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PTA's Common Core moratorium is right way to go
New York students taking algebra –– mostly ninth-graders and advanced eighth-graders –– got a surprise at the beginning of the school year. more
Ford calls for public meeting over fate of LBMC
County Legislator Denise Ford (R-Long Beach) is calling on Long Beach Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer Doug Melzer to address the public over the fate of the hospital, which remains closed … more
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The best weapon against breast cancer is awareness
Breast cancer victims are our mothers, our sisters, our friends and, yes, sometimes our fathers and brothers. more
Caryn Blum, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District’s assistant superintendent for instruction, said that this year’s seventh- and eighth-grade state English Language Arts and math exams were ‘not indicative of student performance at all.’
Bellmore-Merrick Central District officials lambast state exams
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials spent recent weeks poring over reams of state English Language Arts and math test data for the seventh and eighth grades, looking for patterns in student performance, according to Caryn Blum, the district’s assistant superintendent for instruction and a former Merrick Avenue Middle School principal. more
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Construction of a bike path along Merrick Avenue — Eisenhower Park's Western boundary — began in May.
Bike path coming to Merrick Avenue
Bicycling around central Nassau County will soon become a bit more convenient, as work is under way on a bike path along the east side of Merrick Avenue, bordering Eisenhower Park, that will connect two existing paths nearby. more
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Penny Frondelli/Herald hospital officials claim that the state Health Department is standing in the way of the facility’s reopening.
Long Beach Medical Center may lose E.R.
The Long Beach Medical Center, which has been closed since Hurricane Sandy caused $56 million in damage, is facing pressure from the New York State Department of Health to shutter its acute care … more
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David Feller, North Merrick superintendent
North Merrick schools chief to lead Nassau superintendents, advise state
North Merrick School District Superintendent David Feller will become president of the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents on June 1. With the position, he will also assume a spot on the Commissioner’s Advisory Council of the New York State Council of School Superintendents, which meets three to four times a year with the New York State Education Department commissioner, currently Dr. John King Jr. more
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Less than 95 percent of students at Merrick Avenue and Grand Avenue middle schools took new math tests that the state launched last month — a threshold that schools must meet for them to have made “Adequate Yearly Progress,” according to the New York State Education Department.
Testing ‘opt-outs’ create quandaries for schools
Two weeks ago, the Herald detailed new English and math standardized tests that New York’s public and charter schools gave to students in grades three to eight last month. In this report, the Herald continues an examination of how “opting out” from the tests could affect the students who did so and their schools. more
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The dysfunction isn't just in Albany
It’s been a difficult few weeks for President Obama. more
Long Beach Medical Center’s lower levels were flooded with 10 feet of water during Sandy.
LBMC officials work to reopen
The storm-battered Long Beach Medical Center, which was slated to reopen its doors this week, is now eyeing a mid- to late-April opening. The 162-bed hospital has remained closed as it undergoes … more
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