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Associate psychology professor Natalie Cort, daughter of Sheron and Victor Cort in Valley Stream was named the Massachusetts Psychological Association 2023 Teacher of the Year.

Daughter of Valley Stream parents is a top educator

Over the past 15 years, this Guyanese immigrant and the daughter of Valley Stream parents has cemented herself as a leading voice on the unique struggles and challenges racial and ethnic minorities … more

By Juan Lasso | 1/19/24

Writers will tell the story of our times

In honor of National Reading Day on March 2, I reread Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.” more

3/9/23

HAFTR students, from left, Laila Cohen, Olivia Weinrib, Sara Kranz and Julie Schecter with Woodmere resident Asher Matathias during the Names, Not Numbers project.

New York State Education Department proposes new private school rules

The New York State Education Department is continuing its push to have private schools — especially yeshivas that eschew secular education for more religious instruction — meet the state’s academic standards. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/24/22

Audubon Society confronts its racist namesake — sort of

Birds have fascinated me since I was a boy growing up in Yaphank, in Suffolk County, in the 1970s. My parents spread birdfeed on our slate-covered cement patio in winter . . . more

7/1/21

Five Towns students to present high-level science research

Two Five Towns residents will present their science research to as many as 14,000 members of the Materials Re-search Society from over 90 countries at the organization’s fall convention on Dec. 4. The presentation will be a virtual one, amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/11/20

Hewlett High School rising senior Ben Rapp visited MIT on his tour of colleges this summer.

Applying to college is a lot of work

With the Common Application portal updating for the high school class of 2018 earlier this month, rising high school seniors are busy filling out their applications, writing essays, and visiting schools — it’s a busy time. more

By Ben Rapp | 8/17/17

Are you now or have you ever been . . .?

It was America, in its earliest days. The settlers were religious and community-minded, good people who cared for their children and worked desperately to survive in a forbidding environment. They were settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony . . . more

3/3/17

'She was the fire in our family'

Melissa Joan McHenry, art student, lifeguard and employee at the Lynbrook Recreation Center, died suddenly of heart complications on May 9. She was 18. more

By Nick Ciccone | 8/10/16

After Garrett FitzGerald's accident, Joan Lyall, formerly of Malverne, and FitzGerald moved up their wedding date, and were married last Saturday in Fitzgerald’s ICU room at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Tragedy spurs fundraising efforts for young couple

Joan Lyall, who lived most of her life in Malverne, and Garrett FitzGerald, a Suffern, N.Y., native, fell in love nine years ago, and got engaged. The wedding was scheduled for March 4 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church — right across the street from where Lyall grew up — and the hall arrangements had been scheduled. A painting she created for the church while a member of its Youth Group was to be displayed on the altar during their wedding. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 1/7/16

A chance to rethink Common Core

The Massachusetts State Board of Education recently rejected the battery of state exams required by the Common Core curriculum. It was a bold –– and pathetic –– move on the board’s part. more

12/3/15

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