Bouquets, both of flowers and words, were handed out at the Lawrence Board of Education organizational meeting in the middle school cafeteria on July 10.
The trustees in attendance re-elected Murray Forman president and Dr. Asher Mansdorf vice president of the board, respectively. Dr. Ann Pedersen presided over her first BOE meeting as superintendent and four teachers were granted tenure.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/20/17
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Tiana Francis and Shi’Ann Jackson, who are both studying police science and criminal justice at Nassau BOCES Barry Tech were presented with the 2017 Vanguard Award for breaking new ground in career and technical education.
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6/1/17
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New York State Education Department officials will have to forgive the public if people don’t appear eager to embrace Next Generation Learning Standards. We were burned by Common Core.
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6/1/17
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Lawrence School District students could have one distinct advantage compared with their peers in other districts: They are more likely to understand and communicate with people from different ethnic backgrounds.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/10/17
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In just over three weeks, voters in the Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school districts will cast ballots not only for their respective budgets, but also for Board of Education trustees, on May 16. All terms are three years, and begin on July 1.
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By Jeff Bessen and Diana Colapietro
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4/27/17
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In his first presidential address on Feb. 28, President Trump declared that education is the “civil rights issue of our time.”
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By Diana Colapietro
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4/20/17
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On May 16, eligible voters in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District could go to the polls from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Woodmere Education Center at 1 Johnson Place in Woodmere to vote on six propositions.
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By Diana Colapietro
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4/13/17
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Officials in the Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school districts have expressed concern about Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education.
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By Diana Colapietro
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2/1/17
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Chabad of Hewlett holds gala dinner
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More than 300 people attended the Chabad of Hewlett’s gala dinner at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor last month. The Chabad on Everit Avenue in Hewlett celebrated another year of Jewish education and observance.
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1/11/17
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Nearly half a million students, ages 12 to 18, fell victim to violence at schools across the U.S. in 2014, the last year for which statistics are available, according to . . .
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12/2/16
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