Five candidates are vying for three seats on the District 24 Board of Education on May 16. Newcomer Rachel Figurasmith is challenging incumbent Trustee Cynthia Nuñez, who is seeking her first …
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By Juan Lasso
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5/14/23
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Next Tuesday, May 16, is the day that eligible voters across New York state can vote on school district budgets . . .
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5/11/23
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The increasing number of women in positions of leadership has been vital to changing our national narrative about what is fair and equitable. I have known great female leaders throughout my career . . .
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By Patrick M. Pizzo II
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3/30/23
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My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold.
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By James Bernstein
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3/23/23
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In accordance with New York State Education Law and Board of Education policy, all requests to transport children in Valley Stream District 30 to private and parochial schools for the following …
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By Juan Lasso
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3/19/23
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The Valley Stream District 24 Board of Education has recruited the help of an educational consulting firm, District Wise Search Consultants, to lead the search for the district’s next …
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By Juan Lasso
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3/13/23
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State taxpayers remain mostly blinded by educational obfuscations like the high school graduation rate.
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By Mark Nolan
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3/9/23
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When I was in high school in the Bronx in the 1960s, they didn’t let us use calculators on tests. They hadn’t invented them yet.
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By Alan Singer
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11/10/22
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The U.S. Department of Education recently released its list of 297 schools across the country that have been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools. The award, created in 1982, is widely …
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By Juan Lasso
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9/29/22
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Valley Stream Central High School was one of four Long Island schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools for academic excellence by the U.S. Department of Education earlier this month. Central …
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By Juan Lasso
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9/22/22
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