Last year, just before the November election, Hofstra University was fortunate enough to host a presidential debate. Prior to the debate, a variety of well-known political figures were invited to speak on the campus.
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4/25/13
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Nearly five months after the second-deadliest school shooting in American history, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services unveiled a high-tech surveillance center in Westbury that will allow police and security officials to monitor school video feeds 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/23/13
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There has long been a terrible assumption about school success: It largely depends on the genetic code with which you were born.
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4/18/13
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Q: My son is in the second grade and receiving special education services from our school district. I have just been sent a notice by my school district that we are having an “annual …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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4/18/13
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You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year.
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4/4/13
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Q: My fifth grader continues to struggle in school. I’m thinking that he might need special education services. What are those services, and how do I go about getting them from my school …
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By Lynn M. Brown
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3/21/13
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Why should we be begging for lawmakers in Washington to work together?
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2/28/13
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New York state school districts are entering the second budget season under the state’s tax cap, which limits how much schools can increase property taxes each year.
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2/14/13
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While the weather outside was frightful, the books shared were delightful as elementary schools celebrated reading by inviting guest readers into their classrooms. The guest readers included …
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2/14/13
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Semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search were announced recently, and, as usual, Long Island came up big in the contest.
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1/24/13
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