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Maria Conzatti has spent her entire career — and even her educational life — at Nassau Community College. And now, for at least the next year, she’s the school’s interim president — a job she vows not to be just a placeholder.

Maria Conzatti has two major goals for the next 12 months: To have Nassau Community College “live” the word “community,” and to serve that community through a number of new … more

By Karina Kovac | 8/18/22

Governor DeSantis: Teachers need to be educated

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plan to allow U.S. veterans to teach in Florida classrooms is a terrific concept — if and when the veterans earn bachelor’s degrees and complete teacher training programs. more

8/11/22

Attorneys, how about teaching law school?

Calling all lawyers: We need you back in law school, now. We need you in classrooms and clinics, in person and on Zoom. more

By Sara J. Berman | 6/23/22

Maria Jordan-Awalom, right, has been president of the Freeport Board of Education since 2019.

BOCES honors Jordan-Awalom, Freeport Educational Foundation

A Freeport school administrator and a village organization will receive two of the 15 Education Partner Awards presented this year by the Nassau BOCES Educational Foundation. more

By Reine Bethany | 4/28/22

Delaani McKenna as Princess Anna and Cora Jones as Hans performed “Love Is an Open Door” at the Freeport Board of Education meeting.

Freeport BOE recognizes artists and athletes

The Freeport Board of Education hosted an exciting meeting at J.W. Dodd Middle School, marking the first board meeting being held in a variety of school buildings — a practice that was stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. more

4/7/22

Please do say ‘gay’

If you have children or grandchildren, you likely think about them all the time. You imagine them smiling and laughing . . . more

3/24/22

Celebrate Women’s History Month

These days, we smile or roll our eyes when we hear the term “fashion police,” but leading up to the Nixon administration, wearing the wrong outfit could land an otherwise innocent young woman in hot water. more

3/3/22

No school district should overturn mask mandate

In his first week on the job, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman addressed the coronavirus pandemic in a way that can best be described as premature, if not downright foolhardy. more

1/13/22

Conservative politics could play into school elections

The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections. more

By Alan Singer | 12/23/21

L.I. school board tries to ban Black Lives Matter

The Smithtown School District will restrict the use of 34 BrainPop instructional videos in classrooms because they introduce topics like Black Lives Matter and human sexuality. more

By Alan Singer | 8/19/21

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