In 1983, famed Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner published his seminal book, “Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences,” which laid out seven primary intelligences . . .
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3/12/15
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First day smiles
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Students in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District returned to classes on Tuesday.
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9/3/14
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In an era when too many politicians seem to be focused primarily on staying in office, U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has announced that she will be stepping down, and State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. has already done so.
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1/16/14
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Though Make A Difference Day was Oct. 26, Ogden Elementary School students and staff celebrated two days early by donating new or gently used shoes to the Interfaith Nutrition Network in Hempstead and running a mini-marathon around their school field.
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By Ann Friedman
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10/30/13
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Nearly five months after the second-deadliest school shooting in American history, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services unveiled a high-tech surveillance center in Westbury that will allow police and security officials to monitor school video feeds 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/23/13
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Senate majority coalition leaders Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver! You led while others squirmed.
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2/21/13
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If any improvements are to be made concerning the treatment of mental illnesses some experts and local officials think that more has to be done as a person reaches their teenage years and then leaves the care of school.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/16/13
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The Hewlett Elementary School student council made its annual pilgrimage to St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside Queens last month. The students brought toys for the holidays and money raised through a school bake sale.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/4/13
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Temple Israel dedicates Shabbat to Newtown victims
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The 26 people killed in the Newtown, Conn. shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School were remembered in a special memorial during Shabbat services at Temple Israel on Dec. 21.
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1/2/13
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I have, over the years, written about tragedies that have touched our lives.
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12/20/12
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