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Trucks like this one, have been spotted around Long Island, urging parents to opt their children out of Common Core testing.

Over sixty percent opt out of ELA test in RVC

The Rockville Centre School District saw a slight increase in the number and percentage of third- through eighth-grade students who opted out of the New York State English Language Arts assessments … more

By Brian Kacharaba | 4/6/17

Payroll and benefits account for most of the $112.7 million budget for 2017-18.

School budget increased by $3.2M

The Rockville Centre Board of Education introduced its 2017-18 school budget at its meeting on Feb. 15. The spending plan, totaling just under $112.7 million, is $3.2 million larger than the current … more

By Brian Kacharaba | 2/22/17

Seventh-grader Luke Trencheny recorded some of the action during the Vex IQ Robotics Challenge on Jan. 12.

The case for robotics

South Side Middle School was packed with students from seven school districts in Nassau County and New York City for the latest Vex IQ Robotics Challenge on Jan. 12. On each of three contest … more

By Brian Kacharaba | 1/25/17

Rockville Centre resident Barry Hochhauser was the first to show support of Superintendent William Johnson during the Jan. 18 meeting.

Residents speak out on Johnson

Rockville Centre residents got their first chance to publicly voice their opinions on the resignation of Superintendent William Johnson at the Board of Education meeting on Jan. 18. It was the … more

By Brian Kacharaba | 1/25/17

School leaders react to Johnson

Gratitude, surprise and confusion were the immediate emotions felt by school leaders after learning that Rockville Centre Superintendent Dr. William Johnson will resign after the 2017-18 school … more

By Brian Kacharaba | 12/21/16

RVC Superintendent Johnson to step down

Dr. William Johnson, a towering educational figure not only locally but throughout the state, will step down as the Rockville Centre Public Schools superintendent after the 2017-18 school year, Board … more

By Brian Kacaharba | 12/15/16

D.A. Singas to state: Upgrade school-violence reporting

Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas is calling on the State Board of Regents to revamp New York’s school violence tracking system so gang attacks, discrimination and bullying are … more

By Scott Brinton and Brian Kacharaba | 11/23/16

Superintendent: schools locked out after burglary

Two Rockville Centre schools –– South Side High School and Francis F. Wilson Elementary School –– were locked out for an hour on Oct. 13 after a Shepherd Street home was burglarized in the … more

By Pete Belfiore | 10/19/16

The students' artworks hung on the walls of South Side Middle School for three weeks before another student brought them to the attention of the Board of Education, prompting the artwork to be taken down.

South Side Middle School student art stirs debate

The display of two pieces of student art that incorporate swastikas has sparked controversy at South Side Middle School, as well as promises from the administration that it will never happen … more

By Alex Costello | 6/29/16

V. Elaine Gross, the president of Erase Racism, presented the Abraham Krasnoff Courage and Commitment Award to Dr. William Johnson.

ERASE Racism recognizes two Rockville Centre educators

Two members of the Rockville Centre community were honored for their efforts to identify and fight discrimination. Dr. William Johnson and Lawrence Levy were among the honorees at the ERASE Racism … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 6/22/16

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