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Last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally offered students and teachers certainty about the rest of the 2019-20 school year when he canceled in-person classes through June to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Thank you, Mr. Cuomo.
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5/7/20
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As the nation emerges from the coronavirus lockdown and begins to return to a semblance of normalcy, many of our cherished institutions will face some harsh realities. Nowhere will this dose of reality be starker than for America’s colleges and universities.
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4/24/20
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Rockville Centre School District’s physical education teachers won’t let physical fitness and mental wellbeing fall by the wayside while schools are closed. On April 20, they launched an application for mobile devices with an array of different exercises for students and their families to follow.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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4/23/20
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For the past three months, the Rockville Centre Board of Education and administration have been fine-tuning the 2020-21 school district budget, and were prepared to move forward with a public discussion last week. The budget vote and school board election, however, have been delayed until at least June 1 because of the coronavirus pandemic, by an executive order issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. They had been scheduled for May 19.
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By Jill Nossa
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4/8/20
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The model of higher education today rests on a system created in the Middle Ages, when knowledge was highly concentrated in a few places and in a few hands. It has evolved only slowly over the centuries.
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4/3/20
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February marks another year of Black History Month, and it’s important for us to take note of how far America has come since black slaves were first brought to the country some 400 years ago.
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1/31/20
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As we begin a new decade, it’s time for the once-every-10-years Scrooge Award. It was a close contest for me. The candidates included . . .
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1/10/20
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To recognize the anniversary of South Side High School student Jamison Novello’s death, her family and friends will host a fundraiser in the spring.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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12/19/19
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Rockville Centre native John Cameron received the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (HMTC)’s Legacy Award at its 27th annual tribute dinner on Nov. 13.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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11/21/19
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Part three in a series.
The New York State Education Department launched a new statewide curriculum in May intended to root out implicit bias and racism in all its forms in the schools while affirming students’ “racial, linguistic and cultural identities.”
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By Jeff Bessen and Briana Bonfiglio
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10/17/19
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