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For this column and the next, I will continue to present the results of my survey on what makes a great teacher. I asked my Hofstra students to think back to their elementary, middle and high school days. Last week I shared their responses to the first question: "Who was your favorite teacher? What made him or her so special?"
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Steve Kussin
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7/8/10
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Several weeks ago, I featured a survey of students who had dropped out of school in Baltimore, which asked them why they had left. For this column and next, I would like to share with you the results …
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Steve Kussin
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7/2/10
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I was a teacher for years, so I know firsthand the challenges of the classroom, and I continue to be in awe of those who inspire the children they teach and honor the profession they have chosen.
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Randi Kreiss
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4/30/10
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On New Jersey’s Election Day, April 20, Gov. Chris Christie wanted voters to reject school budget proposals in any districts where the unionized teachers weren’t willing to freeze their salaries for a year.
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4/30/10
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Clapping has become a mainstay at the monthly East Meadow Board of Education Communications meetings. On April 22, there were three standing ovations following the board's ratification of new …
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Mike Caputo
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4/28/10
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Members of the bargaining units representing teachers, school-related personnel and administrators ratified new two-year contracts with the East Meadow School District. The East …
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Mike Caputo
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4/15/10
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I trust you haven’t forgotten the famous slogan Gov. Hugh Carey used during New York’s fiscal crisis in the 1970s: “The days of wine and roses are over.”
Unfortunately, the …
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Al D'Amato
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4/3/10
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The East Meadow School District has agreed on new contracts with the unions that represent teachers and school administrators. An announcement was made at the Board of Education’s …
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Mike Caputo
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3/31/10
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The East Meadow School District has reached a "memorandum of understanding" on a new contract with both the teacher and administrative unions.
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Mike Caputo
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3/25/10
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Last week, the biggest loser wasn’t Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley or the Democratic Party or President Obama. The biggest losers were New York schoolchildren, who were sold out by the state Legislature in favor of the tremendously powerful teachers unions.
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Al D'Amato
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1/29/10
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