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The last few minutes of the Valley Stream Central High School District’s June 12 Board of Education meeting were tense, as Trustee Armando Hernandez surprised fellow board members with a motion to revoke the district’s decades-old school-choice policy. more
The Nassau County Legislature on Monday unanimously passed legislation that would reverse Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s decision to begin charging non-profits to use county athletic fields and parks. The County Executive can veto it. more
The Valley Stream Central High School District’s Board of Education listened as three members of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee presented their recommendations on the district’s school-choice policy at a committee meeting on Feb. 6. Each member represented his or her view to revise the school-choice policy, restructure the district or keep the policy as it is. more
The committee charged with reviewing the Central High School District’s school-choice policy and whether it is causing overcrowding at North High School must submit its recommendations to the school board by Jan. 15. more
After the high school district board formed a committee to examine the effects of a school choice policy last month, a group of about 30 parents submitted a letter on Sept. 12 indicating that they do not think the policy is causing overcrowding, and that it should remain in place. more
The high school district’s Board of Education has approved the creation of a committee that will study a decades-old district policy that allows incoming students to choose the school they attend, and the policy’s impact on enrollment. The move, at a meeting on Aug. 29, came after parents and teachers signed a petition to the board in June protesting the policy, which its critics believe contributed to overcrowding at North High School that has now reached a tipping point. more
Some concerned parents assert that the school waiver policy has led to overcrowding at North and South high schools (“Parents claim schools are overcrowded,” July 27-Aug. 2 issue). In the absence of quantitative data verifying this claim, I’ll leave the technical determination of whether or not a school building has met its functional capacity to our education experts — the superintendent and the Central High School District’s professional staff — although, I suspect it has not met that threshold. more
One would think, in this post-Sept. 11 world, that it would be very difficult for people from other countries to enter our country. I was shocked to learn that this isn’t the case. more
President Obama is a deer caught in the headlights, with no idea of how to handle the Islamic State. According to a CNN poll released Sunday, 60 percent of Americans . . . more
Students entering the Valley Stream Central High School District from any of the elementary school districts can submit a request to attend a different high school than normally dictated by their … more
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