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South High faculty softball game
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Valley Stream South High School raised $2,500 for the Hewlett House on June 8 by hosting a faculty softball game. Three seniors organized the event and coached the two teams to raise money in honor of two South teachers who are currently battling breast cancer.
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6/15/12
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It’s not often that a teacher stays in the classroom for a half-century. Richard Herrmann did. The Central High School English teacher, beloved by his students, is retiring after 52 years. The 75-year-old Herrmann, who noted that “a lot people don’t even live to 75,” said it was a tough decision to give up a job he loves.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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6/13/12
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A study on school district segregation recently released by the Long Island Index concluded that the rate of segregation is double the national average on Long Island and nearly triple the national …
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By Alex Costello
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5/16/12
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The Valley Stream Teacher’s Association voted 614-25 in favor of passing an amendment that will allow the current president, Richard Herrmann, to complete his current term through June 30, 2013, even though he will be retiring in June.
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By Brian Croce
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3/28/12
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Mary Ann Cali doesn’t spend her days preparing children for state tests but her work as a teacher perhaps faces just as much public scrutiny.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/22/12
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To the layman, the publication of teacher ratings would seem to make sense. Don’t parents have the right to know the effectiveness of their children’s teachers? This sentiment is frequently expressed by well-meaning people. However, this thinking is extremely flawed, and I am troubled by this “rush to judgment.”
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By Steve Kussin
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3/16/12
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Excitement filled the air in Elmont on Feb. 9, as the school community gathered together for the Elmont Interschool Council of Parent-Teacher Associations’ 2012 Founders’ Day celebration.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/23/12
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Valley Stream schools will be losing hundreds of years of teaching experience next June, as 18 teachers will be taking advantage of a retirement incentive being offered this year.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/16/11
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Nine Valley Stream public school principals have signed onto a letter asking state education Commissioner John B. King Jr. and the Board of Regents to delay and change a new teacher evaluation plan that links educator ratings to student test scores.
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By Judy Rattner and Andrew Hackmack
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11/10/11
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Second of two parts.
There is little doubt that the recession is finding its way into the classroom. Last week, young job hunters in the field of education and school district administrators teamed up to tell the story of how competitive the job market for teachers has become on Long Island.
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By Fran Berkman
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7/20/11
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