have been tough on local school districts, with new financial restrictions, the implementation of Common Core, new state assessments and teacher evaluation systems, and no shortage of criticism directed at the educational system.
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5/15/14
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Three seats are up for the District 13 Board of Education this year. One of the seats a race between Debra Evans, who is serving as the vice president this year, and Patricia Farrell, who ran for an open seat last year. The winner receives a three-yeaer term.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/8/14
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Long-time school board member Frank Chiachiere is being opposed by Patrick Heaney, who also ran last year, for one of three seats up on the District 13 Board of Education this year. The winner will receive a three-year term.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/8/14
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Many challenges are facing the education system, and Sean Douglas is ready to tackle them head on. That’s why he is running for another term on the District 13 Board of Education.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/8/14
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The New York State Education Department reported on April 29 that 53.6 percent of graduating seniors on Long Island last year received Regents Diplomas with Advanced Designation, counting 47.7 …
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By Emily Webb
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5/6/14
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I ran for governor against Eliot Spitzer in 2006 on a platform to cap property taxes. He won. It was a painful experience, but it laid the groundwork . . .
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5/1/14
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There will be contested elections in only one of Valley Stream’s elementary school districts this year when voters head to the polls for the school budget and Board of Education vote on May 20.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/23/14
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“This is what my favorite event of the year is,” Valley Stream Council of PTAs President Michelle D’Elia said in welcoming hundreds of parents, teachers, students, administrators and Board of Education members to the 53rd annual Lights On For Education program on April 10.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/16/14
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Before presenting their proposed 2014-15 budget to the Board of Education at its April 8 meeting, Malverne school administrators offered a disclaimer that trying to stay under the tax levy cap proved …
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By Emily Webb
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4/15/14
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With heroin claiming the lives of hundreds in Nassau and Suffolk counties over the past two years, police are stepping up enforcement measures. In February, nine were arrested in the so-called …
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By Anishaa Kumar
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3/27/14
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