On clear summer evenings, I sit on the lawn of William L. Buck Elementary School in Valley Stream — a five-minute walk from my house — with a telescope I was given four years ago at my bat mitzvah.
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By Ilana Greenberg
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9/21/23
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Students and faculty were ready for the first day of school Tuesday, Sept. 5 at Maurice W. Downing Primary School in the Malverne school district.
Students gather with Assistant Superintendent of …
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9/8/23
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The Chestnut Street School in West Hempstead has a new leader — temporarily.
Lisa Minicozzi was named the elementary school’s interim principal during the Jan. 17 board of education …
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By Mark Nolan
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1/26/23
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Students at Maurice W. Downing School in Malverne spread awareness last month to commemorate Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
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By Robert Traverso
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10/13/21
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Summer vacation for students this year follows almost a year and a half of coronavirus shutdowns and precautions. The learning loss during school closures was significant, and unless steps are taken, the U.S. risks the education of a generation of young people.
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By Alan Singer
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7/8/21
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Memorial Day events will take on new urgency this year as a kind of collective anti-insurrection rally.
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5/27/21
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As difficult as the coronavirus pandemic has been for all of us, our children were the least equipped to handle the sudden disruption of their daily lives and routines. Ripped from in-school learning . . .
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By Steve Rhoads
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3/25/21
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Listening to Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords speak, you’re quickly overcome by the urge to cry. The former congresswoman was once known for her incisive rhetoric, delivered with a magnetic smile. Then . . .
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12/17/20
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Cornwell Avenue Elementary School in the West Hempstead School District raised more than $5,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through Pennies for Patients. The total amount raised was …
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3/12/20
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A teacher at Cornwell Avenue Elementary School in West Hempstead for 33 years, Desiree Karroll still hungers for knowledge. Karroll recently became one of 97 teachers in the state to earn national …
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By Nakeem Grant
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1/16/20
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