More than 300 eighth-graders were recently inducted into the Junior National Honor Society at Grand Avenue and Merrick Avenue middle schools.
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6/17/15
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The school and library spending plans passed in Tuesday’s budget votes with a comfortable margin.
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5/20/15
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In the wake of the mistake that overpaid a handful of teachers hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Rockville Centre Board of Education voted last week to terminate its contracts with its former auditors and hired new ones.
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By Alex Costello
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4/29/15
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Rockville Centre students joined the second round of opt-outs last week, with 59 percent of students declining the state math exam.
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By Alex Costello
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4/29/15
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Because of long delays from the State Education Department, the Rockville Centre Board of Education must decide whether to move forward with the installation of air conditioners at district schools without department approval — and possibly forgo hundreds of thousands of dollars in state aid.
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By Alex Costello
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4/29/15
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More than 1,000 Rockville Centre students — 62 percent of third- through eighth-graders — refused to take the state English Language Arts assessments last week, far surpassing the number of “opt-outs” the district had last year.
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By Alex Costello
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4/22/15
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Dr. Carol Burris, the nationally recognized and award-winning principal of South Side High School for 15 years, announced last week that she would be retiring early to focus all of her time on …
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By Alex Costello
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4/20/15
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More than 1,000 Rockville Centre students — 60 percent of the testable school population — opted out of the New York State ELA test this week, shattering the record that the district had set last …
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By Alex Costello
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4/16/15
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“Wherever you go, you’re supposed to make a difference,” said Mimi Pierre-Johnson, who has been working to make a difference in Elmont — and all of Nassau County — for more than 20 years.
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By Michelle LaFiura
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4/15/15
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With state exams set to start next Tuesday, many parents in Rockville Centre are deciding whether their children will take them.
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By Alex Costello
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4/8/15
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