Human civilization has developed side by side with technology — some may say, in competition with it. Technological innovations have diminished the need for workers in jobs requiring . . .
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By Ilana Greenberg
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2/23/23
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There is a new princi-“pal” in Lawrence Elementary School. Jacqueline Beckmann was appointed by the Board of Education at its July 12 meeting to succeed Rina Beach as the educational leader of the school at the district’s Broadway Campus in Lawrence.
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By Luke Feeney
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7/28/22
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More than 300 Birthright Israel Excel Fellows from North America and around the world, including several Long Islanders gathered for the Excelerate22 Summit, the first in-person Birthright Israel Excel summit since 2019.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/7/22
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In her kindergarten class at Lawrence Woodmere Academy, Lindsay Breslauer calls her 10 students her friends, and they have made the word part of their growing vocabulary.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/27/22
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As part of the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program, Michael Beer, a Google engineer, presented a Zoom discussion with the eighth grade boys on “Being a Google Engineer: What is the Cloud, What Makes Working at Google Exciting, and What Projects Do I Work On.”
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/13/22
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Cedarhursty Mayor Benjamin Weinstick said roighly 8 inches of snow fell in the village and with crews beginning work at 4 a.m., the "whole village is plowed and salted," he said. In Lawrence, officials said the roads are clear.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/6/22
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Even before schools were closed last March as the coronavirus pandemic spread, officials at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway were keeping an eye on the growing crisis.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/10/21
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School days not are the schools of more than a year ago before the coronavirus pandemic upended everyone’s life.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/5/21
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A reading program that the Lawrence School District implemented last May has propelled 207 students in grades first through eighth to impressive progress focusing on comprehension and fluency.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/17/21
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It happened as, I assume, many of these things do: It was a busy day, I was working at home, and the cellphone rang.
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By James Bernstein
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2/11/21
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