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Students from the West Hempstead chorus presented board of education members with mugs wrapped in their portraits at the Oct. 16 board meeting in honor of Board Recognition Week.
Night of recognition at West Hempstead Board of Ed meeting
It was a night of celebration at the West Hempstead Board of Education meeting on Oct. 16 as both students and board members were honored. The high school chorus opened the meeting with a … more
The West Hempstead School District extended a warm welcome to 14 new staff members during a two-day orientation program on Aug. 29-30.
Careers begin for West Hempstead School District’s newest teachers
The West Hempstead School District warmly welcomed newly hired staff members during a two-day orientation program held on Aug. 29-30 at the district office on Chestnut Street. On the first day, … more
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
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
Lakeview Fire Department Ex-Chief Vic Cantelmo skimmed the pond for debris during the cleanup last Sunday.
Cleaning up a ‘shining star’ in West Hempstead
More than 50 volunteers got their hands dirty last Sunday during the West Hempstead Community Support Association’s annual cleanup at Hall’s Pond Park. Working with West Hempstead’s Boy Scout … 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
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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State must get teaching standards right this time
In the remarkable 2014 film “Whiplash,” J.K. Simmons plays Terence Fletcher, a maniacal music professor at an elite East Coast conservatory bent on producing the next truly great jazz musician . . . more
Time to get an education
New York state has some of the nation’s best schools, and some of the worst. Many suburban schools are considered models of learning . . . more
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