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Parents of kindergartners at William S. Covert Elementary School say the classes of 24 and 25 students are too large when considering the children's needs.
Parents of Covert Elementary School kindergartners push for smaller class sizes
Parents of kindergartners at William S. Covert Elementary School are pushing district administrators to add a third class to the grade in order to decrease the number of students in what they called “overcrowded and distracting” classrooms. more
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Schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said administrators would go back to the drawing board after the Board of Education rejected portions of the district's plan to narrow an $800,000 budget gap during a meeting on March 28.
Rockville Centre school officials mull how to cut 2018-19 budget
Board of Education members shot down a proposed plan by Rockville Centre school administrators that would have closed an $800,000 gap in the 2018-19 budget, asking the district to look elsewhere for cuts. more
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Teachers carrying guns? Not here.
In times of crisis, it’s easy to overreact. President Trump overreacted when he called over the weekend for funding to train and arm teachers . . . more
Rita Johnson, the new Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3350 auxiliary president, right, and Vice President Maureen Stock took their oaths of office.
East Rockaway VFW Post 3350’s auxiliary is reborn
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3350 and the families of service members crowded into the VFW Post 3350 in East Rockaway on Feb. 1 to watch as the post’s auxiliary was reinstated. more
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A shifting vision of black America
Perhaps no show on American television addresses the perilous times in which we find ourselves more vividly than ABC’s “Black-ish,” which . . . more
The Rev. Dorett Johnson-Agu led congregants in prayer at the East Meadow United Methodist Church on Nov. 19.
Harvesting Thanksgiving spirit through prayer
As the East Meadow United Methodist Church choir sang a rendition of “He Loves Me,” congregants from different churches and synagogues across East Meadow joined together for the 36th annual Interfaith Thanksgiving service on Nov. 19. more
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State’s newly adopted Next Generation standards ‘encouraging’
After two years of collecting input from parents, educators and the public to revise New York’s controversial learning standards and assessments, the Board of Regents approved the State Education Department’s Next Generation Learning Standards for English and mathematics earlier this month, sparking hope among some Rockville Centre school leaders. more
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Rockville Centre Schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson thanked the Board of Education for agreeing to extend his contract through 2020 at a meeting on Sept. 6.
RVC Board of Ed, ‘Dr. J’ reach contract extension agreement
After news broke throughout the district last December that Rockville Centre Schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson would step down at the end of the 2017-18 school year, residents — donning T-shirts that read “Keep RVC Schools Great! Keep Dr. J” — packed a January Board of Education meeting to show their support for Johnson. more
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Hewlett resident Cary Epstein, a 20-year Jones Beach veteran, was named New York State Lifeguard of the Year.
Life’s a beach for Hewlett resident
Spending more than half his life on the beach and having interests ranging from acting to philanthropy have paid dividends for Hewlett resident Cary Epstein, who was recently named the New York State Lifeguard of the Year. more
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Longing for a sense of normalcy under Trump
I’m addicted to watching shows like “House of Cards,” “Veep,” ”Homeland” and “Madame Secretary.” In some way, each episode depicts . . . more
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