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Vaccine for teachers would give us a shot in the arm
We need to let teachers play through the vaccine line. Single parents should be prioritized as well. more
Dr. Melissa Burak, superintendent of Lynbrook Public Schools, top left, Tara Algerio-Vento, family nurse practitioner in the Rockville Centre School District, bottom left, and Johane Ligonde, principal of J.W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport, bottom right, spoke with moderator Skye Ostreicher about the challenges they have faced reopening schools this month.
Inside LI panel looks at hybrid learning
Educational leaders on the latest Herald Inside LI webinar agreed that reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging, and the learning curve for students and teachers is ongoing. more
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Our children have to go back to school
I have never been so happy for a school year to come to a close. It seemed like every second of remote learning played out like a vicious game of tug-of-war. more
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Dan LaManna, a tech ed teacher at South Side Middle School, is using the school’s 3D printers in his home to make face shields for hospital workers
Rockville Centre schools staff contributes 3D-printed face shields to hospitals
Rockville Centre School District staff members have banded together to donate vital personal protective equipment to hospital workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. more
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We must rethink state testing for grades 3-8
Welcome to another annual rite of spring: the state exams for grades three through eight. more
State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, left at lectern, and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins announced that a package of tighter gun restrictions was passed by the State Legislature on Jan. 29.
State Legislature passes sweeping gun-control measures
On Jan. 30, state lawmakers approved the first new gun control laws since the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act passed in 2013. Gun control advocates cheered the further tightening of New York’s laws, which address bump stocks and recent pushes to arm teachers. more
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Assemblywoman Judy Griffin said the law is a victory for students and parents.
State law ends mandatory link between standardized test scores, teacher evaluations
The New York State Senate passed a bill last week that eliminates the mandatory use of state assessments to determine a teacher or principal’s effectiveness. It amends a 2015 education law and empowers school districts and teachers to make the decision on whether to use standardized tests in teacher or principal evaluations. more
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Theresa Press/Herald State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, who spoke out against arming teachers in March, called U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s reported consideration of allowing states to use federal funding to purchase guns for teachers “asinine.”
Rockville Centre school officials slam idea to allow federal funds to arm teachers
The U.S. Department of Education may give states the option to use federal funds to provide teachers with guns, and local school officials have criticized the plan. “I could think of a thousand … more
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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
Shelley Brenner LaFauci, left, with her daughter, Kim.
Friends, colleagues remember late Rockville Centre teacher
Shelley Brenner LaFauci, a former Rockville Centre elementary school teacher, died suddenly at her home in Delray Beach, Fla. on April 20. She was 69. more
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