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“Just when you think everything’s going well,” said school Superintendent Dr. William Johnson of new testing guidelines recently issued by the New York State Education Department, “it’s not.” more
It was back to school for Rockville Centre students on Tuesday, as a fleet of bright yellow school buses and legions of parents took their children to school on what otherwise would have been a sunny — and quiet — late-summer day. more
Their battle for the ballot overshadowed much of the race between Patrick Nicolosi and Mimi Pierre Johnson, Elmont civic leaders vying for the Democratic nod in the primary election to replace outgoing Assemblyman Tom Alfano in November. more
Last week, New York state won nearly $700 million in federal Race to the Top money, which it will use for education. more
Long Islanders, get some boots that are made for walking. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering pulling all funding from Long Island Bus, a move that could wipe out Nassau … more
Excitement, anticipation and pride filled the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University last Friday afternoon, as hundreds of family members and friends watched members of South Side High School's class of 2010 file into their seats, accompanied by junior class members of the National Honor Society, and strains of "Pomp and Circumstance." The flag salute and the national anthem, sung by Crystalyn Wynter — a member of the graduating class — got the program off to a moving start. more
South Side High School has again been ranked among the top 100 high schools in the country in the annual list compiled by Newsweek magazine, which was released over the weekend. more
The topic of brown water was on tap at a hearing Monday morning at the Elmont Library, with irate residents packing a meeting room to air what, in many cases, are 30-year grievances. more
According to official reports, six American soldiers were killed during the first two weeks of this month in Afghanistan, casualties of Operation Enduring Freedom. more
Voters in the Rockville Centre school district have approved the 2010-11 school budget of $93.4 million. In unofficial results Tuesday night, the spending plan passed with 2,483 votes, 55 percent of the votes cast, while 2,027 residents voted against it. Despite periods of heavy rain during the day, district officials said the voter turnout was the heaviest since 2006. more
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