Not even a pandemic can stop students from showing some appreciation for their beloved teachers. On Friday, May 8, a line of cars circled through Saw Mill Road School in North Bellmore to thank …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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5/11/20
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On an otherwise quiet morning in south Bellmore, residents could hear the sound of car horns blaring through the neighborhood, as more than 70 teachers from the Bellmore School District took to the …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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3/23/20
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Pat Christy started teaching in upstate New York in September 1948, with a starting salary of $2,400 a year. Later, she said, she moved closer to her friends and family on Long Island to teach phys. …
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By Andrew Garcia
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5/30/19
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Regardless of what Mark Steinberg taught in his science classes, he hopes his students left with a lasting, positive feeling. He affectionately refers to his classroom as “Steinberg’s World,” …
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By Andrew Garcia
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5/23/19
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Regardless of what Mark Steinberg taught in his science classes, he hopes his students left with a lasting, positive feeling. He affectionately refers to his classroom as “Steinberg’s World,” through which hundreds of middle-schoolers have passed during his 35-year career.
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By Andrew Garcia
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5/23/19
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Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight.
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4/11/19
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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.
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8/30/18
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I’m sure that at one time or another in your life, you were asked to name your favorite teacher. I know I have, and my sixth-grade teacher had a profound influence on my life . . .
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4/12/18
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In times of crisis, it’s easy to overreact. President Trump overreacted when he called over the weekend for funding to train and arm teachers . . .
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3/16/18
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A dust-up over school district electioneering in North Merrick that has caused acrimony in the community may have been resolved amicably, although district officials are still not commenting.
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By Erik Hawkins
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8/24/17
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